Quota systems replace tacit coordination games with explicit enforced agreements.

Evidence

Quota systems in housing developments, schools, and so forth, can be viewed as efforts to substitute an explicit game with communication and enforcement for a tacit game that has an undesirably extreme “solution.” — Thomas C. Schelling, The Strategy of Conflict, 221

Categorization

• XREF: Parallels the reader’s core interest: formal institutions (like the Mafia’s contractual enforcement) substitute for an unstable tacit status quo. — connects to: Formal agreements can strengthen tacit coordination norms. — Thomas C. Schelling, The Strategy of Conflict, 605; Formal game theory abstracted away the communication and enforcement systems it needs — Thomas C. Schelling, The Strategy of Conflict, 284; Explicit bargaining outcomes rest on prior tacit coordination between rational players — Thomas C. Schelling, The Strategy of Conflict, 858 (+3 more)

Related

• Formal game theory abstracted away the communication and enforcement systems it needs (similarity 0.82)
• The bargaining solution’s appeal derives from its focal quality, not its formal derivation (similarity 0.79)
• Tacit bargaining over distribution can be conducted only through play itself. (similarity 0.78)

Broader Connections

• Explicit bargaining outcomes rest on prior tacit coordination between rational players #qualifies (0.85) — Thomas C. Schelling, The Strategy of Conflict, 858
• Formal agreements can strengthen tacit coordination norms. #qualifies (0.82) — Thomas C. Schelling, The Strategy of Conflict, 605
• Formal game theory abstracted away the communication and enforcement systems it needs #expands (0.78) — Thomas C. Schelling, The Strategy of Conflict, 284
• Tacit bargaining requires coordinating on equivalent solutions, not just equal-valued ones #expands (0.75) — Thomas C. Schelling, The Strategy of Conflict, 859
• Agreements may require redesigning incentives, not just dividing gains #expands (0.72) — Thomas C. Schelling, The Strategy of Conflict, 116
• Private-judge trading systems succeed only when enforcement costs stay low #corroborates (0.72) — PAUL R. MILGRO, PAUL R. MILGRO - THE ROLE OF…, 15