The Economics of Solidarity: A Conceptual Framework

Alexander Kritikos, Friedel Bolle and Jonathan Tan

No 233, Discussion Papers from European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder), Department of Business Administration and Economics

Abstract: For many people "solidarity" has become a meaningless word used in slogans - too often used without leading to any economic consequences. We show in this paper conditions under which solidarity can be a powerful instrument. In a solidary action, an individual in a group contributes to a series of actions that aims for a reallocation of scarce resources. The willingness to contribute is mainly influenced by the efficiency of the objective of the solidary action, and is enhanced by feelings of mutual exchange (solidarity) within a group.

Keywords: solidarity; altruism; dynamic; mutual (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D60 D71 H40 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2005
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