AND, ‘redistribution’ requires the same
Chen Sharony et al. 16, Lecturer at Ben Gurion University of the Negev, with Sholmo Mizrahi and Miki Mahul, “Public Preferences for Redistribution and Policy Outcomes: A Comparative Study,” European Social Survey, https://www.europeansocialsurvey.org/docs/about/conference/SHARONY_Public-preferences-for-redistribution.pdf
The study deals with public preferences concerning redistribution policy, and their effect on actual policy. Redistribution is defined in the literature as a reduction of inequalities in the distribution of wealth through government taxes and transfers (Durante & Putterman, 2009). There is a mismatch between public preferences and policy in this field in certain countries. That is, in some countries the public displays a high demand for redistribution policy, but the government's social spending is low or vice versa.