THE ECONOMICS OF ALTRUISM

'Professor Zamagni deserves high praise for his efforts bringing together a coherent critique of the conventional formulation of rationality in economics. . . . this volume will serve as a very useful introduction to the broad potential for future work in the economics of altruism.' -- Theodore Tsukahara Jr., Kyklos 'The importance of bringing together such a span of ideas regarding one of the most problematic aspects of economic theory cannot be overstated.' -- Amos Witztum, The Economic Journal

Edited by Stefano Zamagni, Professor of Economics, University of Bologna and Johns Hopkins University, Bologna Center, Italy

CONTENTS PART I THE EMERGENCE OF ALTRUISTIC BEHAVIOUR 1. Mordecai Kurz (1978), 'Altruism as an Outcome of Social Interaction' 2. Martin L. Hoffman (1981), 'Is Altruism Part of Human Nature?' 3. Dennis Krebs (1982), 'Psychological Approaches to Altruism: An Evaluation' 4. Robert H. Frank (1987), 'If Homo Economicus Could Choose His Own Utility Function, Would He Want One with a Conscience?' 5. Nancy Eisenberg and Paul A. Miller (1987), 'Empathy, Sympathy, and Altruism: Empirical and Conceptual Links' PART II VARIETIES OF ALTRUISM 6. Amartya Sen (1985), 'Goals, Commitment, and Identity' 7. Jack Hirshleifer (1977), 'Shakespeare vs. Becker on Altruism: The Importance of Having the Last Word' 8. David Collard (1975), 'Edgeworth's Propositions on Altruism' 9. Ian Steedman (1989), 'Rationality, economic man and altruism in P. H. Wicksteed's Common Sense of Political Economy' 10. David Miller (1988), 'Altruism and the Welfare State' 11. David Collard (1992), 'Love is Not Enough' PART III THE RELEVANCE OF ALTRUISM AND SELFISHNESS 12. Thomas C. Schelling (1978), 'Altruism, Meanness, and Other Potentially Strategic Behaviors' 13. Peter J. Hammond (1987), 'Altruism' 14. Dennis C. Mueller (1986), 'Rational egoism versus adaptive egoism as fundamental postulate for a descriptive theory of human behavior' 15. M. Teresa Lunati (1992), 'On Altruism and Cooperation' 16. John Hudson and Philip Jones (1994), 'The Importance of the "Ethical Voter": An Estimate of "Altruism:"' PART IV ALTRUISM AND ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES 17. Gary S. Becker (1981), 'Altruism in the Family and Selfishness in the Market Place' 18. Robert Sugden (1982), 'On the Economics of Philanthropy' 19. David A. Collard (1983), 'Economics of Philanthropy: A Comment' 20. Serge-Christophe Kolm (1983), 'Altruism and Efficiency' 21. Assar Lindbeck and Joergen W. Weibull (1988), 'Altruism and Time Consistency: The Economics of Fait Accompli' 22. B. Douglas Bernheim and Oded Stark (1988), 'Altruism Within the Family Reconsidered: Do Nice Guys Finish Last?' 23. Oded Stark (1989), 'Altruism and the Quality of Life' PART V EVOLUTIONARY DYNAMICS OF ALTRUISM 24. Gary S. Becker (1976), 'Altruism, Egoism, and Genetic Fitness: Economics and Sociobiology' 25. Paul A. Samuelson (1993), 'Altruism as a Problem Involving Group versus Individual Selection in Economics and Biology' 26. Theodore C. Bergstrom and Oded Stark (1993), 'How Altruism Can Prevail in an Evolutionary Environment' 27. Herbert A. Simon (1990), 'A Mechanism for Social Selection and Successful Altruism' 28. Oded Stark (1993), 'Nonmarket transfers and altruism' PART VI EXTENDED RATIONALITY AND ALTRUISTIC BEHAVIOUR 29. Albert O. Hirschman (1992), 'Against Parsimony: Three Easy Ways of Complicating Some Categories of Economic Discourse' 30. J. Philippe Rushton (1982), 'Altruism and Society: A Social Learning Perspective' 31. Elias L. Khalil (1990), 'Beyond Self-Interest and Altruism, A Reconstruction of Adam Smith's Theory of Human Conduct' 32. Israel M. Kirzner (1990), 'Self-Interest and the New Bashing of Economics: A Fresh Opportunity in the Perennial Debate?' 33. Robert H. Frank, Thomas Gilovich, and Dennis T. Regan (1993), 'Does Studying Economics Inhibit Cooperation?'