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Redistribution is a major objective of welfare states. In certain cases, redistribution not only reduces the financial differences between some individuals or groups but also changes their positions in a financial ranking. Prior studies have indicated that such rank reversals can reduce support for redistribution. This book addresses this issue by arguing that if redistribution is aimed at meeting needs rather than promoting equality, the negative effect of rank reversals on the acceptance of redistribution can be reduced. The argument is first supported by a theoretical exploration, which, among others, endeavors to incorporate a no-reranking principle into the well-established list of distributive justice principles. It shows that although individuals may apply the no-reranking principle, the principle is normatively weak, especially compared to the need principle. The argument is further supported by evidence from an online third-party dictator game in which each decision-maker had to redistribute money between two other participants. It varied whether those participants were above or below a specific needs threshold and whether a transfer would reverse ranks or not. The results showed that when redistribution was required to satisfy the poorer person’s needs, the negative effect of rank reversals on the acceptance of redistribution almost vanished.
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Patricia F. Zauchner is a postdoctoral researcher at SOCIUM, University of Bremen.
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Book Title: Raising the Acceptance of Rank Reversing Redistributions
Book Subtitle: The Role of Need Considerations
Authors: Patricia F. Zauchner
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-45085-4
Publisher: Springer VS Wiesbaden
eBook Packages: Social Science and Law (German Language)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH, part of Springer Nature 2024
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-658-45084-7Published: 01 August 2024
eBook ISBN: 978-3-658-45085-4Published: 31 July 2024
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 166
Number of Illustrations: 14 b/w illustrations, 2 illustrations in colour
Topics: Sociological Theory, Organizational Studies, Economic Sociology