Welfare state values in the European Union, 2002–2008. A multilevel investigation of formal institutions and individual attitudes

Koster, Ferry; Kaminska, Monika-Ewa

doi:10.1080/13501763.2011.610696

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“…For old age pension redistribution, contrarily, we first of all see that a preference for equity is less common in generous welfare states. Additionally and more importantly, related policy indicators confirm the norm-shaping function of public policy (Koster and Kaminska 2012), as individual PRJ preferences are highly associated with the country's institutional logic on old age pension redistribution. Future longitudinal research on this topic should first of all aim at explaining at which direction the requested change aims, and second why there is consistency between policy and opinion for old age pension redistribution, but why policy and opinion diverge on unemployment benefits.…”

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confidence: 83%

“…A growing body of research on the relationship between public policy and welfare preferences argues that both are related in two distinct ways (Koster and Kaminska 2012). Firstly, the norm-shaping function of public policy (Rothstein 1998) postulates that individual welfare preferences are an expression of the norms that support the policies that are in effect.…”

Section: Contextual Determinants Of Justice Preferencesmentioning

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Equity, equality, or need? A study of popular preferences for welfare redistribution principles across 24 European countries

Reeskens¹,

Oorschot²

2013

Journal of European Public Policy

109

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Although European welfare states receive high levels of public support, insights into what kind of welfare state individuals prefer -i.e., one based on the redistributive principle of equity, of equality or of need -is scarce and fragmented. Using the 2008 wave of the European Social Survey, we find that most European populations share a preference for applying the equality principle to unemployment benefits, while they are divided over applying equity and equality for pension schemes. Individual determinants of preferences confirm that the 'haves' prefer equity over equality, while the 'have-nots' prefer the need principle more. At the country level, cross-national variation in redistribution preferences is low for unemployment benefits and cannot be explained by relevant context factors; preferences for pension redistribution depends upon its institutional design and social expenditure: welfare generosity curbs the preference for equity.

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Section: Contextual Determinants Of Justice Preferencesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Equity, equality, or need? A study of popular preferences for welfare redistribution principles across 24 European countries

Reeskens¹,

Oorschot²

2013

Journal of European Public Policy

109

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“…Saturation effects have been found in some studies (e.g., Koster & Kaminska ; see also the discussion in Jæger ). Note, however, that it might well be that redistribution is also caused by pro‐redistributive attitudes (Brooks & Manza ; Kumlin & Stadelmann‐Steffen ).…”

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confidence: 72%

Divided by the Market, Divided by the State: Distribution, Redistribution and Welfare Attitudes in 47 Countries

Wulfgramm

Starke²

2016

Scand Pol Stud

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This article examines the impact of income inequality and welfare state context on the extent to which the rich and poor share similar attitudes towards redistribution. It asks whether and how differences in attitudes, particularly those between income groups, are shaped by inequality and redistributive efforts. Based on a multi‐level analysis of individual survey data across 47 countries at three points in time, the article shows that such an interaction of individual characteristics and the macro‐context indeed matters considerably. While material self‐interest, unsurprisingly, explains part of the individual differences, the analysis also shows, for the first time, that both high inequality and strongly redistributive policies divide public opinion along the lines of socioeconomic position. Put differently, while market inequality may be associated with less cohesive attitudes, a highly redistributive welfare state does not seem to foster agreement among the public, either. These findings have important policy implications for advanced welfare states, including a renewed emphasis on ‘predistribution’ (i.e., policies that influence the primary distribution of income) in order to avoid the scenario of intensified redistributive conflicts.

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“…Research focusing on the causes of solidarity ranges from interpersonal relations at the micro level (Koster 2005;Koster andSanders 2006, 2007; to social contexts at the macro level, such as heterogeneity, globalization, and social policies (Koster 2007;Koster and Kaminska 2012). Organizational-level characteristics associated with employee solidarity are high levels of both formal and informal information exchange, low-level authority decentralization, and transformational leadership styles (Cramm, Strating, and Nieboer 2013).…”

Section: Literature Review and Hypotheses Developmentmentioning

confidence: 98%

The Role of Co-Workers’ Solidarity as an Antecedent of Incivility and Deviant Behavior in Organizations

Itzkovich¹,

Heilbrunn

2016

Deviant Behavior

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Drawing on the social exchange theory this study assesses the relationship between co-workers' solidarity as an antecedent of incivility and deviant behavior. More specifically we hypothesize that reduced co-workers' solidarity will increase not only incivility but also deviant behaviors of employees. An additional hypothesis predicts that incivility will enhance coworkers' deviant behavior. Data was collected in 15 organizations of various types using an online questionnaire in 2014. We analyze the data using structural equation modeling. Our findings reveal interrelationships between all three variables. Co-workers' solidarity reduces uncivil and deviant behaviors of employees, whereas incivility increases organizational deviance. Moreover, we found that the explained variance of property deviance by incivility was twice as high compared to production deviance. ARTICLE HISTORY

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Welfare state values in the European Union, 2002–2008. A multilevel investigation of formal institutions and individual attitudes

Cited by 22 publications

References 29 publications

Equity, equality, or need? A study of popular preferences for welfare redistribution principles across 24 European countries

Equity, equality, or need? A study of popular preferences for welfare redistribution principles across 24 European countries

Divided by the Market, Divided by the State: Distribution, Redistribution and Welfare Attitudes in 47 Countries

The Role of Co-Workers’ Solidarity as an Antecedent of Incivility and Deviant Behavior in Organizations

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