Samuel S Bowles

Biographic Data

ID9305848
NAMESamuel S Bowles
GIVEN NAMESSamuel S
FAMILY NAMEBowles
SIGNATUREBOWLES S S
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS13
TOTAL CITATIONS404
AUTHOR COUNT13
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1993
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2018
H-INDEX2

  • Meritocracy and Economic Inequality

    Open AccessKenneth Joseph Arrow, Samuel Bowle et al.BOOKMeritocracy and Economic Inequality2018

  • Democracy and Capitalism: Property, Community, and the Contradictions of Modern Social Thought

    Samuel Bowle, Herbert M Gintis et al.BOOKDemocracy and Capitalism2012

  • A Cooperative Species: Human Reciprocity and Its Evolution

    Herbert M Gintis, Samuel Bowles et al.BOOKA Cooperative Species2011

    Why do humans, uniquely among animals, cooperate in large numbers to advance projects for the common good? Contrary to the conventional wisdom in biology and economics, this generous and civic-minded behavior is widespread and cannot be explained simply by far-sighted self-interest or a desire to help close genealogical kin. This book shows that the central issue is not why selfish people act generously, but instead how genetic and cultural evolu…

  • Schooling in capitalist America: Educational Reform and the Contradictions of Economic Life

    Herbert Gintis, Herbert M Gintis et al.BOOKSchooling in capitalist America2011Cited by: 392

    ""This seminal work . . . establishes a persuasive new paradigm. Contemporary Sociology. No book since Schooling in Capitalist America has taken on the systemic forces hard at work undermining our education system. This classic reprint is an invaluable resource for radical educators. Samuel Bowles is research professor and director of the behavioral sciences program at the Santa Fe Institute, and professor emeritus of economics at the University …

  • Poverty Traps

    Karla Ruth Hoff, Samuel S Bowles et al.BOOKPoverty Traps2011

    Much popular belief--and public policy--rests on the idea that those born into poverty have it in their power to escape. But the persistence of poverty and ever-growing economic inequality around the world have led many economists to seriously question the model of individual economic self-determination when it comes to the poor. In Poverty Traps , Samuel Bowles, Steven Durlauf, Karla Hoff, and the book's other contributors argue that there are m…

  • A Cooperative Species: Human Reciprocity and Its Evolution

    Open AccessHerbert M Gintis, Samuel Bowles et al.BOOKCooperative Species2011

    A fascinating look at the evolutionary origins of cooperation Why do humans, uniquely among animals, cooperate in large numbers to advance projects for the common good? Contrary to the conventional wisdom in biology and economics, this generous and civic-minded behavior is widespread and cannot be explained simply by far-sighted self-interest or a desire to help close genealogical kin. In A Cooperative Species , Samuel Bowles and Herbert Gintis—p…

  • Unequal Chances: Family Background and Economic Success

    Herbert M Gintis, Samuel S Bowles et al.BOOKUnequal Chances2009

  • Inequality, Cooperation, and Environmental Sustainability

    Jean‐marie Baland, Samuel Bowle et al.BOOKInequality, Cooperation, and…2007

    Does inequality exacerbate environmental problems?Would an equal ization of wealth, social status, and political power contribute to environ mental sustainability?Or is environmental degradation a likely byproduct of efforts to advance the economic, social, and political interests of the less well-off?In this book, we investigate the impact of inequality on envi ronmental sustainability.We focus on local commons as they are essential to the livel…

  • Moral Sentiments and Material Interests: The Foundations of Cooperation in Economic Life

    Christopher Ansell, Herbert M Gintis et al.BOOKMoral Sentiments and Material…2006Cited by: 12

    Moral Sentiments and Material Interests presents an innovative synthesis of research in different disciplines to argue that cooperation stems not from the stereotypical selfish agent acting out of disguised self-interest but from the presence of "strong reciprocators" in a social group. Presenting an overview of research in economics, anthropology, evolutionary and human biology, social psychology, and sociology, the book deals with both the theo…

  • Globalization and Egalitarian Redistribution

    Samuel Bowle, Samuel S Bowles et al.BOOKGlobalization and Egalitarian…2006

    Can the welfare state survive in an economically integrated world? Many have argued that globalization has undermined national policies to raise the living standards and enhance the economic opportunities of the poor. This book, by sixteen of the world's leading authorities in international economics and the welfare state, suggests a surprisingly different set of consequences: Globalization does not preclude social insurance and egalitarian redis…

  • Foundations of human sociality: Economic Experiments and Ethnographic Evidence From Fifteen Small-Scale Societies

    Robert Boyd, Ernst Fehr et al.BOOKFoundations of human sociality2004

  • Politics and Economics of Power

    Maurizio Franzini, Samuel S Bowles et al.BOOKPolitics and Economics of Power1998

  • Markets and democracy: Participation, accountability and efficiency

    Samuel Bowle, Herbert M Gintis et al.BOOKMarkets and Democracy1993

    The market does not spontaneously generate democratic or participatory economic institutions. This book asks whether a modern, efficient economy can be rendered democratically accountable and, if so, what strategic changes might be required to regulate the market-mediated interaction of economic agents. The contributors bring contemporary microeconomic theory to bear on a range of related issues, including the relationship between democratic firm…