Individual motives for contributing to welfare benefits in the Netherlands
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6326765 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Wim Van Oorschot (Tilburg University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 31-46 |
| Publication date | 2002-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Policy & Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0305-5736 • E-ISSN: 1470-8442 |
| Publisher | Bristol University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1332/0305573022501557 |
| OpenAlex | W2313040645 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 38 |
| References cited | 1 |
English Starting from the observation that very little is known about what exactly motivates people to pay for welfare benefits, the article deduces four types of motivation from sociological theories on solidarity: perceived self-interest, moral obligation, empathy and identification with others, and accepted authority. In a national survey among the Dutch adult population in 1995 respondents were asked to what degree the first three motives for contributing to social security apply in their case. The main conclusions are that a large majority of the Dutch are motivated to pay for welfare on several grounds at the same time; the motive of self-interest plays the most important role, followed by moral obligations and then empathy; older people, men and the highest educated are more strongly motivated to contribute to social security, while welfare use and income level only have a modest influence. The main patterns can be understood from the encompassing character of the Dutch social security system, from which (nearly) all Dutch citizens and/or their family members and close friends profit personally
Empathy · Obligation · Political science · Politics · Population · Social security · Social Welfare · Sociology · Solidarity · Welfare · Global History, Politics, and Ideology · Global Socioeconomic and Political Dynamics · Law · Psychology · Social Issues and Policies · Social Psychology
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| Citations per year | 1.81 |
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| Citation span | 2005 - 2022 (18) |
| Highly cited | No |