Discerning self-interested behaviour in attitudes towards welfare state responsibilities across Europe
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Tarih
2011
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Wiley
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info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
Özet
This article reports on an investigation into the influence of individual characteristics on attitudes to government responsibility for welfare-related tasks using data from the European Social Survey. The main finding of this investigation was that socio-demographic characteristics, basic personal values, a left-right ideological position and religious affiliation were all associated with attitudes towards welfare policies. An item-by-item examination of the six issues enquired about in the survey revealed that people tended to hold the government responsible for tasks that would benefit them more directly. Taken as a whole, the empirical findings were interpreted to mean that individuals' tastes for welfare state policies were driven, at least partially, by self-interest, but it was also noted that further work was needed to disentangle the potential role of group loyalty effects.
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Self-İnterest, Welfare State Responsibilities, Basic Personal Values, European Social Survey (Ess), Societal Interest, Personal Values, Public-Opinion, Redistribution, Reciprocity, Hypothesis, Beliefs, Germany, Nations, Worlds
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International Journal of Social Welfare
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Q3
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Q2
Cilt
20
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4
