Handbook On The Economics Of Philanthropy Reciprocity And Social Enterprise

Author : Stefano Zamagni,Luigino Bruni
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 489 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2013-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781849804745

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Handbook on the Economics of Philanthropy, Reciprocity and Social Enterprise by Stefano Zamagni,Luigino Bruni Pdf

The recent era of economic turbulence has generated a growing enthusiasm for an increase in new and original economic insights based around the concepts of reciprocity and social enterprise. This stimulating and thought-provoking Handbook not only encourages and supports this growth, but also emphasises and expands upon new topics and issues within the economics discourse. Original contributions from key international experts acknowledge and illustrate that markets and firms can be civilizing forces when and if they are understood as expressions of cooperation and civil virtues. They provide an illuminating discourse on a wide range of topics including reciprocity, gifts and the civil economy, which are especially relevant in times of crisis for financial capitalism. The Handbook questions the current phase of the market economy that arises from a state of anthropological pessimism. Such anthropological cynicism is one of the foundations of the contemporary economic system that is challenged by the contributors. This highly original and interdisciplinary Handbook will provide a fascinating read for academics, researchers and students across a wide range of fields including economics, public sector economics, public policy and social policy.

Author : Serge-Christophe Kolm,Jean Mercier Ythier
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 752 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2006-07-19
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780080478265

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Handbook of the Economics of Giving, Altruism and Reciprocity by Serge-Christophe Kolm,Jean Mercier Ythier Pdf

The Handbook on the Economics of Giving, Reciprocity and Altruism provides a comprehensive set of reviews of literature on the economics of nonmarket voluntary transfers. The foundations of the field are reviewed first, with a sequence of chapters that present the hard core of the theoretical and empirical analyses of giving, reciprocity and altruism in economics, examining their relations with the viewpoints of moral philosophy, psychology, sociobiology, sociology and economic anthropology. Secondly, a comprehensive set of applications are considered of all the aspects of society where nonmarket voluntary transfers are significant: family and intergenerational transfers; charity and charitable institutions; the nonprofit economy; interpersonal relations in the workplace; the Welfare State; and international aid. *Every volume contains contributions from leading researchers *Each Handbook presents an accurate, self-contained survey of a particular topic *The series provides comprehensive and accessible surveys

Author : Serge-Christophe Kolm,Jean Mercier Ythier
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1588 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Altruism
ISBN : OCLC:179999063

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Handbook of the Economics of Giving, Altruism and Reciprocity by Serge-Christophe Kolm,Jean Mercier Ythier Pdf

Author : P. Wiepking,F. Handy
Publisher : Springer
Page : 669 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2016-01-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781137341532

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The Palgrave Handbook of Global Philanthropy by P. Wiepking,F. Handy Pdf

The Palgrave Handbook of Global Philanthropy is a comprehensive reference guide to the practice of philanthropy across twenty-six nations and regions. In addition, thematic chapters examine cross-national issues to provide an indispensable guide to the latest research in this field. Drawing on theoretical insights from sociology, economics, political science, and psychology, and including a stellar international line-up of leading philanthropy scholars, this essential reference work describes the non-profit sector and analyzes philanthropic endeavours country by country, providing a global overview that covers Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Australia and the Americas. In addition, thematic chapters examine cross-national issues, including the social origins of the non-profit sector and charitable giving; the influence of government support; the role of religion; fiscal incentives; and fundraising to outline how major country-specific differences in governmental, economic, and legal policies for philanthropic actors and nonprofit organizations shape philanthropic giving, demonstrating how country-specific factors may facilitate or inhibit charitable giving. Nonprofit organizations provide important public goods and services in societies across the world. In times of economic crisis, when governments are forced to decrease public spending, these organizations become even more important in meeting demands for these goods and services. But what motivates individuals to voluntarily give away portions of their own financial resources to benefit the public good and to enable nonprofit organizations to carry out their work? Why do people in one country give more frequently and more generously to nonprofit organizations than those in another? The Palgrave Handbook of Global Philanthropy provides an indispensable guide to the latest research in philanthropy, the non-profit sector and charitable giving.

Author : Henry Peter,Giedre Lideikyte Huber
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 759 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2021-12-24
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781000514247

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The Routledge Handbook of Taxation and Philanthropy by Henry Peter,Giedre Lideikyte Huber Pdf

The Routledge Handbook of Taxation and Philanthropy ventures into a territory that is still widely unexplored. It contains 30 academic contributions that aim to provide a better understanding of whether, why, and how philanthropic initiatives, understood as voluntary contributions for the common good, can and should be fostered by states through tax incentives. The topic has been addressed from a multidisciplinary and multicultural perspective – covering neuroeconomics, sociology, political science, psychology, affective sciences, philosophy, behavioral economy, and law – because of its global and multifaceted nature. It also contains the OECD report on Taxation and Philanthropy released in November 2020, which was prepared in this context as a result of a collaboration with the Geneva Centre for Philanthropy of the University of Geneva. The book is divided into four sections, exploring, respectively, the justification of tax incentives for philanthropy, theoretical and empirical insights about taxes, efficiency and donor behavior in that context, and tax incentives for cross-border philanthropy and for hybrid entities and social entrepreneurship. It is believed that this volume will be a landmark yet only the beginning of a journey in which a lot remains to be studied, learned, and said.

Author : Serge-Christophe Kolm,Jean Mercier Ythier
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:804505320

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Handbook of the Economics of Giving, Altruism and Reciprocity by Serge-Christophe Kolm,Jean Mercier Ythier Pdf

Author : Silvia Sacchetti,Asimina Christoforou,Michele Mosca
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2017-11-22
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781315302454

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Social Regeneration and Local Development by Silvia Sacchetti,Asimina Christoforou,Michele Mosca Pdf

Social regeneration is about the transformative processes that, through institutional choices that embody cooperation and inclusion, develop opportunities and capabilities for weak categories, and transversally for society. The challenge of social regeneration can be addressed, in part, through organisational solutions increasingly identified with social economy organisations, since they are characterised by a social objective, cooperation and inclusive democratic governance. Besides the organisational element, Social Regeneration and Local Development provides a new perspective on interacting socio-economic factors, which can work in synergy with the social economy organisations model to promote and sustain social regeneration and well-being. Such elements include civic engagement and social capital, the nature of the welfare system, the use of physical assets in urban and rural areas, leadership, technology, and finance. By analysing organisational and contextual elements, this book offers an institutional perspective on how socio-economic systems can reply to challenges such as social and environmental degradation, financial crises, immigration, inequality, and marginalisation.

Author : Roger Frantz,Shu-Heng Chen,Kurt Dopfer,Floris Heukelom,Shabnam Mousavi
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 435 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2016-08-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317589242

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Routledge Handbook of Behavioral Economics by Roger Frantz,Shu-Heng Chen,Kurt Dopfer,Floris Heukelom,Shabnam Mousavi Pdf

There is no doubt that behavioral economics is becoming a dominant lens through which we think about economics. Behavioral economics is not a single school of thought but representative of a range of approaches, and uniquely, this volume presents an overview of them. The wide spectrum of international contributors each provides an exploration of a central approach, aspect or topic in behavorial economics. Taken together, the whole volume provides a comprehensive overview of the subject which considers both key developments and future possibilities. Part One presents several different approaches to behavioural economics, including George Katona, Ken Boulding, Harvey Leibenstein, Vernon Smith, Herbert Simon, Gerd Gigerenzer, Daniel Kahneman, and Richard Thaler. This section looks at the origins and development of behavioral economics and compares and contrasts the work of these scholars who have been so influential in making this area so prominent. Part Two presents applications of behavioural economics including nudging; heuristics; emotions and morality; behavioural political economy, education, and economic innovation. The Routledge Handbook of Behavioral Economics is ideal for advanced economics students and faculty who are looking for a complete state-of-the-art overview of this dynamic field.

Author : Francesco Forte,Ram Mudambi,Pietro Maria Navarra
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 567 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2014-03-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781781004715

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A Handbook of Alternative Theories of Public Economics by Francesco Forte,Ram Mudambi,Pietro Maria Navarra Pdf

This comprehensive and thought-provoking Handbook reviews public sector economics from pluralist perspectives that either complement or reach beyond mainstream views. The book takes a comprehensive interdisciplinary approach, drawing on economi

Author : Björn Toelstede
Publisher : Linköping University Electronic Press
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2020-11-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789179297497

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Social Hierarchies between Democracy and Autocracy by Björn Toelstede Pdf

Social hierarchies exist in democracies as well as in authoritarian societies. However, their nature is different. Democratic hierarchies are built bottom-up through election, while autocratic hierarchies are built top-down through coalition formation and domination. Both have power asymmetries between the weaker citizens and the stronger politicians, which are amplified the stronger the hierarchies are. This thesis introduces a model which combines pro-/anti-social behavior with different degrees of hierarchies which I unite in a model called the Structure-Behavior Diagram (Toelstede, 2020/1). This model has the power to categorize countries according to these criteria, and indicates when and how societies move between democracy and authoritarianism. The movements of societies in the political space of the Structure-Behavior Diagram are marked by certain patterns and dynamics. I use the path dependence theory (Toelstede, 2019/2) and examine how so-called path-creating mechanisms can emerge and influence societies to move from democracy to authoritarianism. I show that path dependency-induced dynamics can put democracies at risk and are more serious in hierarchical societies than in horizontal societies. Institutional punishment is widely seen as more stable then peer punishment. However, in political reality, institutional punishment – here in the form of policing – can be marked by over- and under-punishment as well as changes in sociality (Toelstede, 2019/1 and 2020/2). These findings show, together with hierarchy-sensitive characteristics of the path dependency, that institutional punishment and social hierarchies require more attention. Lastly, I show that most democratic societies are intuitively aware of the power asymmetries and long principal-agent chains between them and their political agents. Together, these features provide increasing benefits for an anti-social descent of the agents, although some societies are prepared to trade personal freedom for higher socio-economic welfare. They therefore strive for higher socio-economic efficiency by embracing strong governmental forms and high conformity levels. I call this efficient statism (Toelstede, 2019/2). In doing so, societies compliantly put their free and democratic order at risk.

Author : Theodor Borangiu,Monica Drăgoicea,Henriqueta Nóvoa
Publisher : Springer
Page : 762 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2016-05-18
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783319326894

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Exploring Services Science by Theodor Borangiu,Monica Drăgoicea,Henriqueta Nóvoa Pdf

This book contains the refereed proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Exploring Service Science (IESS), held in Bucharest, Romania, in May 2016.Service science constitutes an interdisciplinary approach to systematic innovation in service systems, integrating managerial, social, legal, and engineering aspects to address the theoretical and practical challenges of the service industry and its economy. The 45 full papers and 13 short papers accepted for IESS were selected from 119 submissions. The papers consider the topics service exploration theories and processes; modeling service requirements and management of business processes; value co-creation through knowledge management and user-centric services; service design methodologies and patterns; service innovation and strategy; IT-based service engineering; servitization in sustainable manufacturing; product-service systems; business software services and data-driven service design; web service design and service-oriented agents; IoT and mobile apps for public transport service management; e-health services and medical data interoperability; and service and IT-oriented learning and education systems.

Author : Walter Leal Filho,Adriana Consorte McCrea
Publisher : Springer
Page : 619 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2018-08-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319953366

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Sustainability and the Humanities by Walter Leal Filho,Adriana Consorte McCrea Pdf

This book explores the strong links between sustainability and the humanities, which go beyond the inclusion of social sciences in discussions on sustainability, and offers a holistic discussion on the intellectual and moral aspects of sustainable development. The contributions from researchers in the fields of education, social sciences, religion, humanities, and sustainable development fulfill three main aims: They provide university lecturers interested in humanities and sustainable development with an opportunity to present their work; foster the exchange of information, ideas and experiences acquired in the execution of teaching and research; and discuss methodological approaches and projects that provide a better understanding of how the humanities can contribute to the debate on sustainable development. Prepared by the Inter-University Sustainable Development Research Programme and the World Sustainable Development Research and Transfer Centre, the book reiterates the need to promote integrated approaches to sustainable development. Including practice-based lessons learnt that can be replicated further, it is a valuable resource for scientists and practitioners working in the humanities and sustainable development.

Author : Carlo Calleja
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2024-03-12
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781978711983

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Communities of Kinship by Carlo Calleja Pdf

In Communities of Kinship: Retrieving Christian Practices of Solidarity with Lepers as a Paradigm for Overcoming Exclusion of Older People, Carlo Calleja describes kinship as a moral category, arguing that practicing kinship with others can cultivate virtues that shape the character of the agent. Contemporary Western society tends to focus on kinship as the sharing of blood ties or genetic material. On the other hand, the spiritual kinship that is proposed by religions tends to be exclusive and often nominal. For this reason, Calleja proposes practices and structures of solidaristic kinship, which involves sharing in the suffering of the other person. Finding parallels between the exclusion of lepers and the efforts of Christian communities to reforge kinship bonds with them in ancient and medieval times, he argues that communities of kinship with older persons can help cultivate the virtues needed for the flourishing of oneself and society.

Author : Bruce A. Seaman,Dennis R. Young
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 513 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2018-06-29
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781785363528

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Handbook of Research on Nonprofit Economics and Management by Bruce A. Seaman,Dennis R. Young Pdf

Building on the success of the first edition, this thoroughly revised and expanded edition explores (1) areas of general agreement from previous research; (2) areas of conflicting results and unexplored questions; (3) the relative roles of theory, data availability and empirical analysis in explaining gaps in our knowledge; and (4) what must be done to improve our knowledge and extend the literature. Selected original chapters addressing especially challenging topics include the value of risk management to nonprofit decision-making; nonprofit wages theory and evidence; the valuation of volunteer labor; property tax exemption for nonprofits; when is competition good for the third sector; and product diversification and social enterprise; international perspectives; the application of experimental research and the macroeconomic effects of the nonprofit sector.

Author : Aswini Kumar Mishra,Vairam Arunachalam,Debasis Patnaik
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2021-04-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783030597818

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Critical Perspectives on Emerging Economies by Aswini Kumar Mishra,Vairam Arunachalam,Debasis Patnaik Pdf

This volume offers fresh insights into economic development and growth in emerging economies. It includes contributions covering topics such as natural disasters and income inequalities, the environmental impact of economic growth, social preferences, information and market disorder under democracy, inflation targeting and its covariates, economic empowerment. This book is intended for scholars in the field of economics, and those interested in furthering economic development.