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| 3. Dion, Michelle. "When is it rational to redistribute? A cross-national examination of attitudes toward redistribution" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, Hotel Intercontinental, New Orleans, LA, Jan 07, 2009 Online <APPLICATION/PDF>. 2009-11-28 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p283574_index.html>Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript
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Abstract: Much of the literature on the politics of redistribution and redistributive social policy rests on an assumption that economic self-interest drives policy preferences. In the much cited work of Meltzer and Richard (1981), demand for redistribution increases as the income of the median voter in a majoritarian system declines, or as income inequality increases. Given that cross-national correlations between pre-tax income inequality and state redistributive policy are weak or contrary to Meltzer and Richard’s (1981) predictions, recent work has focused instead on explaining the failure of government policy to reflect what should be aggregate preferences for more government redistribution. This paper approaches the lack of cross-national correlation between pre-tax income inequality and support for redistribution from a different viewpoint. Its basic insight is that in a context of high income inequality, high income individuals may support government redistribution more than previously expected because they prefer government redistribution to the threat of political instability or more extreme redistribution (through revolution or regime change) that may accompany high income inequality. The paper tests the theoretical argument using multi-level or hierarchical analyses of a cross-national collection of opinion surveys that capture expressed attitudes toward redistribution. The results suggest that national context, particularly income inequality and level of economic development, shape not only overall levels of support for redistribution but also the relationship between household income and support for redistribution. |
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| 4. McCandless, Erin. "Rights Versus Redistribution: Social Movements and Transformative Change in Zimbabwe" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Marriott, Loews Philadelphia, and the Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA, <Not Available>. 2009-11-28 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p152810_index.html>Publication Type: Proceeding |
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| 5. Lu, Xiaobo. "Social Mobility, Inequality of Opportunity, and Redistribution Policy" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Hyatt Regency Chicago and the Sheraton Chicago Hotel and Towers, Chicago, IL, Aug 30, 2007 <Not Available>. 2009-11-28 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p208808_index.html>Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript
Abstract: This paper extends models concerning social mobility and redistribution policy. The main differences from previous models are the behavioral approach this paper takes to model belief update as well as the consideration of acculturation process in social mobility. More importantly, this paper extends policy equilibrium analyses to a broader range of political institutions in democratic and non-democratic regimes, and emphasizes the role of inequality of opportunity in social mobility and political order in transitional regimes. |
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