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Wealth, Climate, and Framing: Cross-National Differences in Solidarity

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Solidarity and Prosocial Behavior

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van de Vliert, E., Lindenberg, S. (2006). Wealth, Climate, and Framing: Cross-National Differences in Solidarity. In: Fetchenhauer, D., Flache, A., Buunk, B., Lindenberg, S. (eds) Solidarity and Prosocial Behavior. Critical Issues in Social Justice. Springer, Boston, MA . https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-28032-4_13

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