An international comparison of attitudes to inequality

Abstract

Examines community attitudes to earnings inequality in six countries – Australia, West Germany, the UK, the USA, Hungary and Poland. A comparison is made of the attitudes to inequality in each of these countries. The changes in attitudes to inequality that occurred over the 1987‐1992 period are also examined. Some conclusions on the important relationship between culture and the economy are drawn from this analysis.

Citation

Austen, S. (2002), "An international comparison of attitudes to inequality", International Journal of Social Economics, Vol. 29 No. 3, pp. 218-237. https://doi.org/10.1108/03068290210417106