Download or read book Altruism and Self-Interest in Democracies written by R. Jankowski and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-01-26 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Individuals have little incentive to vote, acquire political information or contribute campaign funds, because their vote has very little chance of affecting the outcome of an election. Jankowski offers an explanation and evidence for political participation based on the fact that most individuals are weakly altruistic.