Morality and the Public Good in Post-Socialist European States
Abstract: In this study, we investigate morality in relation to the public good in post-socialist Europe. Public good morality is defined as the (non)acceptance of behaviour that contravenes the law and harms society and the greater good of the collective, such as cheating on taxes if one has the chance, paying cash to avoid taxes, not paying one’s fare in public transport, and claiming state benefits one is not entitled to. Using data from the European Values Study in 2008 on more than 30,000 respondents in 23 post-socialist states, we find that on average the level of public good morality is quite high: 8.4 on a ten-point scale. However, there are marked differences between individuals and between countries, which we attempt to explain by looking at the legacy of communist rule, processes of democratization and compliance attitudes. We find that individuals living in former Soviet states are more ‘lenient’ when it comes to actions that harm the collective. However, those who lived under co
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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource
- Language
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Englisch
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Veröffentlichungsversion
begutachtet (peer reviewed)
In: Studies of Transition States and Societies ; 7 (2015) 1 ; 7-26
- Classification
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Politik
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Veröffentlichung
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Mannheim
- (when)
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2015
- Creator
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Sieben, Inge
Halman, Loek
- URN
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urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-438522
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Open Access; Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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25.03.2025, 1:45 PM CET
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Associated
- Sieben, Inge
- Halman, Loek
Time of origin
- 2015
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