The Samaritan’s dilemma problem is analyzed in the article. Based on the Buchanan’s model, the strategies formulated according to the classical decision theory criterions were considered. Here, the impact of all the decision strategies combinations was evaluated from the point of social...

The Samaritan’s dilemma problem is analyzed in the article. Based on the Buchanan’s model, the strategies formulated according to the classical decision theory criterions were considered. Here, the impact of all the decision strategies combinations was evaluated from the point of social...

This paper discusses the impact of foreign aid on the recipient country's preparedness against natural disasters. The theoretical model shows that foreign aid can have two opposing effects on a country's level of mitigating activities. In order to test the theoretical propositions we analyse the...

The Samaritain dilemma (Buchanan, 1975) is often quoted to criticize development assistance to poor countries. In this context it is interpreted very far from the original formulation relative to hijackers. This paper analyses the original dilemma.and the further interpretations.