National Identity and Social Welfare

Tan, Chee Meng; Lee, Yoong Hon; Ng, Pek Kim

doi:10.4236/tel.2018.810107

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“…We model the poor's utility using the economics of identity from Akerlof and Kranton [4], which state that individuals not only derive utility from income, but also from social group identification. Following Shayo [14], Sambanis and Shayo [5], and Tan, Lee and Ng [16], the post-tax utility of a citizen is…”

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National Identity, Revolt and Taxation

Tan¹,

Sarma²

2018

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This paper investigates the impact of national pride on the likelihood of revolt. We propose a sequential game with a representative rich agent who decides and implements the tax rate, and a representative poor agent who either launches a revolt to oust the rich or accepts income redistribution. Using the economics of identity, the poor's utility not only depends on agent income but on the utility from national identification. We demonstrate that the likelihood of revolt by the poor and the tax rate that the rich needs to implement to avert a revolt decreases with national pride. We substantiate these results using logit regression analysis applied to data in the World Value Survey.

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National Identity, Revolt and Taxation

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2018

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Connotation of “Belonging-Identity” and contemporary appeal under political confucianism

Zhicheng

2020

Int. Commun. Chin. Cult

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The politicization of Confucianism has always been an important dimension to the practice of Confucian realistic values. Strengthening the concept of national identity with Confucianism can maintain the stable order of the country, then realize the enlightenment of social ethics and promote democratic political reform. Yet, Confucianism does not have a specific way to interpret and realize national identity in its cultural connotation. Instead, it shows some meanings of “belonging-identity” in the relationship among individuals, society, and the country. The key point of Confucian “belonging-identity” is its moral nature. We should take the “Supreme goodness” of Confucianism into actualization, socialization, politicization to re-examine and construct an effective mechanism of national identity. Also, Confucianism belongs not only to China. We can apply the Confucian “belonging-identity” system into other Asian countries with similar cultures to realize harmonious relations among individuals, families, and countries. National identity is more a kind of sense, but if we use it in rational political philosophy, such as Confucianism, it can promote the development of democracy of a country.

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National Identity and Social Welfare

Cited by 2 publications

References 14 publications

National Identity, Revolt and Taxation

National Identity, Revolt and Taxation

Connotation of “Belonging-Identity” and contemporary appeal under political confucianism

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