1st Edition
Reciprocity, Altruism and the Civil Society In praise of heterogeneity
By Luigino Bruni
Copyright 2008
176 Pages
29 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
176 Pages
29 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
176 Pages
by
Routledge
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The main emphasis of this new book from Luigino Bruni is a praise of heterogeneity, arguing that society works when different people are able to cooperate in many different ways. The author engages in a novel approach to reciprocity looking at its different forms in society, from cautious or contractual interactions, to the reciprocity of friendship to unconditional behaviour.
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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 PhilĂa, 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
Biography
Luigino Bruni
