Relational Goods

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"Stefano Zamagni has coined the phrase, 'relational goods' which are as important as private goods and public goods. And he believes the fundamental problem of western societies is, too few relational goods. An imbalance in this area is just as dangerous to society as being over over occupied by the seductions of the marketplace or becoming too dependent on the state to provide care. The former can become a substitute for relationships and the latter dehumanizes the recipient and ignores and inadvertently destroys the power of our natural relations." (http://www.aletmanski.com/al-etmanski/2010/06/the-worth-of-a-smile-the-reciprocity-theory-of-stefano-zumagni.html)