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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450541003321

Autore

Aalberg Toril

Titolo

Achieving justice [[electronic resource] ] : comparative public opinion on income distribution / / by Toril Aalberg

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, c2003

ISBN

1-280-46732-0

9786610467327

1-4175-3893-7

90-474-0206-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (275 p.)

Collana

International comparative social studies, , 1568-4474 ; ; v. 7

Disciplina

339.2/2

Soggetti

Income distribution - Research

Income distribution - Public opinion

Household surveys

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; List of tables; List of figures; Preface; Chapter 1 Public opinion, government policies and distributive justice. An introduction; Chapter 2 Principles of distributive justice: A theoretical approach; Chapter 3 Public support for distributive principles; Chapter 4 Opposing principles and trade-offs: Results from an experimental study; Chapter 5 Perceived distributions: The public understanding of reality; Chapter 6 Support for egalitarian ideals and policies: Reaction or adjustment?; Chapter 7 Wages and earning inequalities; Chapter 8 Taxes and redistribution of income

Chapter 9 ConclusionReferences; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; Appendix 3; Appendix 4; Authors Index; Index of Subjects

Sommario/riassunto

This work provides a comparative analysis of public beliefs about social justice. What can explain the cross-national variations, and if opinions do change over time, why is this so? This text should be of interest to those interested in the relationship between public opinion and political elite.