Product Description: A discussion of the anthropological roots of the market, tracing its development using the history of ideas and cultures as well as simple game theory. In his analysis of market ethics Bruni calls for a reconsideration of some of the central tenets of modern political economy, and the need for a new spirit of capitalism...read more

Product Description: The crisis that market societies are undergoing is essentially a crisis of relationships. It originates in the illusion that the market, through the actions of an invisible hand operating in impersonal market relationships, can present us a good common life that is exempt from the possibility of being wounded by the other...read more

Product Description: The main emphasis of this new book from Luigino Bruni is a praise of heterogeneity, arguing that society works when different people are able to cooperate in many different ways. The author engages in a novel approach to reciprocity looking at its different forms in society, from cautious or contractual interactions, to the reciprocity of friendship to unconditional behaviour...read more

Provides an overview of the relationship between economics and happiness. Including contributions from those who helped to establish this field, this book explores the meaning of happiness and discusses the tension between various definitions. It is intended for students and academics.

Product Description: There has been a resurgence of interest in the work of Vilfredo Pareto, one of the founders of modern economics. This text reconstructs the genesis and significance of Pareto's "theory of choice" which is Pareto's greatest contribution to economic science and which was used by John Hicks, amongst others, to develop microeconomics...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)