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The economy of esteem : an essay on civil and political society

Title
The economy of esteem : an essay on civil and political society / Geoffrey Brennan and Philip Pettit.
Author
Brennan, Geoffrey, 1944-
Publication
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.
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Additional Authors
Pettit, Philip, 1945-
Description
xii, 339 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
Subject
  • Social perception
  • Respect
  • Respect > Economic aspects
  • Social psychology
  • Economics > Psychological aspects
  • Civil society
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [322]-329) and index.
Contents
Introduction: rediscovering the economy of esteem -- The nature and attraction of esteem -- The demand for esteem -- The supply of esteem -- The economy of esteem -- A simple equilibrium in performance -- A more complex equilibrium in performance -- Multiple equilibria and bootstrapping performance -- Publicity and individual responses -- Publicity and accepted standards -- Seeking and shunning publicity -- Voluntary associations -- Involuntary associations -- The intangible hand in profile -- The intangible hand in practice -- Mobilising the intangible hand.
ISBN
  • 0199289816
  • 9780199289813
LCCN
2006273462
OCLC
  • ocm65341447
  • 65341447
  • SCSB-5519094
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries