An Economic Theory of Greed, Love, Groups, and Networks.

Cover -- An Economic Theory of Greed, Love, Groups, and Networks -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of figures -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction and preview -- Part I Greed and love -- 1 Individual materialism, organizations, and power: The view[3pt] from mainstream economics -- 1.1 Homo Economicus: Humans as individual rationalwealth maximizers -- 1.1.1 Homo Economicus in historical perspective -- 1.1.2 Generalizations of Homo Economicus -- 1.1.3 Limitations of existing generalizations ofHomo Economicus -- 1.1.4 The core problem -- 1.2 Socioeconomic phenomena explained by theHomo Economicus view -- 1.2.1 Competition and organizations -- 1.2.2 Institutions -- 1.3 Love: The first addition to the mainstream view -- 1.4 Power -- 1.4.1 The individualistic approach to power -- 1.4.2 Group power -- 1.4.3 Groups and power: The second addition to the mainstream view -- 1.5 Networks and market frictions: The third additionto the mainstream view -- 1.6 Conclusions -- 2 Love: The missing building block -- 2.1 The plan of the chapter -- 2.2 Love stories: Our loves and how they come to be -- 2.2.1 The loyal soldier: Break 'em down and build 'em up -- 2.2.2 The loving child -- 2.2.3 The love for our children -- 2.2.4 The love of a fan -- 2.2.5 The faith of a hermit -- 2.2.6 The love for our partners -- 2.3 Analysis: Love and the Love Principle -- 2.4 The basic science of love: Introduction and preview -- 2.5 The human brain -- 2.5.1 The conscious and unconscious mind -- 2.5.2 The neural ``love program'' -- 2.6 Emotional development and regulation -- 2.6.1 Emotional development -- 2.6.2 Emotional regulation -- 2.6.3 Is attachment in children related to power and desire? -- 2.7 Categorization and emotional activation -- 2.7.1 Categorization -- 2.7.2 The role of emotional activation and regulation in love.