Economic Inequality and HIV in Malawi
In: World development: the multi-disciplinary international journal devoted to the study and promotion of world development, Volume 40, Issue 7, p. 1435-1451
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In: World development: the multi-disciplinary international journal devoted to the study and promotion of world development, Volume 40, Issue 7, p. 1435-1451
In: Rossija i sovremennyj mir: problemy, mnenija, diskussii, sobytija = Russia and the contemporary world, Issue 1, p. 207-214
ISSN: 1726-5223
In: The American journal of economics and sociology, Volume 47, Issue 3, p. 330-330
ISSN: 1536-7150
In this review, I provide an overview of the literature investigating the social psychology of economic inequality, focusing on individuals' understandings, perceptions, and reactions to inequality. I begin by describing different ways of measuring perceptions of inequality, and conclude that absolute measures-which ask respondents to estimate inequality in more concrete terms-tend to be more useful and accurate than relative measures. I then describe how people understand inequality, highlighting the roles of cognitive heuristics, accessibility of information, self-interest, and context and culture. I review the evidence regarding how people react to inequality, suggesting that inequality is associated with higher well-being in developing nations but lower well-being in developed nations, mostly because of hopes or fears for the future. The evidence from developed nations suggests that inequality increases individuals' concerns about status and economic resources, increases their perception that the social world is competitive and individualistic, and erodes their faith in others, political systems, and democracy in general.
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In: Comparative politics, Volume 50, Issue 3, p. 395-416
ISSN: 0010-4159
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In: Working papers in economics and econometrics 170
In: Critical policy studies, Volume 16, Issue 2, p. 229-232
ISSN: 1946-018X
In: The journal of development studies, Volume 55, Issue 7, p. 1379-1397
ISSN: 1743-9140
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In: The journal of development studies, Volume 55, Issue 7, p. 1379-1397
ISSN: 1743-9140
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In: Global Capitalism in Disarray, p. 40-70
In: Philosophy & public affairs, Volume 41, Issue 3, p. 193-225
ISSN: 0048-3915
In: Social research: an international quarterly, Volume 74, Issue 2, p. 509-532
ISSN: 1944-768X