What do Europeans Believe to be the Causes of Poverty? A Multilevel Analysis of Heterogeneity Within and Between Countries

Costa, Leonor Pereira da; Dias, José G.

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“…Research showed that the causal attribution of poverty is highly related to the attitudes towards the poor [3]. And, although a whole body of research shows that, presently, most people causally attribute poverty to nonindividual factors, to economic, structural factors -market failures, unemployment and the failure of the government in providing the needed economic stability [6], the perceptions that poor people have a clear and identifiable contribution to their difficult situation continue to co-exist.…”

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“…And, although a whole body of research shows that, presently, most people causally attribute poverty to nonindividual factors, to economic, structural factors -market failures, unemployment and the failure of the government in providing the needed economic stability [6], the perceptions that poor people have a clear and identifiable contribution to their difficult situation continue to co-exist. In fact, studies show that people confronted to economic difficulties, people that actually experience poverty first hand, are inclined, to a greater extent, to attribute poverty to social causes compared to people that are better off from an economic/financial perspective [2], [3]. Also, highly developed countries attribute rather individualistic and fatalistic causes to poverty; while the least developed countries explain poverty based on the injustices of the society [3].…”

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“…In fact, studies show that people confronted to economic difficulties, people that actually experience poverty first hand, are inclined, to a greater extent, to attribute poverty to social causes compared to people that are better off from an economic/financial perspective [2], [3]. Also, highly developed countries attribute rather individualistic and fatalistic causes to poverty; while the least developed countries explain poverty based on the injustices of the society [3].…”

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“…In fact, it has been showed that causal attribution of poverty to individual factors is strongly associated to negative stereotypes towards the poor [4]. Some authors [3] consider that causal attributions may have indirect implications "on the legitimacy of social support measures and the fight against poverty". In fact, recent studies [15] show that attributions of poverty were significant predictors of welfare allocation and also influenced the manifested intensions in helping the poor (as cited in [3]).…”

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“…Some authors [3] consider that causal attributions may have indirect implications "on the legitimacy of social support measures and the fight against poverty". In fact, recent studies [15] show that attributions of poverty were significant predictors of welfare allocation and also influenced the manifested intensions in helping the poor (as cited in [3]). Others studies show that, in fact, causally attributing poverty to individual characteristics or behavioural faults is associated to a diminished willingness to accept spending on social protection and overall welfare judgment (see [16] or [18]).…”

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What do Europeans Believe to be the Causes of Poverty? A Multilevel Analysis of Heterogeneity Within and Between Countries

Cited by 43 publications

References 32 publications

Causes of Poverty – What Do the Poor Think? Poverty Attribution and Its Behavioural Effects

Causes of Poverty – What Do the Poor Think? Poverty Attribution and Its Behavioural Effects

Considering class: Comparing the relative effects of personal vs. systemic conceptions of inequality

Poverty and Social Policy: Perceptions Versus Reality

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