Description for Civil Economy
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Global financial capitalism has eroded the moral economy on which all economic exchanges ultimately depend. The principles of reciprocity, responsibility and redistribution, which for centuries defined the market place, have been increasingly pushed aside by a growth model that places the pursuit of profit above all else. Luigino Bruni and Stefano Zamagni draw on a rich Italian tradition of civic humanism to advocate a more well-mannered type of economic market a civil economy one that places well-being, virtue and the common good alongside more familiar economic goals. They provide a succinct ... Read more
Global financial capitalism has eroded the moral economy on which all economic exchanges ultimately depend. The principles of reciprocity, responsibility and redistribution, which for centuries defined the market place, have been increasingly pushed aside by a growth model that places the pursuit of profit above all else. Luigino Bruni and Stefano Zamagni draw on a rich Italian tradition of civic humanism to advocate a more well-mannered type of economic market a civil economy one that places well-being, virtue and the common good alongside more familiar economic goals. They provide a succinct ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Agenda Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
202g
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781911116004
SKU
V9781911116004
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Ref
99-15
About Luigino Bruni
Luigino Bruni is Professor of Political Economy at LUMSA Universita, Rome. He is the author, most recently, of The Genesis and Ethos of the Market (2012) and Reciprocity, Altruism and Civil Society (2008) and co-editor (with Stefano Zamagni) of the Handbook on the Economics of Reciprocity and Social Enterprise (2013) and (with P. Porta) the Handbook of Happiness and Economics ... Read more
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