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Ever since I read Melvin Lerner’s article “The Justice Motive” (1977) I was fascinated by this construct, especially because it represented a contrast to “self-interest”—the basic motivation postulated in the Economic Model of Man and in Rational Choice Theory. I became convinced that it would be very worthwhile to contribute to the establishment of this construct as a basic human motivation in the Social Sciences.
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Montada, L. (1998). Belief in a Just World: A Hybrid of Justice Motive and Self-Interest?. In: Montada, L., Lerner, M.J. (eds) Responses to Victimizations and Belief in a Just World. Critical Issues in Social Justice. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-6418-5_12
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