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020 _a9781139207041 (ebook)
020 _z9781107026278 (hardback)
020 _z9781107678941 (paperback)
040 _aUkCbUP
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050 0 0 _aBJ1535.A8
_bF75 2013
082 0 0 _a306.3
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100 1 _aFrijters, Paul,
_eauthor.
245 1 3 _aAn Economic Theory of Greed, Love, Groups, and Networks / [electronic resource]
_cPaul Frijters, With Gigi Foster.
246 3 _aAn Economic Theory of Greed, Love, Groups, & Networks
264 1 _aCambridge :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c2013.
300 _a1 online resource (450 pages) :
_bdigital, PDF file(s).
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 09 Oct 2015).
520 _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.
650 0 _aAvarice
650 0 _aEconomic man
650 0 _aReciprocity (Commerce)
650 0 _aSocial groups
650 0 _aSocial networks
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_z9781107026278
856 4 0 _uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139207041
_zCambridge Books Online
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_d236347