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

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Salter, Frank K.

Series:

Cass series--nationalism and ethnicity.

Cass series--nationalism and ethnicity, 1462-9755

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public welfare--Cross-cultural studies--Congresses.

Public welfare.

Altruism--Cross-cultural studies--Congresses.

Altruism.

Ethnocentrism--Congresses.

Ethnocentrism.

Ethnicity--Congresses.

Ethnicity.

Sociobiology--Congresses.

Sociobiology.

Multiculturalism--Congresses.

Multiculturalism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (354 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; Portland, Or. : Frank Cass, 2003.

Language Note:

English

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 become

Contents:

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.

Notes:

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.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-135-77232-0

0-203-49975-1

1-299-28530-9

1-135-77233-9

9780203499757

OCLC:

831121503