Abstract, Beasts of Prey or Rational Animals? Private Governance in Brazil’s Jogo do Bicho

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Beasts of Prey or Rational Animals? Private Governance in Brazil’s Jogo do Bicho

by Danilo Freire

A rational-choice account of Brazil’s jogo do bicho (animal game), possibly the largest illegal lottery game in the world, examines the mechanisms that have fostered the lottery’s notable growth outside the boundaries of Brazilian law and reveals how animal-game financiers combine costly signals and selective incentives to induce cooperation from members of the community and exploit the fragmentation of Brazil’s political system to advance their long-term interests.


Uma abordagem da teoria da escolha racional do jogo do bicho, possivelmente o maior jogo de loteria ilegal do mundo, examina os mecanismos que fomentaram o crescimento notável da loteria fora dos limites da lei brasileira e revela como os financiadores de jogos de animais combinam caros sinais e incentivos seletivos para induzir a cooperação de membros da comunidade e explorar a fragmentação do sistema político brasileiro para promover seus interesses de longo prazo.

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