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Private support and social securityPrivate support and social security

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Frans van Dijk () (CREED, Department of Economics, University of Amsterdam, Roeterstraat 11, 1018 WB Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
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The issue is addressed whether assistance to persons in need can be left to the `family' and the `community'. In that case people depend on their social networks. The support a person receives through a given network of social ties is examined. However, ties are diverse and subject to change. By means of a model of the dynamics of social ties, the conditions for adequate private support are analyzed. The sustainability of private support over time is examined by incorporating the impact on social ties of lending and receiving support. It is shown that support is only an effective alternative in a limited number of situations.

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Article provided by Springer in its journal Journal of Population Economics.

Volume (Year): 11 (1998)
Issue (Month): 3 ()
Pages: 345-371
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Note: Received: 2 January 1997 / Accepted: 2 February 1998
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Keywords: Social security · private support · social ties;

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A13 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics - - - Relation of Economics to Social Values
H41 - Public Economics - - Publicly Provided Goods - - - Public Goods
H55 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Social Security and Public Pensions

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