Title: The economy of esteem : an essay on civil and political society /
Authors: Brennan, Geoffrey, 1944-; Pettit, Philip, 1945-
Publisher: Oxford University Press,
Year: 2004
Subjects: Respect Economic aspects.; Social psychology.; Economics Psychological aspects; Civil society.
Abstract: "By outlining the psychology of esteem and the way that that psychology can give rise to an economy, it shows how a variety of social patterns that are otherwise anomalous come to make a lot of sense within an economics of esteem. And it looks at ways the economy of esteem may be reshaped to improve overall social outcomes. While making connections with older patterns of social theorizing, it offers a new way of thinking about how society works and how it may be made to work. It puts the economy of esteem firmly on the agenda of economic and social science and of moral and political theory."--BOOK JACKET.
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.