Reciprocity: An Economics of Social Relations

by Serge-Christophe Kolm

Book Overview

Reciprocity is the basis of social relations. It permits a peaceful and free society in which people and rights are respected. The essence of families and communities, it also enables the working of markets and organisations, while correcting their main failures. Reciprocity is also a basis of politics, and it justifies social policies. Although the importance of reciprocity has been widely recognised in other social sciences, it has, until recently,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521882656
• ISBN13: 9780521882651
• Release Date: July 2008
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 404 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.5" x 8.5"