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| Author: | Bruni, L. Sugden, R. |
| Title: | Fraternity: Why the market need not be a morally free zone |
| Journal: | Economics and philosophy
2008 : MAR, VOL. 24:1, p. 35-64 |
| Index terms: | markets social sciences |
| Freeterms: | social relationships |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | It is questioned what is the nature of the relationship between trading partners in a market? This paper reappraises the idea, traceable to Adam Smith, of a fundamental distinction between market transactions (here as: m-trs.) and genuinely social relationships (here as: r-ships).This study reconstructs an (alternative) understanding of m-trs. as instances of a wider class of reciprocal r-ships in civil society, characterized by joint intentions for mutual assistance. Considered are the implications of this paper's arguments for current debates about whether marketed personal care services can be genuinely caring. |
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