Economics and Social Interaction: Accounting for Interpersonal Relations~ Benedetto Gui (Editor), Robert Sugden (Editor)
Key Phrases: Hargreaves Heap, Adam Smith, United States (more...)

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Editorial ReviewsReview'If you believe that the subject of interpersonal relations lies outside the domain of economics, this rich volume will persuade you otherwise. This is interdisciplinary scholarship at its best.' Robert H. Frank, Cornell University

'For too long both the study of social interactions and the discipline of economics have been impoverished by a radical separation between these two fields of inquiry. In this important new volume Gui, Sugden, and the other contributors creatively explore many fundamental ways in which sociality and economics are linked. Their insights will be valuable for scholars across the social sciences.' Robert Putnam, Harvard University

'Economics and Social Interaction is an excellent examination of the important idea that humans value social relations per se. It bridges the seemingly contradictory tenets of rational choice theory and the mechanisms behind social capital, altruism, and reciprocity. It establishes an exciting dialog between economics and sociology, and shows the directions where these interdisciplinary studies will lead.' Ernst Fehr, Director of the Institute for Empirical Research in Economics, University of Zürich

'This is a very good, coherent book, which is very interesting ...' Review of Australian Economics

'... the book is an instructive introduction to one of the most relevant topics of economic theory in the coming years.' Economics and Philosophy

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Hardcover: 316 pagesPublisher: Cambridge University Press (October 31, 2005)Language: EnglishISBN-10: 0521848849ISBN-13: 978-0521848848