Private support and social securityPrivate support and social security

Frans van Dijk ()
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Frans van Dijk: CREED, Department of Economics, University of Amsterdam, Roeterstraat 11, 1018 WB Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Journal of Population Economics, 1998, vol. 11, issue 3, 345-371

Abstract: The issue is addressed whether assistance to persons in need can be left to the `family' and the `community'. In that case people depend on their social networks. The support a person receives through a given network of social ties is examined. However, ties are diverse and subject to change. By means of a model of the dynamics of social ties, the conditions for adequate private support are analyzed. The sustainability of private support over time is examined by incorporating the impact on social ties of lending and receiving support. It is shown that support is only an effective alternative in a limited number of situations.

Keywords: Social; security; ·; private; support; ·; social; ties (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A13 H41 H55 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1998-07-30
Note: Received: 2 January 1997 / Accepted: 2 February 1998
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