Trust and Governance

The Strength of Weak Ties

Mark Granovetter · American Journal of Sociology · 1973 · 37.8K citations

Social Influence, Communication, Social Structures +17

Institutions, Institutional Change and Economic Performance

Michael C. Munger, Douglass C. North · Southern Economic Journal · 1991 · 25.3K citations

Institutional Environment, Economics, Management +13

The need to belong: Desire for interpersonal attachments as a fundamental human motivation.

Roy F. Baumeister, Mark R. Leary · Psychological Bulletin · 1995 · 21K citations

Social Isolation, Ongoing Relational Bond, Interpersonal Adaptation +18

The Evolution of Cooperation

Robert Axelrod, W D Hamilton · Science · 1981 · 20.1K citations

Cooperation Theory, Behavioral Sciences, Evolutionary Game Theory +14

Governing the Commons: The Evolution of Institutions for Collective Action

Barry C. Field · Land Economics · 1992 · 19.1K citations · Full text

Law, Economic Institutions, Social Sciences +18