Achieving justice : comparative public opinion on income distribution / by Toril Aalberg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Aalberg, Toril.

Series:

International comparative social studies ; v. 7.

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

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Income distribution--Research.

Income distribution.

Income distribution--Public opinion.

Household surveys.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (275 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, c2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1-280-46732-0

9786610467327

1-4175-3893-7

90-474-0206-5

OCLC:

614804298