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Altruism, Morality, and Economic Theory

By Edmund S. Phelps

Book information

Publisher
Russell Sage Foundation
Year
1975
ISBN
1610446798, 9781610446792
Google Books ID
fIS4BgAAQBAJ
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
11 MB (11301971 bytes)
Pages
244\237
Time added
2023-12-24 10:09:18

Description

Presents a collection of papers by economists theorizing on the roles of altruism and morality versus self-interest in the shaping of human behavior and institutions. Specifically, the authors examine why some persons behave in an altruistic way without any apparent reward, thus defying the economist's model of utility maximization. The chapters are accompanied by commentaries from representatives of other disciplines, including law and philosophy.

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