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Historical Development

In: The Times They Are A Changin’: The Effect of Institutional Change on Cooperative Behaviour at 26,000 ft over Sixty Years

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  • David A. Savage

    (Bond University)

  • Benno Torgler

    (Queensland University of Technology)

Abstract

Savage and Torgler explore the foundations of the mountaineering traditions and social norms, beginning with the early 19th-century involvement of the British gentlemen and the adoption of their attitudes and beliefs. They explore how these attitudes and behaviours were transferred across generations to became the norm (‘brotherhood of the rope’) and discuss the integral role of the Sherpa to the setup of the expeditions. The authors also provide a detailed analysis on the decision to provide aid, which is associated with a large cost of assistance in such environments and well as a (social) cost for not doing so. The relationship within the brotherhood of climbers was paramount for the expectation of assistance to be maintained.

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  • David A. Savage & Benno Torgler, 2015. "Historical Development," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: The Times They Are A Changin’: The Effect of Institutional Change on Cooperative Behaviour at 26,000 ft over Sixty Years, chapter 2, pages 11-23, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-1-137-52515-4_2
    DOI: 10.1057/9781137525154_2
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