Reciprocity, Altruism and the Civil Society - In Praise of Heterogeneity

Informationen zum Autor Luigino Bruni Klappentext Reciprocity is a term expressed by philosophers such as Confucius and Jesus Christ via social psychology, international relations and cultural anthropology. This book is the first to examine it from an economics perspective. Zusammenfassung Reciprocity is a term expressed by philosophers such as Confucius and Jesus Christ via social psychology, international relations and cultural anthropology. This book is the first to examine it from an economics perspective. Inhaltsverzeichnis Table of Contents, Introduction, Acknowledgements, Chapter 1: The current debate on economics and reciprocity, Chapter 2: Homo Oeconomicus’ two hundred years of solitude, Chapter 3: A first form of reciprocity: cooperation without benevolence, Chapter 4: Reciprocity on Philía, Chapter 5: Unconditional reciprocity, Chapter 6: Dynamics of reciprocity in a heterogeneous world,Chapter 7: Three is better than two, Chapter 8: In praise of heterogeneity, Chapter 9: Reciprocity is one, but reciprocities are many, References

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• Authors: Luigino Bruni, Luigino (Universita degli Studi di Milano Bicocca Bruni, Bruni Luigino
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 13.05.2008
• EAN: 9780415428583
• ISBN: 978-0-415-42858-3
• No. of pages: 176
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 240 mm x 15 mm
• Series: Routledge Advances in Game Theory
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; Business & Economics / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / Theory, Economic history, Psychological theory, systems, schools and viewpoints, Psychological theory & schools of thought, Microeconomics