Evolution & Human Behavior
Volume 25, Issue 2 , Pages 63-87 , March 2004

Third-party punishment and social norms

Received 2 July 2003 ,Accepted 28 January 2004.

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Evolution & Human Behavior
Volume 25, Issue 2 , Pages 63-87 , March 2004