The Effects of Race, Income, Mobility and Political Beliefs on Support For Redistribution

Bibliographic Data

ID23236547
AuthorsSteven R Beckman (0000-0003-4120-6673, University of Colorado Denver), Buhong Zheng (0000-0001-6616-1147, University of Colorado Denver)
Year2007
Pages363-385
Publication date2007-05-19
Open AccessNo
TypeCHAPTER
VenueInequality and poverty (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherEmerald (MCB UP ) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/s1049-2585(06)14017-x
OpenAlexW2186515313
ISBN9780762313747
Open LibraryOL22757457M
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited14

A questionnaire is used to assess the impact of race, current past and future family income, as well as political beliefs on the support for redistribution. Current income maximization predicts those with above average income oppose redistribution. However blacks support redistribution until income is well above average and whites oppose redistribution even if income is well below average. Those with incomes below average expect to move up and this prospect of upward mobility reduces support for redistribution. The rich are more likely to espouse arguments that protect their wealth. Most intriguingly, as blacks become richer, support for redistribution falls especially rapidly.

Demographic economics · Economic growth · Economics · Labour economics · Political science · Politics · Redistribution (election) · Redistribution of income and wealth · Unemployment · Employment and Welfare Studies · Law · Political and Economic history of UK and US · Social Policy and Reform Studies

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