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Record Nr.

UNINA9910807233203321

Autore

Nelson Phillip J. <1929->

Titolo

Signaling goodness [[electronic resource] ] : social rules and public choice / / Phillip J. Nelson and Kenneth V. Greene

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Ann Arbor, : University of Michigan Press, c2003

ISBN

1-282-69577-0

9786612695773

0-472-02617-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (268 p.)

Collana

Economics, cognition, and society

Altri autori (Persone)

GreeneKenneth V

Disciplina

361.2/5

Soggetti

Charities

Altruism

Social norms

Social perception

Political sociology

Public interest

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-251) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; 1. Overview; 2. Charity and Evolution; 3. Charity and Reciprocity; 4. Political Charity; 5. Political Positions and Imitative Behavior; 6. Goodness; 7. Activism; 8. A Study of Political Positions; 9. The Growth of Government; 10. Environmental Policy; Summation; Appendix 1: Reciprocity; Appendix 2: Charity; Appendix 3: Political Positions with ""Goodness""; Notes; Glossary; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

A new approach to analyzing political and charitable behavior posits that morality significantly affects that behavior