Globalization and perceptions of social inequality

With globalization often being associated with unfair social outcomes, it is crucial to know more about how social inequality is perceived across the world. Comparing data gathered by the International Social Survey Programme in 1987, 1992 and 1999, the author examines perceptions of social inequality over time in a number of organized market economies, countries undergoing transition, developing countries, and English-speaking countries. He reports on perceptions of inequality within countries, between countries, and the extent of support for income redistribution both nationally and internationally. Some results are predictable, others surprising, all of them thought-provoking for politicians and policy-makers.