Reminds me of this article: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0147596701917342
Bertocchi, G., & Spagat, M. (2001). The Politics of Co-optation. Journal of Comparative Economics, 29(4), 591-607. Abstract Our model consists of two groups. Group 1 holds political power and Group 2 threatens this power. Group 1 decreases the probability of its upheaval by co-opting some agents from Group 2 into a more benign third group. Improvements in the upheaval technology lead to fewer but better co-optation offers. Increasing the size and/or the degree of fragmentation of Group 2 has the opposite effect. If the co-opted group also threatens Group 1, co-optation transfers are reduced. Our model provides a new explanation of why growth is a politically stabilizing force. The theory suggests that, in post-Communist privatizations, unstable governments will give large benefits to a small number of beneficiaries while stable governments will give small benefits to a large group. ________________________________________ From: Mike Palij <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, February 2, 2016 4:13 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Cc: Michael Palij Subject: [tips] Have Scientists Become Gutless Wonders? The Chronicle of Higher Education has an interview with the chemist/water scientist who helped to expose that the water supply in Flint, Michigan was poisoning its inhabitants with lead -- perhaps some Tipsters have heard of this? Anyway, Marc Edwards talks about the cost of being a scientist and taking on the "Establishment", meaning local government, state government, federal government, the scientists who are associated with these governmental agencies (e.g., the environmental protection agencies), academia, the reward structure of science, and even one's friends when one attempts to do the "right thing". The article can be accessed here: http://chronicle.com/article/The-Water-Next-Time-Professor/235136 For those curious about his scientific productivity, check out his publication list on Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Je0IEScAAAAJ&hl=en I think it was Sartre who said that one should avoid places that would make one do evil -- has a scientific career become one of those places? -Mike Palij New York University [email protected] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13058.902daf6855267276c83a639cbb25165c&n=T&l=tips&o=48047 or send a blank email to leave-48047-13058.902daf6855267276c83a639cbb251...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=48053 or send a blank email to leave-48053-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
