Positional deprivation and support for radical right and radical left parties*
Abstract
We explore how support for radical parties of both the left and right may be shaped by what we call “positional deprivation,” where growth in income of individuals at a given point in the income distribution is outpaced by income growth elsewhere in that distribution. We argue that positional deprivation captures the combination of over-time and relative misfortune that can be expected to distinctly spur support for radical left and right...
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Title
Positional deprivation and support for radical right and radical left parties*
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Published Date
Dec 24, 2018
Journal
Volume
34
Issue
97
Pages
49 - 93
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