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Attitudes to Income Equality: The ‘Socialist Legacy’ Revisited

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  • Mamta Murthi

    (Europe and Central Asia Region, MSN H4-401, The World Bank, 1818 H Street, NW, Washington, DC 20433 USA.)

  • Erwin R Tiongson

    (Europe and Central Asia Region, MSN H4-401, The World Bank, 1818 H Street, NW, Washington, DC 20433 USA.)

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It is routinely assumed that residents of post-socialist countries have a preference for greater income equality, other things being equal, owing to the legacy of socialism. This proposition is examined in the context of Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union (FSU) using three waves of the World Values Survey. Contrary to expectations, there is little evidence of a ‘socialist legacy’ en bloc. Countries in the FSU as a group display significantly lower preference for moving towards greater income equality than Eastern Europe. Moreover, this preference for greater income inequality appears to have persisted at least since the mid-1990s. Comparative Economic Studies (2009) 51, 344–366. doi:10.1057/ces.2009.4; published online 21 May 2009

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  • Mamta Murthi & Erwin R Tiongson, 2009. "Attitudes to Income Equality: The ‘Socialist Legacy’ Revisited," Comparative Economic Studies, Palgrave Macmillan;Association for Comparative Economic Studies, vol. 51(3), pages 344-366, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:compes:v:51:y:2009:i:3:p:344-366
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    1. Alexandru Cojocaru & Mame Fatou Diagne, 2021. "Redistributive preferences in Europe and Central Asia, 2006–2016," Economics of Transition and Institutional Change, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 29(1), pages 151-172, January.
    2. Corneo, Giacomo & Neher, Frank, 2015. "Democratic redistribution and rule of the majority," European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier, vol. 40(PA), pages 96-109.
    3. de Bresser, Jochem & Knoef, Marike, 2021. "Preferences for Income Redistribution : A New Survey Item and Experimental Evidence," Discussion Paper 2021-035, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research.

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