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Title: Grass-roots justice in Tanzania: cultural evolution and game theory help to explain how a history of cooperation influences the success of social organizations.
Author: Brian Paciotti
Publication: American Scientist (Refereed)
Date: January 1, 2005
Publisher: Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society
Volume: 93 Issue: 1 Page: 58(8)Distributed by Thompson Gale
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In a remote village of Tanzania one day in 1998, members of an ethnic group called the Sukuma gathered for a hearing on a social transgression. The local leader of this culture's justice organization--called the Sungusungu--had offered meat to a nonmember at an organizational feast. According to the group's rules, only Sungusungu members are allowed to eat meat at such events. Although this infraction might seem minor, it triggered a heated debate. Hundreds of Sungusungu members screamed that their leader was a thief. As punishment, the organization removed the leader from his position and fined him.
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