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Author Aalberg, Toril.

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

Publication Info. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2003]
©2003

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Description 1 online resource (xvi, 257 pages) : illustrations.
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series International comparative social studies, 1568-4474 ; v. 7
International comparative social studies ; v. 7. 1568-4474
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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.
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.
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Subject Income distribution -- Research.
Income distribution -- Research.
Income distribution.
Income distribution -- Public opinion.
Income distribution -- Public opinion.
Household surveys.
Household surveys.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Aalberg, Toril. Achieving justice. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, ©2003 9004129901 (DLC) 2002038511 (OCoLC)51059335
ISBN 1417538937 (electronic book)
9781417538935 (electronic book)
9047402065
9789047402060
9004129901 (paperback ; alkaline paper)
9789004129900 (paperback ; alkaline paper)