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Transition and Stability of Redistribution Policies

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The chapter presents a simple theoretical model of a society subject to choice, expressed through voting, on a potential move away from the status quo. This move is interpreted in term of choice between (more of) capitalism and (more of) socialism, expressed through parameters corresponding to degree of equality/redistribution and economic effectiveness. Seemingly paradoxical voting behavior patterns, bearing a striking resemblance to some of the actually observed ones, are thereby explained.

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  1. Jean-Luc Schneider
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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Systems Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland

    Zbigniew Nahorski (Professor, Dean, Editor-in-Chief) (Professor, Dean, Editor-in-Chief)

  2. Computer Science Department, Warsaw School of Information Technology, Poland

    Zbigniew Nahorski (Professor, Dean, Editor-in-Chief) (Professor, Dean, Editor-in-Chief)

  3. Systems Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw, Poland

    Jan W. Owsiński (adjoint professor) (adjoint professor)

  4. Division of Decision Analysis and Support in the Institute of Econometrics, Warsaw School of Economics (WSE), Poland

    Tomasz Szapiro (Professor, Head, Adjunct Professor) (Professor, Head, Adjunct Professor)

  5. Modern Civilization of WSE, Poland

    Tomasz Szapiro (Professor, Head, Adjunct Professor) (Professor, Head, Adjunct Professor)

  6. International Business Studies at Carlson School of Business, University of Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

    Tomasz Szapiro (Professor, Head, Adjunct Professor) (Professor, Head, Adjunct Professor)

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Schneider, JL. (2007). Transition and Stability of Redistribution Policies. In: Nahorski, Z., Owsiński, J.W., Szapiro, T. (eds) The Socio-Economic Transformation. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230379039_5

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