{"id":570,"date":"2011-04-14T10:48:37","date_gmt":"2011-04-14T10:48:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/leedscd.wordpress.com\/?p=570"},"modified":"2011-04-14T10:48:37","modified_gmt":"2011-04-14T10:48:37","slug":"de-tocqueville-on-self-interest-via-stiglitz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2011\/04\/14\/de-tocqueville-on-self-interest-via-stiglitz\/","title":{"rendered":"de Tocqueville on Self Interest via Stiglitz&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>de Tocqueville once described what he saw as a chief part of the peculiar genius of American society\u2014something he called \u201cself-interest properly understood.\u201d The last two words were the key. Everyone possesses self-interest in a narrow sense: I want what\u2019s good for me right now! Self-interest \u201cproperly understood\u201d is different. It means appreciating that paying attention to everyone else\u2019s self-interest\u2014in other words, the common welfare\u2014is in fact a precondition for one\u2019s own ultimate well-being.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>This is an\u00a0excerpt\u00a0taken from an article published by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/society\/features\/2011\/05\/top-one-percent-201105\">Vanity Fair<\/a> and written by Nobel Prize Winning Economist Joe Stiglitz.<\/p>\n<div class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Posts\"><ul class=\"entry-meta\"><li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"An imaginary open letter: To those who would &#8216;engage&#8217; us&#8230;\" href=\"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2012\/08\/09\/an-imaginary-open-letter-to-those-who-would-engage-us\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">An imaginary open letter: To those who would &#8216;engage&#8217; us&#8230;<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"Some thoughts on Best City outcomes\" href=\"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2012\/07\/05\/some-thoughts-on-best-city-outcomes\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Some thoughts on Best City outcomes<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"Some Barriers to Engagement\" href=\"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2012\/06\/13\/some-barriers-to-engagement\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Some Barriers to Engagement<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"Getting to Grips with Social Finance &#8211; FREE TRAINING\" href=\"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2012\/06\/12\/getting-to-grips-with-social-finance-free-training\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Getting to Grips with Social Finance &#8211; FREE TRAINING<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"Working In Community Development Today&#8230;\" href=\"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2012\/05\/23\/working-in-community-development-today\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Working In Community Development Today&#8230;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>de Tocqueville once described what he saw as a chief part of the peculiar genius of American society\u2014something he called \u201cself-interest properly understood.\u201d The last two words were the key. Everyone possesses self-interest in a narrow sense: I want what\u2019s good for me right now! Self-interest \u201cproperly understood\u201d is different. 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