02240nam a22003858a 4500001001600000003000700016005001700023006001900040007001500059008004100074020002600115020002900141020003000170040002400200050002500224082001400249100002900263245011800292246005800410264005200468300005900520336002600579337002600605338003600631500007300667520089500740650001201635650001701647650002701664650001801691650002001709776003501729856007101764999001901835CR9781139207041UkCbUP20180107143410.0m|||||o||d||||||||cr||||||||||||111125s2013||||enk     s     ||1 0|eng|d  a9781139207041 (ebook)  z9781107026278 (hardback)  z9781107678941 (paperback)  aUkCbUPcUkCbUPerda00aBJ1535.A8 bF75 201300a306.32231 aFrijters, Paul,eauthor.13aAn Economic Theory of Greed, Love, Groups, and Networks / [electronic resource]cPaul Frijters, With Gigi Foster.3 aAn Economic Theory of Greed, Love, Groups, & Networks 1aCambridge :bCambridge University Press,c2013.  a1 online resource (450 pages) :bdigital, PDF file(s).  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 09 Oct 2015).  aWhy 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. 0aAvarice 0aEconomic man 0aReciprocity (Commerce) 0aSocial groups 0aSocial networks08iPrint version: z978110702627840uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139207041zCambridge Books Online  c236347d236347