The Undeserving Rich

American Beliefs about Inequality, Opportunity, and Redistribution

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Government, Social Science, Business & Finance
Cover of the book The Undeserving Rich by Professor Leslie McCall, Cambridge University Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Professor Leslie McCall ISBN: 9781107357730
Publisher: Cambridge University Press Publication: March 29, 2013
Imprint: Cambridge University Press Language: English
Author: Professor Leslie McCall
ISBN: 9781107357730
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication: March 29, 2013
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Language: English

It is widely assumed that Americans care little about income inequality, believe opportunities abound, admire the rich, and dislike redistributive policies. Leslie McCall contends that such assumptions are based on both incomplete survey data and economic conditions of the past and not present. In fact, Americans have desired less inequality for decades, and McCall's book explains why. Americans become most concerned about inequality in times of inequitable growth, when they view the rich as prospering while opportunities for good jobs, fair pay and high quality education are restricted for everyone else. As a result, they favor policies to expand opportunity and redistribute earnings in the workplace, reducing inequality in the market rather than redistributing income after the fact with tax and spending policies. This book resolves the paradox of how Americans can express little enthusiasm for welfare state policies and still yearn for a more equitable society, and forwards a new model of preferences about income inequality rooted in labor market opportunities rather than welfare state policies.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

It is widely assumed that Americans care little about income inequality, believe opportunities abound, admire the rich, and dislike redistributive policies. Leslie McCall contends that such assumptions are based on both incomplete survey data and economic conditions of the past and not present. In fact, Americans have desired less inequality for decades, and McCall's book explains why. Americans become most concerned about inequality in times of inequitable growth, when they view the rich as prospering while opportunities for good jobs, fair pay and high quality education are restricted for everyone else. As a result, they favor policies to expand opportunity and redistribute earnings in the workplace, reducing inequality in the market rather than redistributing income after the fact with tax and spending policies. This book resolves the paradox of how Americans can express little enthusiasm for welfare state policies and still yearn for a more equitable society, and forwards a new model of preferences about income inequality rooted in labor market opportunities rather than welfare state policies.

More books from Cambridge University Press

Cover of the book The Politics of Exile in Latin America by Professor Leslie McCall
Cover of the book The Economics and Uncertainties of Nuclear Power by Professor Leslie McCall
Cover of the book Fern Ecology by Professor Leslie McCall
Cover of the book Computability by Professor Leslie McCall
Cover of the book The International Law of the Sea by Professor Leslie McCall
Cover of the book Cross-Cultural Exchange in the Atlantic World by Professor Leslie McCall
Cover of the book Reforming Justice by Professor Leslie McCall
Cover of the book People and Spaces in Roman Military Bases by Professor Leslie McCall
Cover of the book The Nature and Origins of Mass Opinion by Professor Leslie McCall
Cover of the book Correspondence with Aaron Hill and the Hill Family by Professor Leslie McCall
Cover of the book Mathematical Models in Contact Mechanics by Professor Leslie McCall
Cover of the book A Guided Tour of Mathematical Methods for the Physical Sciences by Professor Leslie McCall
Cover of the book Sight, Touch, and Imagination in Byzantium by Professor Leslie McCall
Cover of the book The Therapeutic Interview in Mental Health by Professor Leslie McCall
Cover of the book Reexamining Customary International Law by Professor Leslie McCall
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy