Self-Interest or Altruism

Bruce D. Fitzgerald
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Bruce D. Fitzgerald: Peace Science Department University of Pennsylvania

Journal of Conflict Resolution, 1975, vol. 19, issue 3, 462-479

Abstract: It is shown that altruism is not, in general, sufficient to reduce the area of contention between two actors. Altruism can reduce or eliminate contention, leave it unchanged, or lead to a new form of contention, a contest in beneficence. Which result obtains is an empirical question. Several recent applications of the assumption of altruism are summarized.

Date: 1975
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DOI: 10.1177/002200277501900304

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