democracy, where a powerful economic elite cooperates with politicians and bureaucrats for their mutual benefit. …

democracy, where a powerful economic elite cooperates with politicians and bureaucrats for their mutual benefit. …

Ideology, as proxied by a country's dominant religion, seems to be related to inequality. In Judeo-Christian societies … increased democratization appears to lower inequality; in Muslim and Confucian societies it has an insignificant effect. One …

While standard political economy theories suggest a moderating effect of democratization on income inequality … first, that prevailing ideology may be an important determinant of inequality and, second, that the democratization effect … income groups, hence democratization may have only a negligible effect on inequality. On the other hand, in societies where …

While standard political economy theories suggest a moderating effect of democratization on income inequality … first, that prevailing ideology may be an important determinant of inequality and, second, that the democratization effect … income groups, hence democratization may have only a negligible effect on inequality. On the other hand, in societies where …

the World Values Survey data and a broad set of fairness measures, we find strong support for the negative (positive …

the World Values Survey data and a broad set of fairness measures, we find strong support for the negative (positive …

income and wealth microdata samples designed to be representative of all countries in the world. Measured by the Gini … reduced world inequality. Income inequality has changed little within countries, so the downward trend remains intact. However …

the World Values Survey data and a broad set of fairness measures, we find strong support for the negative (positive … ; redistribution ; political ideology ; justice ; fairness ; World Values Survey …