为什么非洲人容忍收入不平等

IF 1.3 4区 社会学 Q1 AREA STUDIES
P. Nel
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摘要

非洲对收入不平等的态度几乎没有得到研究。因此,我们可能错过了为什么非洲如此不平等这个问题答案的关键部分。本文提供的证据表明,在所有自我认同的阶级类别中,代表非洲大陆所有地区的16个非洲国家的非洲受访者平均比来自43个可比发展中国家和转型期国家的受访者更能容忍不平等。本文的目的是试图解释这些差异。它得出的结论是:(a)阿尔伯特·赫希曼“隧道效应”概念的修改版本和(b)非洲背景下的宗教虔诚为观察到的非洲受访者与其他地方受访者之间的差异提供了解释。与总体收入分配相比,经历过的不平等对隧道效应的影响比经济增长更广泛。宗教信仰对非洲不平等容忍的影响大于对宗教习俗的遵守。
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Why Africans tolerate income inequality
Abstract African attitudes to income inequality have hardly been studied. As a result, we may have been missing a crucial part of the answer to the question why Africa is so unequal. This paper presents evidence that, across all self-identified class categories, African respondents in 16 African states, representative of all the regions of the continent, are on average considerably more tolerant of inequality than respondents from 43 comparable developing and transition countries. The aim of the paper is to try and explain these differences. It concludes that (a) a modified version of Albert Hirschman's notion of the ‘tunnel effect’ and (b) religious devotedness in the African context provide explanations for the observed variation between African respondents and their counterparts elsewhere. Experienced inequality, in contrast to overall income distribution, influences the tunnel effect more widely than economic growth. Religious belief shapes inequality tolerance in Africa more than the observance of religious practices.
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期刊介绍: The Journal of Modern African Studies offers a quarterly survey of developments in modern African politics and society. Its main emphasis is on current issues in African politics, economies, societies and international relations. It is intended not only for students and academic specialists, but also for general readers and practitioners with a concern for modern Africa, living and working both inside and outside the continent. Editorial policy avoids commitment to any political viewpoint or ideology, but aims at a fair examination of controversial issues in order to promote a deeper understanding of what is happening in Africa today. The journal also includes an invaluable book review section.
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