Inequality, state ownership and the European Union: How economic context and economic ideology shape support for the European Union
This article investigates the extent to which economic ideology affects people's support for European Union integration and how this is conditioned by economic context. We argue that people on the economic left who live in a country with conditions of high income inequality and little state own...
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| description | This article investigates the extent to which economic ideology affects people's support for European Union integration and how this is conditioned by economic context. We argue that people on the economic left who live in a country with conditions of high income inequality and little state ownership will support European integration, because more integration would move public policy in a left-wing direction. By contrast, people on the left who live in a country with conditions of low income inequality and widespread public ownership are likely to be eurosceptic, as further integration would result in a more right-wing public policy. We empirically confirm our hypotheses and discuss the implications for European Union democracy. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:92db48f1-c5fc-4932-9478-54012d9150552022-03-26T23:28:27ZInequality, state ownership and the European Union: How economic context and economic ideology shape support for the European UnionJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:92db48f1-c5fc-4932-9478-54012d915055Symplectic Elements at OxfordSage Publications Inc.2014Garry, JTilley, JThis article investigates the extent to which economic ideology affects people's support for European Union integration and how this is conditioned by economic context. We argue that people on the economic left who live in a country with conditions of high income inequality and little state ownership will support European integration, because more integration would move public policy in a left-wing direction. By contrast, people on the left who live in a country with conditions of low income inequality and widespread public ownership are likely to be eurosceptic, as further integration would result in a more right-wing public policy. We empirically confirm our hypotheses and discuss the implications for European Union democracy. |
| spellingShingle | Garry, J Tilley, J Inequality, state ownership and the European Union: How economic context and economic ideology shape support for the European Union |
| title | Inequality, state ownership and the European Union: How economic context and economic ideology shape support for the European Union |
| title_full | Inequality, state ownership and the European Union: How economic context and economic ideology shape support for the European Union |
| title_fullStr | Inequality, state ownership and the European Union: How economic context and economic ideology shape support for the European Union |
| title_full_unstemmed | Inequality, state ownership and the European Union: How economic context and economic ideology shape support for the European Union |
| title_short | Inequality, state ownership and the European Union: How economic context and economic ideology shape support for the European Union |
| title_sort | inequality state ownership and the european union how economic context and economic ideology shape support for the european union |
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