Moral Sentiments and Material Interests The Foundations of Cooperation in Economic Life

Name: Moral Sentiments and Material Interests The Foundations of Cooperation in Economic Life
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ISBN: 9780262072526

ISBN-10: 0262072521

ISBN-13: 9780262072526

Edition: 2004

Authors: Herbert Gintis, Samuel Bowles, Robert T. Boyd, Ernst Fehr

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Moral Sentiments and Material Interests presents an innovative synthesis of research in different disciplines to argue that cooperation stems not from the stereotypical selfish agent acting out of disguised self-interest but from the presence of "strong reciprocators" in a social group.Presenting an overview of research in economics, anthropology, evolutionary and human biology, social psychology, and sociology, the book deals with both the theoretical foundations and the policy implications of this explanation for cooperation. Chapter authors in the remaining parts of the book discuss the behavioral ecology of cooperation in humans and nonhuman primates, modeling and testing strong…

Book details

List price: $55.00
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: MIT Press
Publication date: 7/1/2005
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 416
Size: 6.38" wide x 9.29" long x 0.95" tall
Weight: 1.518
Language: English



Series Foreword


Preface



Introduction



Moral Sentiments and Material Interests: Origins, Evidence, and Consequences




The Behavioral Ecology of Cooperation



The Evolution of Cooperation in Primate Groups




The Natural History of Human Food Sharing and Cooperation: A Review and a New Multi-Individual Approach to the Negotiation of Norms




Costly Signaling and Cooperative Behavior




Modeling and Testing Strong Reciprocity



The Economics of Strong Reciprocity




Modeling Strong Reciprocity




The Evolution of Altruistic Punishment




Norm Compliance and Strong Reciprocity




Reciprocity and Social Policy



Policies That Crowd out Reciprocity and Collective Action




Reciprocity and the Welfare State




Fairness, Reciprocity, and Wage Rigidity




The Logic of Reciprocity: Trust, Collective Action, and Law




Social Capital, Moral Sentiments, and Community Governance



Contributors


Index