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Welfare, ethnicity, and altruism : new findings and evolutionary theory /
Welfare, Ethnicity, and Altruism applies the controversial theory of 'Ethnic Nepotism', first formulated by Irenäus Eibl-Eibesfeldt and Pierre van den Berghe, to the modern welfare state (both are authors in this volume). This theory states that ethnic groups resemble large families whose...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Portland, Or. :
Frank Cass,
2004.
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| Colección: | Cass series--nationalism and ethnicity.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Welfare, Ethnicity, and Altruism applies the controversial theory of 'Ethnic Nepotism', first formulated by Irenäus Eibl-Eibesfeldt and Pierre van den Berghe, to the modern welfare state (both are authors in this volume). This theory states that ethnic groups resemble large families whose members are prone to cooperate due to 'kin altruism'. Recent empirical findings in economics and political science offer confirmatory evidence. The book presents two separate studies that compare welfare expenditures around the world, both indicating that the more ethnically mixed a population become. |
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| Notas: | Presents findings based on the symposium "Welfare, Ethnicity, and Altruism: Bringing in Evolutionary Theory," hosted by the Werner Reimers Foundation in Bad Homburg, Germany, 10-13 February 1999. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xx, 341 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780203499757 0203499751 9780714654294 0714654299 9780714683522 0714683523 0714654272 9780714654270 1299285309 9781299285309 1135772339 9781135772338 |
| ISSN: | 1462-9755 |