Welfare, ethnicity, and altruism : new findings and evolutionary theory /
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| Imprint: | London ; Portland, OR : Frank Cass, 2004. |
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| Description: | xx, 341 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Cass series--nationalism and ethnicity, 1462-9755 |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5253445 |
| Summary: | 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 becomes, the greater is its resistance to redistributive policies. These results point to profound inconsistencies within ideologies of both left and right regarding ethnicity.<br> |
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| Item Description: | 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. |
| Physical Description: | xx, 341 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0714654272 0714683523 |
| ISSN: | 1462-9755 |