The volunteer's folly and socio-economic man: Some thoughts on altruism, rationality, and community

Journal of Socio-Economics

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 475-492

  Knox, Trevor M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

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EID: 0043137680     PISSN: 10535357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1053-5357(99)00045-1     Document Type: Article

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