Credible promises and hostage mechanisms can support a continuous stream of cooperative exchanges except when
a. the promisor is better off fulfilling than ignoring his promise
b. neither party has a prior dominant strategy
c. the hostage can be revoked for just causes
d. the hostage is more valuable than any given exchange
e. the hostage is difficult to replace
c
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