ABSTRACT
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.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |1 pages
Part I Does Ethnic Heterogeneity Depress Public Altruism in Multi-Ethnic Societies?
chapter 2|26 pages
Urban Begging and Ethnic Nepotism in Russia: An Ethological J/arilla BUIIR'skq),a, Frallk Sa/ler, /l'{/1/ Diakollo1J, alld A/RX~)' ,\inimov
chapter 3|12 pages
Ethnic Diversity, Population Size, and Charitable Giving at the Local Level in the United States
chapter 5|15 pages
An Exploratory Comparative Study of the Relationship between Ethnic Heterogeneity and Welfare Politics
part |1 pages
Part II Welfare Broadly Defined: Ethnic Heterogeneity and Economic Growth
chapter 7|4 pages
Ethnolinguistic Diversity, Government, and Growth
part |1 pages
Part III Explanation and Prediction: Does Evolutionary Theory Help?
chapter 9|4 pages
The Limits of Chimpanzee Charity: of lVleat Sharing in Communities of Wild Apes
part |1 pages
Part IV Ethical and Policy Implications