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Intergenerational Justice Perceptions and the Role of Welfare Regimes: A Comparative Analysis of University Students

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This study analyzes intergenerational justice perceptions among 2,075 undergraduate students in 1996-1998 across eight democracies spanning four welfare regime types. It examined how different regimes structure perceptions of (a) justness in principle of young-to-old public resource transfers and (b) actual contributions to and rewards from society of various age groups. Support in principle of young-to-old transfers is higher in social democratic and conservative than in liberal and radical welfare regimes and correlates positively with a welfare-statist ideological frame and negatively with a market-based frame. Regarding actual contributions to society, the following ordering of age groups was obtained: adults > youth > elderly. Regarding actual rewards, the ranking was adults > elderly ≥ youth. But in the conservative regime, the youngest age group ranked lowest in perceived rewards and highest in perceived contributions. It was concluded that there is a distinct perception of intergenerational injustice among these populations of highly educated young citizens.

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Administration & Society

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: sage publisher., 2010

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Language

English

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00953997

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Vol. 42 no. 6, October 2010.pp. 638-667

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Public policy
Generational politics
Intergenerational solidarity
Student populations
Justice Attitudes

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