LEADER 01204nam 2200313Ia 4500001 99125327251806421 005 20200520144314.0 006 m o d | 007 cr -n--------- 008 071121s2008 nyu ob 001 0 eng d 020 0-429-24008-2 020 1-134-08845-0 020 1-281-39476-9 020 9786611394769 020 0-203-92666-8 035 (CKB)1000000000405519 035 (EBL)342373 035 (OCoLC)437208975 035 (SSID)ssj0000233856 035 (PQKBManifestationID)11199752 035 (PQKBTitleCode)TC0000233856 035 (PQKBWorkID)10234116 035 (PQKB)10907873 035 (MiAaPQ)EBC342373 035 (EXLCZ)991000000000405519 040 MiAaPQ |beng |erda |epn |cMiAaPQ |dMiAaPQ 041 eng 050 4 HB72 |b.B78 2008 082 0 174 |222 100 1 Bruni, Luigino, |d1966- 245 10 Reciprocity, altruism and the civil society : |bin praise of heterogeneity / |cLuigino Bruni. 260 New York : |bRoutledge, |cc2008. 300 1 online resource (173 p.) 336 text |btxt 337 computer |bc 338 online resource |bcr 490 1 Routledge studies in the history of economics ; |v94 500 Description based upon print version of record. 505 0 Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 The current debate on economics and reciprocity; 2 Homo oeconomicus' two hundred years of solitude; 3 A first form of reciprocity: Cooperation without benevolence; 4 Reciprocity as philĂ­a; 5 Unconditional reciprocity; 6 Dynamics of reciprocity in a heterogeneous world; 7 Three is better than two; 8 In praise of heterogeneity; 9 Reciprocity is one, but reciprocities are many; Appendices; Notes; Bibliography; Index 520 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. Bruni'ss historical-methodological analysis of reciprocity is a way of examining the interface between political economy and the issue of sociality, generally characterized by 'two hundred years of solitude' of 546 English 504 Includes bibliographical references and index. 650 0 Altruism |xEconomic aspects. 650 0 Economics |xMoral and ethical aspects. 776 |z0-415-56964-8 776 |z0-415-42858-0 830 0 Routledge studies in the history of economics ; |v94. 906 BOOK