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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.
Kenneth Boulding was a prolific writer across so many different
fields that not only is he often much referred to and cited, he is
considered a core member of many of these fields. Boulding is the
quintessential interdisciplinary scholar. He died in 1993, but he
has left a legacy in economics, conflict studies, systems theory,
ecology, biology, communication studies, and ethics. As an
economist proper he has tested and expanded the boundaries of that
field without unduly "invading" and undermining the expertise and
established knowledge of the other social sciences. This proposed
volume will allow scholars who have worked or are starting to work
in areas that Boulding has initiated, established and made a
continued contribution to, to understand the links between these
fields and other related ones. The volume will establish a source
of inspiration for some time to come.
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.
Kenneth Boulding was a prolific writer across so many different
fields that not only is he often much referred to and cited, he is
considered a core member of many of these fields. Boulding is the
quintessential interdisciplinary scholar. He died in 1993, but he
has left a legacy in economics, conflict studies, systems theory,
ecology, biology, communication studies, and ethics. As an
economist proper he has tested and expanded the boundaries of that
field without unduly "invading" and undermining the expertise and
established knowledge of the other social sciences. This proposed
volume will allow scholars who have worked or are starting to work
in areas that Boulding has initiated, established and made a
continued contribution to, to understand the links between these
fields and other related ones. The volume will establish a source
of inspiration for some time to come.
Das Lehrbuch macht die Vielfalt mikrookonomischer Ansatze sichtbar
und fuhrt sie im Konzept der Mikrookonomik aus sozial-okologischer
Perspektive zusammen."
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