solidary benefit

(noun)

A selective solidary benefit is another type of benefit offered to members or prospective members of an interest group. These incentives involve benefits like "socializing congeniality, the sense of group membership and identification, the status resulting from membership, fun and conviviality, the maintenance of social distinctions, and so on.

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Examples of solidary benefit in the following topics:

  • Motivations Behind the Formation of Interest Groups

    • Selective material benefits are benefits that are usually given in monetary benefits.
    • Many trade and professional interest groups tend to give these types of benefits to their members.
    • A selective solidary benefit is another type of benefit offered to members or prospective members of an interest group.
    • A solidary incentive is one in which the rewards for participation are socially derived and created out of the act of association.
    • Identify the benefits and incentives for individuals to join interest groups

  • The Characteristics of Members

    • The general theory is that individuals must be enticed with some type of benefit to join an interest group.
    • Selective material benefits are benefits that are usually given in monetary benefits.
    • Many trade and professional interest groups tend to give these types of benefits to their members.
    • A selective solidary benefit is another type of benefit offered to members or prospective members of an interest group.
    • A solidary incentive is one in which the rewards for participation are socially derived and created out of the act of association.

  • Members

    • Selective material benefits are sometimes given in order to address the free rider problem.
    • Many trade and professional interest groups give these benefits to members.
    • A selective solidary benefit is another type of benefit offered to members of an interest group.
    • A solidary incentive is one in which the rewards for participation are social and created out of the act of association.
    • An expressive incentive can be another basic benefit to members of an interest group.

  • The Elderly

    • Social security is a social insurance program consisting of retirement, disability, and survivors' benefits.
    • To qualify for these benefits, most American workers pay Social Security taxes on their earnings, and future benefits are based on the employees' contributions.
    • In 2010, more than 54 million Americans received approximately $712 billion in Social Security benefits

  • Civil Rights of the Elderly

    • Recipients of the OAA benefits are disproportionately poor, female, rural, and African American, as these elderly populations are particularly vulnerable.
    • This law forbids employment discrimination against anyone who is at least 40 years old in the United States; the denial of benefits based on age; mandatory retirement; and prohibits statements of age preferences in job notices or advertisements.
    • The law attempts to address company policies that force elderly employees out of work once they become eligible for government retirement benefits or due to prejudice against the elderly.
    • A large component of non-monetary compensation is retirement funding and similar benefits.

  • Income Security Policy and Policy Making

    • Means-tested benefits.
    • Non-contributory benefits.
    • Discretionary benefits.
    • Universal or categorical benefits, also known as demogrants.
    • These are non-contributory benefits given to whole sections of the population without a test of means or need, such as family allowances or the public pension in New Zealand (known as New Zealand Superannuation).

  • Business and Economic Interest Groups

    • Economic interest groups advocate for the economic benefit of their members, and business interests groups are a prominent type of economic interest group.
    • These groups work to gain or retain benefits for their members, through advocacy, public campaigns and even by lobbying governments to make changes in public policy.
    • These groups advocate for the economic interest and benefits of their members.
    • Like other business interest groups, USWCC will work though legal and lobbying to gain benefits for its constituency.

  • Professional Interest Groups

    • Economic interest groups advocate for the economic benefit of their members and constituents.
    • Professional organizations also provide direct economic benefits to their members.
    • These benefits include access to personal or professional insurance as well as professional development opportunities.

  • Consumer Interest Groups

    • These groups work to gain or retain benefits for their members, or to make general changes for the public good.
    • Consumer Interest Groups can be considered public-interest groups since their work benefits consumers rather than providing exclusive economic benefits to a closed set of members.

  • Public Interest Groups

    • These groups work to gain or retain benefits for their members, or to make general changes for the public good.
    • Because the benefits brought about by public interest groups benefit a large group of individuals, there is less direct incentive for people to become involved in an organization's work since they will still gain from the work even if they remain inactive.