The Politics of Inequality and Welfare Pies

• In Event: Public Spending and Inequality

Brief Overview

Researchers find that inequality constrains the power of governments to redistribute. However, which welfare services they prioritize and which ones they cut when societies become more unequal remains relatively understudied.

Authors

• Christine Lipsmeyer, Texas A & M University-College Station

• Janica De Chaves Magat, Texas A&M University

• Guy D. Whitten, Texas A & M University-College Station