Why is There Not More Demand for Redistribution? Cross-National Evidence for the Role of Social Justice Beliefs

Income inequality has risen throughout advanced rich democracies. Why does the public not demand more redistribution? This article builds on the literature of social justice norms, which shows that besides individual financial motives also socially engrained beliefs about poverty influence opinions about redistribution. Based on a multilevel analysis of public opinion data from 33 countries, the article shows that lower levels of support for...