Fraternity, intrinsic motivation and sacrifice: a reply to Gui and Nelson

Bruni, Luigino and Sugden, Robert (2009) Fraternity, intrinsic motivation and sacrifice: a reply to Gui and Nelson. Economics and Philosophy, 25 (02). pp. 195-198. ISSN 1474-0028

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Abstract

This paper responds to Gui and Nelson's separate comments on our paper ‘Fraternity’, which analysed sociality in markets as joint commitment to mutual assistance. We argue that our analysis is fundamentally different both from Nelson's analysis (a mixture of self-interested and intrinsic motivations) and from that provided by theories of warm glow or guilt aversion, as discussed by Gui. We agree with Gui that, in initiating and maintaining cooperative relationships, individuals sometimes incur personal costs to benefit others without any certainty of reciprocation, but we argue that the intentions underlying such actions are cooperative rather than self-sacrificing.

Item Type:	Article
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Economics
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Economic Theory Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Centres > Centre for Behavioural and Experimental Social Sciences Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Centres > Centre for Competition Policy Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Behavioural Economics
Depositing User:	Gina Neff
Date Deposited:	13 Jan 2011 11:09
Last Modified:	22 Apr 2023 00:52
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/18416
DOI:	10.1017/S026626710999006X

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