Achieving justice : comparative public opinion on income distribution / / by Toril Aalberg.
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.
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| Superior document: | International comparative social studies, v. 7 |
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| Year of Publication: | 2003 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | International comparative social studies ;
v. 7. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (275 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Table of 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