Buying a lottery ticket to help the poor: Altruism, civic duty, and self-interest in the decision to vote

Rationality and Society

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 55-77

  Jankowski, Richard ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT FREDONIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Altruism; Civic duty; Rationality; Self interest; Voting

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036103985     PISSN: 10434631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1043463102014001003     Document Type: Review

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