Handbook of the Economics of Giving, Altruism and Reciprocity

Serge-Christophe Kolm

ISBN 10: 0444506977 / ISBN 13: 9780444506979

Published by Elsevier Science Sep 2006, 2006

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This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The Handbook on the Economics of Giving, Reciprocity and Altruism provides a comprehensive set of reviews of literature on the economics of nonmarket voluntary transfers. The foundations of the field are reviewed first, with a sequence of chapters that present the hard core of the theoretical and empirical analyses of giving, reciprocity and altruism in economics, examining their relations with the viewpoints of moral philosophy, psychology, sociobiology, sociology and economic anthropology. Secondly, a comprehensive set of applications are considered of all the aspects of society where nonmarket voluntary transfers are significant: family and intergenerational transfers; charity and charitable institutions; the nonprofit economy; interpersonal relations in the workplace; the Welfare State; and international aid. 948 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Handbook of the Economics of Giving, Altruism and Reciprocity
• Publisher: Elsevier Science Sep 2006
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0444506977
• ISBN 13: 9780444506979
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 243W x 172H x 40D millimeters 243 millimeters width by 172 millimeters height by 40 millimeters depth
• Weight: 1810 grams

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The Handbook on the Economics of Giving, Reciprocity and Altruism provides a comprehensive set of reviews of literature on the economics of nonmarket voluntary transfers. The foundations of the field are reviewed first, with a sequence of chapters that present the hard core of the theoretical and empirical analyses of giving, reciprocity and altruism in economics, examining their relations with the viewpoints of moral philosophy, psychology, sociobiology, sociology and economic anthropology. Secondly, a comprehensive set of applications are considered of all the aspects of society where nonmarket voluntary transfers are significant: family and intergenerational transfers; charity and charitable institutions; the nonprofit economy; interpersonal relations in the workplace; the Welfare State; and international aid.

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