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Informationen zum Autor Serge-Christophe Kolm is Professor of Economics at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales! Paris. Klappentext Reciprocity is a crucial part of our social and economic lives. In its various forms it permits the existence of a peaceful society in which people and individual rights are respected. Yet although the importance of reciprocity has been widely recognised in other social sciences it has! until recently! been somewhat ignored in economic modelling. Over the past three decades! economic theorist and moral philosopher! Serge-Christophe Kolm has been at the forefront of research into the economics of social relationships. In Reciprocity he provides a unique in-depth analysis of the motives! conducts and relationships of reciprocity. In doing so he shows that reciprocity and altruistic behaviour play an important role! not just in the micro-economy of the family but also in the macro-economy of the state. This book should be read by economists! sociologists and philosophers concerned with understanding the economic basis of social relationships. Zusammenfassung Reciprocity is a crucial part of our social and economic lives! yet until recently it has been somewhat ignored by economists. Serge-Christophe Kolm shows us that reciprocity and altruism play an important role! not just in the micro-economy of the family but also in the macro-economy of the state. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of figures; Foreword; Part I. Facts and Forms: 1. Presentation; 2. Evidence and scope; 3. Giving and exchanges; 4. Forms and structures of reciprocity; Part II. Motives: 5. The three worlds of reciprocity; 6. Balance reciprocity; 7. Liking reciprocities; 8. Other reciprocities: continuation, relational, imitation, extended; 9. Reciprocity and social sentiments; 10. Reciprocity in the modes of economic realisation; Part III. Values and Reasons: 11. The values of reciprocity; 12. Reciprocal corrections of market failures; 13. Reciprocity in trust, and intrinsic values; 14. Normative uses of reciprocity; 15. The logic of good social relations; 16. How and why? Understanding and explaining reciprocity; Part IV. The Economics of Reciprocity: 17. General methodology of reciprocity analysis; 18. The theory of comparative, matching, or balance reciprocity; 19. The theory of liking reciprocity; 20. Strategic interaction and process preferences; 21. General properties about processes; 22. Solutions of reciprocity games - comparisons; 23. Reciprocity in the understanding of society and its economy; References and bibliography....
