Korpi and Palme's (1998) classic "The Paradox of Redistribution and Strategies of Equality" claims that universal … preferences for redistribution. We analyze rich democracies like Korpi and Palme, but also generalize to a broader sample of … transfer share and universalism; b) redistribution preferences are negatively associated with low-income targeting; and c …

mechanism through which the pressure for redistribution can be highly non linear therefore providing an explanation as to … long run. -- growth ; Community formation ; human capital ; redistribution ; social mobility …