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Agreeing in Principle

Utilitarianism and Economic Values as Support for the European Union in Central and Eastern Europe

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ID7877488
AuthorsMatthew Lovele, Mathew Lovele (0000-0002-7232-2776, University of Mississippi, corresponding author)
Year2010
Volume48
Issue4
Pages1083-1106
Publication date2010-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJCMS Journal of Common Market Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0021-9886 • E-ISSN: 1468-5965
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1468-5965.2010.02088.x
OpenAlexW1492382734
LanguageEN
Citations received12
References cited29

Using new mass surveys in central and eastern Europe, this article tests utilitarianism and economic values as the bases of support for the European Union. Advancing our understanding, the empirical findings point to increasingly nuanced economic criteria as the perception of social inequality strongly and independently influences EU support

Development economics · Economic inequality · Economics · Empirical research · European union · Inequality · International trade · Perception · Point (geometry · Political science · Positive economics · Statistics · Utilitarianism · European Union Policy and Governance · Law · Populism, Right-Wing Movements · Psychology · Social Policy and Reform Studies

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