Book Review to Luigino Bruni -'Reciprocita'- Economic Thought and Reciprocity Theories

Abstract

"Written with the attempt to tell credible history and possible scenes, in order to anticipate still latent tendencies, or in order to imagine communities and societies more civil, richer than reciprocity, in all its shapes." (p. xv). From this ambitious premised the author of the issue takes the movements and it invites to us to explore one region of social sciences, until today, inadequately explored: the dimension of the reciprocity between the economic and social agents.

- This book review, focused on a historical perspective, describes the debate developed by the history of economic thought regarding theories of reciprocity. -

Note: Downloadable document is in Italian

Keywords: reciprocity, Luigino Bruni, game theory, cooperation, civil society , civil economy

JEL Classification: A12, A13, B21, B25, C70, D70