02240nam a22003858a 4500 CR9781139207041 UkCbUP 20180107143410.0 m|||||o||d|||||||| cr|||||||||||| 111125s2013||||enk s ||1 0|eng|d 9781139207041 (ebook) 9781107026278 (hardback) 9781107678941 (paperback) UkCbUP UkCbUP rda BJ1535.A8 F75 2013 306.3 23 Frijters, Paul, author. An Economic Theory of Greed, Love, Groups, and Networks / [electronic resource] Paul Frijters, With Gigi Foster. An Economic Theory of Greed, Love, Groups, & Networks Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013. 1 online resource (450 pages) : digital, PDF file(s). text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 09 Oct 2015). Why are people loyal? How do groups form and how do they create incentives for their members to abide by group norms? Until now, economics has only been able to partially answer these questions. In this groundbreaking work, Paul Frijters presents a new unified theory of human behaviour. To do so, he incorporates comprehensive yet tractable definitions of love and power, and the dynamics of groups and networks, into the traditional mainstream economic view. The result is an enhanced view of human societies that nevertheless retains the pursuit of self-interest at its core. This book provides a digestible but comprehensive theory of our socioeconomic system, which condenses its immense complexity into simplified representations. The result both illuminates humanity's history and suggests ways forward for policies today, in areas as diverse as poverty reduction and tax compliance. Avarice Economic man Reciprocity (Commerce) Social groups Social networks Print version: 9781107026278 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139207041 Cambridge Books Online 236347 236347