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Church Ministry and the Free Rider Problem:

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Questions raised by the theory of collective action ate a point of departure for an analysis of the economic aspect of church ministry Church ministry is the supply of meaning validated through member commitment Churches select the demand for meaning validation they make on their members on a continuum ranging from “strict exclusiveness” to “lenient mclusiveness” Tensions which arise may be resolved through modality and sodality structures in symbiotic relationship with each other Various solutions to free rider problems are reviewed with emphasis being given to the formation of second order volitions and the provision of “in process” benefits Sen's distinction between sympathy and commitment is used to ascertain the primary motivation underlying three levels of giving to churches The State can preserve a “free market” in religion through the disestablishment of churches

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  • Joe L Wallis, 1991. "Church Ministry and the Free Rider Problem:," American Journal of Economics and Sociology, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 50(2), pages 183-196, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:ajecsc:v:50:y:1991:i:2:p:183-196
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1536-7150.1991.tb03326.x
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    1. Berggren, Niclas, 1997. "Rhetoric or reality? An economic analysis of the effects of religion in Sweden," Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), Elsevier, vol. 26(6), pages 571-596.
    2. Hollander, Gideon & Kahana, Nava & Lecker, Tikva, 2003. "Religious and secular human capital: an economic model," Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), Elsevier, vol. 32(5), pages 489-498, November.
    3. Hámori, Balázs, 1995. "Az elvakultság ökonómiája [The economy of mental infatuation]," Közgazdasági Szemle (Economic Review - monthly of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences), Közgazdasági Szemle Alapítvány (Economic Review Foundation), vol. 0(9), pages 860-870.

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