The Gift in the Economy and Society - Perspectives from Institutional Economics and Other Social Sciences (Hardcover)

Mainstream economics offers a perspective on the gift which is constructed around exchange, axioms of self-interest, instrumental rationality and utility-maximisation - concepts that predominate within conventional forms of economic analysis. Recognising the gift as an example of social practice underpinned by social institutions, this book moves beyond this utilitarian approach to explore perspectives on the gift from social and institutional economics. Through contributions from an international and interdisciplinary cast of authors, the chapters explore key questions such as: what is the relationship between social institutions, on the one hand, and gift, exchange, reciprocity on the other? What are the social mechanisms that underpin gift and gift-giving actions? And finally, what is the relationship between individuals, societies, gift-giving and cooperation? The answers to these questions and others serve to highlight the importance of the analysis of gift in economics and other social sciences. The book also demonstrates the potential of the analysis of the gift to contribute to solving current problems for humanity at various levels of social aggregation. This key text makes a significant contribution to the literature on the gift which will be of interest to readers of heterodox economics, social anthropology, philosophy of economics, sociology and political philosophy.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Advances in Social Economics
Release date:	December 2020
First published:	2021
Editors:	Stefan Kesting • Ioana Negru • Paolo Silvestri
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	216
ISBN-13:	978-0-367-49106-2
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Economics > General
LSN:	0-367-49106-0
Barcode:	9780367491062

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