Building a case for trust: reputation, institutional regulation and social ties in online drug markets

In illicit online markets, actors are pseudonymous, legal institutions are absent, and predation is ripe. The literature proposes that problems of trust are solved by reputation systems, social ties, and administrative governance, but these are often measured independently or in single platforms. Th...

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Main Author: Munksgaard, Rasmus (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2023
In: Global crime
Year: 2023, Volume: 24, Issue: 1, Pages: 49-72
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