Bruni, Luigino Handbook on the Economics of Reciprocity and Social Enterprise (1782545123)

Original contributions from key international experts acknowledge and illustrate that markets and firms can be civilizing forces when and if they are understood as expressions of cooperation and civil virtues. They provide an illuminating discourse on a wide range of topics including reciprocity, gifts and the civil economy, which are especially relevant in times of crisis for financial capitalism. The Handbook questions the current phase of the market economy that arises from a state of anthropological pessimism. Such anthropological cynicism is one of the foundations of the contemporary economic system that is challenged by the contributors.

This highly original and interdisciplinary Handbook will provide a fascinating read for academics, researchers and students across a wide range of fields including economics, public sector economics, public policy and social policy.

Contributors include: R. Abramovay, H. Alford, A. Andreoni, A. Argandoña, A. Barrera, L. Becchetti, N. Bellanca, E. Bortoluzzi Dubach, C. Borzaga, L. Bouckaert, S. Bowles, A. Brandolini, A. Caillè, J. Davis, J. Defourny, L. Faulk, B. Frey, H. Gintis, L. Gold, B. Gui, A. Habisch, S. Hargreaves-Heap, D. Jones, P. Kalmi, E. Khalil, S. Kolm, C. Loza Adaui, J. Mercier Ythier, S. Neckermann, V. Negri, A. Offer, A. Pabst, G.R. Pearce, V. Pelligra, P.L. Porta, P.L. Sacco, L. Sacconi, A. Smerilli, A.J. Uelmen, P. Vanin, B.M. Wilson, L. Zarri, D.J. Zizzo