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In Search for More: The Importance of Income Inequality in Conflict Formation and Its Policy Implications
Nemanja Džuverović
orcid.org/0000-0002-8186-3670
; Faculty of Political Science, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
Aleksandar Milošević
; Faculty of Political Science, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
Sažetak
The paper analyzes the global rise in with-in countries inequality, with special
emphasis on the sharp increase in inequality beginning in the 1980s, as a result
of the neoliberal policy reforms that were designed to prevent economic
stagnation and decline by reiterating the importance of financial deregulation
and trade liberalisation. Following this worldwide trend, the paper employs
different theoretical frameworks in order to explain how a further increase
in income inequality could lead to the formation of violent conflict. By using
frustration, identity and opportunity factors, the authors attempt to illustrate
how the “search for more” is transformed into violence, followed by material
and human casualties. Finally, the paper analyzes different instruments
and policies that could reduce inequality, e.g. tax and transfer systems (the
impact on income distribution), labour market policies (the trade-off between
high minimal wage and employment reduction) and institutions and education
policies (through strengthening public education, in particular). An adequate
policy response to rising inequality, according to the authors, should include
all of these complementary measures.
Ključne riječi
Economic Inequality; Conflict; Violence; Relative Deprivation; Resources Mobilisation; Horizontal Inequalities
Hrčak ID:
115734
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Datum izdavanja:
27.12.2013.
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