Citizen Willingness to Assist as Volunteers in the Provision of Local Public Goods
A Case Study of Volunteer Firemen in 70 West German Cities
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2816438 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Charles E Zech (Villanova University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1982 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 303-314 |
| Publication date | 1982-07-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Economics and Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-9246 • E-ISSN: 1536-7150 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1536-7150.1982.tb01683.x |
| OpenAlex | W2025769999 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 19 |
Volunteer activity, from one perspective, that of the theory of public choice, provides an outlet for the articulation of demand for public goods. To analyze its role in that function, a theoretical model is constructed which incorporates the social, benevolence and demand articulation elements of volunteerism into a single utility function. The utility function is based on the economics of clubs and the economics of charity views of utility. The theoretical model shows how the rational individual weighs the benefits and costs of volunteerism and relates this behavior to the rational voter model of demand articulation. The model is then empirically tested, using data for volunteer fire companies in 70 West German cities. The empirical results show that to the extent volunteer activities are considered to be a form of demand articulation, they are consistent with the rational voter hypothesis
Articulation (sociology) · Business · Demand curve · Economics · Empirical research · Function (biology) · German · Microeconomics · Perspective (graphical) · Political science · Public economics · Public good · Rational choice theory (criminology) · Volunteer · Computer Science · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies · Law · Marketing · Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering
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Determinants of the Size of the Small Business Sector
The Median Voter Model Fails an Empirical Test
An Examination into the Relevance of the Median Voter Model
On the economics of voter turnout in local school elections
Benevolence, malevolence and economic theory
Public interest lobbies
A clear test of rational voting
Some simple economics of voting and not voting
Is the act of voting rational
A description and explanation of citizen participation in a canadian municipality
The determinants of voter participation
The rational voter
The rational behavior theory of voter participation
An economic analysis of the voting on Michigan's tax and expenditure limitation amendment
A Pure Theory of Local Expenditures
A Search for Testable Implications of the Tiebout Hypothesis
An Economic Theory of Clubs
Collective Goods Provision through Community Development
| Citations per year | 0.17 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1986 - 2011 (26) |
| Highly cited | No |