Gifts as governance
Church Welfare and the Samaritan's dilemma
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23239259 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nathan P Goodman (0000-0003-4414-9547, George Mason University, corresponding author), Roberta Q Herzberg (George Mason University) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 703-714 |
| Publication date | 2020-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Institutional Economics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1744-1374 • E-ISSN: 1744-1382 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s174413741900047x |
| OpenAlex | W2974871871 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 32 |
How do gifts relate to formal and informal institutions? Giving gifts, especially in the form of anti-poverty aid, opens the givers to a serious social dilemma: the Samaritan's dilemma. We explain how the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints uses a mixture of formal and informal governance to provide sustainable social welfare programs that avoid this dilemma. These institutions not only govern aid arrangements, but also provide governance across the entire Church community, encouraging religious adherence and broad-based participation.
Corporate governance · Dilemma · Economics · Epistemology · Ethical dilemma · Institution · Law and economics · Management · Political economy · Political science · Poverty · Social dilemma · Sociology · Welfare · Law · Philosophy · Psychology · Religion and Society Interactions · Religion, Society, and Development · Religious Education and Schools · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,4 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |