In this paper, we revisit the association between happiness and inequality. We argue that the interaction between the perceived and the actual fairness of the income generation process affects this association. Building on a simple model of individual labor-market participation under...

In this paper, we revisit the association between happiness and inequality. We argue that the interaction between the perceived and the actual fairness of the income generation process affects this association. Building on a simple model of individual labor-market participation under...

Foreword / Raymond Plant -- From citizen solidarity to self-serving inequality : social solidarity, market economy and welfare statecraft / Jack Hayward -- Public intervention : the roles of state and society -- The rationale for the retreat from the welfare state / Noel O'Sullivan -- Expanding...