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- Signaling Goodness: Social Rules and Public Choice
- Book
- 2010
- Published by: University of Michigan Press
- Series: Economics, Cognition, and Society
summary
Political, intellectual, and academic discourse in the United States has been awash in political correctness, which has itself been berated and defended -- yet little understood. As a corrective, Nelson and Greene look at a more general process: adopting political positions to enhance one's reputation for trustworthiness both to others and to oneself.
Phillip Nelson and Kenneth Greene are Professors of Economics in the Department of Economics at the State University of New York, Binghamton.
Phillip Nelson and Kenneth Greene are Professors of Economics in the Department of Economics at the State University of New York, Binghamton.
Table of Contents
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- 1. Overview
- pp. 1-10
- 2. Charity and Evolution
- pp. 11-27
- 3. Charity and Reciprocity
- pp. 28-57
- 4. Political Charity
- pp. 58-71
- 6. Goodness
- pp. 98-120
- 7. Activism
- pp. 121-132
- 8. A Study of Political Positions
- pp. 133-166
- 9. The Growth of Government
- pp. 167-178
- 10. Environmental Policy
- pp. 179-198
- Appendix 1: Reciprocity
- pp. 203-205
- Appendix 2: Charity
- pp. 207-209
- References
- pp. 241-251
Additional Information
ISBN
9780472026173
Related ISBN(s)
9780472113477
MARC Record
OCLC
615633564
Pages
267
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No