Welfare, ethnicity and altruism : new findings and evolutionary theory / / editor, Frank Salter

• Pubblicazione: London ; ; Portland, Or. : , : Frank Cass, , 2003
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (354 p.)
• Disciplina: 361.6/5
• Soggetto topico: Public welfare; Altruism; Ethnocentrism; Ethnicity; Sociobiology; Multiculturalism
• Altri autori: SalterFrank K
• Note generali: 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.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: pt. I. Does ethnic heterogeneity depress public altruism in multi-ethnic societies? -- pt. II. Welfare broadly defined : ethnic heterogeity and economic growth -- pt. III. Explanation and prediction : does evolutionary theory help? -- pt. IV. Ethical and policy implications.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Welfare, ethnicity and altruism
• ISBN: 1-135-77232-0; 0-203-49975-1; 1-299-28530-9; 1-135-77233-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910826011303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Cass series--nationalism and ethnicity.