Divided by the Market, Divided by the State
Distribution, Redistribution and Welfare Attitudes in 47 Countries
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23232199 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Melike Wulfgramm (0000-0001-9436-2771, Department of Political Science and Public Management University of Southern Denmark Campusvej 55 DK‐5230 Odense M DenmarkUniversity of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark., corresponding author), Peter Starke (0000-0002-0837-7553) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-27 |
| Publication date | 2017-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Scandinavian Political Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0080-6757 • E-ISSN: 1467-9477 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/1467-9477.12078 |
| OpenAlex | W2519757600 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 55 |
This article examines the impact of income inequality and welfare state context on the extent to which the rich and poor share similar attitudes towards redistribution. It asks whether and how differences in attitudes, particularly those between income groups, are shaped by inequality and redistributive efforts. Based on a multi‐level analysis of individual survey data across 47 countries at three points in time, the article shows that such an interaction of individual characteristics and the macro‐context indeed matters considerably. While material self‐interest, unsurprisingly, explains part of the individual differences, the analysis also shows, for the first time, that both high inequality and strongly redistributive policies divide public opinion along the lines of socioeconomic position. Put differently, while market inequality may be associated with less cohesive attitudes, a highly redistributive welfare state does not seem to foster agreement among the public, either. These findings have important policy implications for advanced welfare states, including a renewed emphasis on ‘predistribution’ (i.e., policies that influence the primary distribution of income) in order to avoid the scenario of intensified redistributive conflicts.
Context (archaeology) · Demographic economics · Distribution (mathematics) · Economic growth · Economic inequality · Economics · Geography · Income distribution · Inequality · Market economy · Order (exchange) · Political science · Politics · Population · Public economics · Public opinion · Redistribution (election) · Redistribution of income and wealth · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Unemployment · Welfare · Welfare state · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism · Political and Economic history of UK and US · Social Policy and Reform Studies
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
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| Citations per year | 1,6 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |