Trends in Economic Inequality and News Mediascape

2020 ◽  
pp. 21-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hendrik Theine ◽  
Daniel Grabner
Keyword(s):  
Income Inequality ◽  
News Media ◽  
Economic Inequality ◽  
Daily Newspaper ◽  
Ownership Structures ◽  
Institutional Settings ◽  
Academic Debate

Chapter 2 engages with two major background themes: a review of inequality trends and how these are addressed by researchers in the economics field, and, secondly, the contours of change in the news media landscape. The first section reviews a key set of recent contributions in the field of economics on economic inequality. The next section turns to an overview of wealth and income inequality in the four countries that are at the centre of the empirical part of this volume (UK, Germany, Austria, and Ireland). The next two sections are concerned with academic responses to Piketty’s (2014) book and the subsequent academic debate on shifts in policies and institutional settings which can contribute to the reduction of inequality. The latter part of the chapter turn to the analysis of communicative resources, in particular changes in the news media sectors. It examines forms of inequality in ownership structures and concentration trends unfolding within the daily newspaper markets. Chapter 2 also wraps up with some concluding comments.

Income and Wealth Inequality

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laurel Sariscsany
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Income Inequality ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Economic Inequality ◽  
Wealth Inequality ◽  
People Of Color ◽  
Research Practice ◽  
Grand Challenges ◽  
Critical Issues

Reversing extreme economic inequality is one of the grand challenges for social work, identified as one of the most critical issues in the field. Two key types of economic inequality, income and wealth inequality are described. Although, wealth and income inequality are often discussed synonymously they have differing levels of inequality and impact clients’ lives differently. Perhaps more importantly, as this article describes, solving income and wealth inequality require differing solutions. The article further explores the specific income and wealth inequality experienced by women and people of color, due in part to discrimination. Lastly, the efforts of social workers to address economic inequality through research, practice, and advocacy are described.

Media Coverage of Economic Inequality

2020 ◽  
pp. 106-123
Author(s):  
Maria Rieder ◽  
Henry Silke ◽  
Hendrik Theine
Keyword(s):  
News Media ◽  
Media Coverage ◽  
Research Agenda ◽  
Economic Inequality ◽  
Original Data ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Key Aspects ◽  
Primary Materials ◽  
Policy Proposals ◽  
Collection Strategies

Chapter 6 at first introduces the design of the empirical study (research agenda, approach, and methods adopted) of newspaper coverage of economic inequality in four countries. It describes the key selections and methods which defined the corpus of empirical materials at the heart of the authors’ original primary research. It then provides a summary overview of key aspects of our empirical research findings. Next, there is a summary discussion of the overall findings from the authors’ corpus of news media materials and data collection strategies. The chapter proceeds to examine the particular arguments in Piketty’s book which are either highlighted or neglected by the coverage in the newspaper articles forming the corpus of primary materials. It then moves on to present overall assessments of the coverage of Piketty’s book by the selected news media in the four countries. The authors identify and discuss how individual newspapers in the sample tend to agree or disagree with the key themes and argument in Piketty’s book. Responses engaging with the methods and data informing Piketty’s research and publications are also considered. Next, the chapter considers the newspapers’ engagement with discourses on economic inequality and the authors’ stances on whether or not economic inequality is problematic for the economy and society. An initial summary overview of trends in the discussion of Piketty’s policy proposals is presented, and the chapter concludes with the importance of sourcing. The following tables/graphs and figures—unless otherwise declared—are derived out of our empirical project and refer to original data generated throughout the project.

Economic Inequality and Social Entrepreneurship

2017 ◽  
Vol 57 (6) ◽  
pp. 1150-1190 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saurav Pathak ◽  
Etayankara Muralidharan
Keyword(s):  
Income Inequality ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Economic Inequality ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Income Mobility ◽  
Global Competitiveness ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Country Level ◽  
Level Data

This article explores the extent to which income inequality and income mobility—both considered indicators of economic inequality and conditions of formal regulatory institutions (government activism)—facilitate or constrain the emergence of social entrepreneurship. Using 77,983 individual-level responses obtained from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) survey of 26 countries, and supplementing with country-level data obtained from the Global Competitiveness Report of the World Economic Forum, our results from multilevel analyses demonstrate that country-level income inequality increases the likelihood of individual-level engagement in social entrepreneurship, while income mobility decreases this likelihood. Further, income mobility negatively moderates the influence of income inequality on social entrepreneurship, such that the condition of low income mobility and high income inequality is a stronger predictor of social entrepreneurship. We discuss implications and limitations of our study, and we suggest avenues for future research.

From Income Inequality to Economic Inequality

1997 ◽  
Vol 64 (2) ◽  
pp. 383 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amartya K. Sen
Keyword(s):  
Income Inequality ◽  
Economic Inequality

scholarly journals Unequal Unification? Income Inequality and Unification in 19th Century Italy and Germany

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philipp Emanuel Erfurth
Keyword(s):  
Income Inequality ◽  
19Th Century ◽  
Economic Inequality ◽  
Economic Research ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Working Paper ◽  
Policy Choices ◽  
German States ◽  
Institutional Structures ◽  
Comprehensive Study

This research provides a comprehensive study of the linkages between unification and related policy choices on income inequality by examining the cases of Italy and Germany in the context of 19th century unification. To conduct this analysis, the study puts forward estimates of income inequality for pre-unification German states using social tables, compiled using primary data, some of which have thus far been unexplored in economic research. The findings suggest that differences in inequality between regions were more pronounced in Italy than in Germany. In seeking explanations for these trends, the study explores linkages between institutional structures, governance frameworks and inequality, connecting the research on federalism with the literature on inequality extraction. (Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality Working Paper)

scholarly journals Maturity and Decline in Press Markets of Small Countries. The Case of Austria

2018 ◽  
Vol 44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Grisold ◽  
Daniel Grabner
Keyword(s):  
Business Models ◽  
Daily Newspaper ◽  
Comprehensive Overview ◽  
Newspaper Industry ◽  
Ownership Structures ◽  
The Great Recession ◽  
Current State ◽  
Small Countries ◽  
The Status ◽  
Media Concentration

Digitalisation, changes in consumer behaviour and the repercussions of the Great Recession seriously threaten the traditional business models of print media. The paper at hand contributes a small state perspective on these issues by analysing the daily newspaper market in Austria in its maturity and decline. We provide a comprehensive overview of the developments and current state of the newspaper industry for the period 2000-2016, with a special emphasis on the move to digital. Thus we examine trends in circulation, online reach and revenue structures. In addition, ownership structures are explored, followed by an analysis of media concentration. We address how media policy, including subsidy schemes, have contributed to the status quo of the Austrian media landscape and evaluate how proposed policy changes take digital transition into account. Finally, core company strategies employed by newspaper enterprises are identified.

scholarly journals Income Inequality and Tax Tools to Reduce it in the South-East Asian Countries

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1(50)) ◽  
pp. 55-65
Author(s):  
Anna P. Muranova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Income Inequality ◽  
Southeast Asia ◽  
East Asian ◽  
Economic Inequality ◽  
Wealth Inequality ◽  
Inequality Of Opportunity ◽  
Asian Countries ◽  
Inequality Problem ◽  
The World

Since the end of the twentieth century. In most countries of the world, there is an increase in economic inequality in its various forms - income inequality, wealth inequality and inequality of opportunity. This article examines aspects of the inequality problem in Southeast Asia, such as income inequality at the intercountry and intracountry levels and the fiscal instruments used by governments to reduce inequality.

scholarly journals PERS DAN REPRESENTASI CITRA PEREMPUAN DALAM POLITIK (ANALISIS WACANA PEMBERITAAN POLITISI PEREMPUAN INDAH DHAMAYANTI PUTRI DI HARIAN LOMBOK POST DAN SUARA NTB PERIODE

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
DIYAH INDIYATI ◽  
Hartin Nur Khusnia ◽  
Dian Lestari Miharja
Keyword(s):  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Mass Media ◽  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
News Media ◽  
Media Coverage ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Women In Politics ◽  
Daily Newspaper ◽  
News Report ◽  
The Media

The mass media fact report within social reality comes with a complexities of interest. As an institution which has the power to shape public opinion, the press also able to give  influence both positive and negative, depend on the interests represented. Including while  representing the image of women in politics through its news report. Through the news report, text media construct a reality of a women in politics image. In which this reality constructed by the media is not a value-free.This study analyses the media discourse of a woman politician recently elected as a Bupati (which has the same rank as a Mayor) of Bima District Indah Dhamayanti Putri in the local news media coverage Lombok Post and Suara NTB from the February to May 2016. Both newspaper are daily newspaper which contribute the largest circulation in the province of West Nusa Tenggara. Hence, the two media are the most accessed printed media in the province. How the reality of woman leadership in local scale constructed by this two dailies will certainly influence the view of the people , and the way people behave towards this leadersship. Moreover Indah Dhamayanti Putri is the first female leader in the province of West Nusa Tenggara.The news about Indah Dhamayanti Putri leadership analyzed in this study consist of her profile as the Bupati, her political activities, polocies and programs. The news analyzed using critical discourse analysis method from Norman Fairclough model, by analyzing the text in the macro-micro societal context. FOcus of the analysis are more on how language is formed and shaped from social relationships and a certain social context.  Fairclough divide discourse analysis in three dimensions, textual analysis, discourse practice and socio-cultural practices . From the research conducted, it appears that women politicians Indah Dhamayanti Putri are perceived in terms of stereotypes both in terms of physical appearance, figure or her role as wife and mother are still inherent in the discourse of textual reports of two mass media. Keywords: Representation women politician, image, discourse analysis

scholarly journals ‘Don’t play if you can’t win’: does economic inequality undermine political equality?

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 395-413 ◽  
Author(s):  
Armin Schäfer ◽  
Hanna Schwander
Keyword(s):  
Income Inequality ◽  
Voter Turnout ◽  
Economic Inequality ◽  
Political Equality ◽  
Local Data ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Time Period ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Selection Of

AbstractIn this paper, we investigate whether income inequality negatively affects voter turnout. Despite some progress, the answer to this question is still debated due to methodological disagreements and differences in the selection of countries and time periods. We contribute to this debate by triangulating data and methods. More specifically, we use three kinds of data to resolve the question: first, we use cross-sectional aggregate data of 21 OECD countries in the time period from 1980 to 2014 to study the relationship between inequality and electoral participation. Second, we zoom in on the German case and examine local data from 402 administrative districts between 1998 and 2017. Focusing on within-country variation eliminates differences that are linked to features of the political system. Finally, we combine survey data with macro-data to investigate the impact of inequality on individual voting. This final step also allows us to test whether the effect of income inequality on voter turnout differs across income groups. Taken together, we offer the most comprehensive analysis of the impact of social inequality on political inequality to date. We corroborate accounts that argue that economic inequality exacerbates participatory inequality.

Why a Richer World Will Have More Civic Discontent: The Infinity Theory of Social Movements

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 118-133 ◽  
Author(s):  
Séamus A. Power
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Social Movements ◽  
Income Inequality ◽  
Relative Deprivation ◽  
Economic Inequality ◽  
Collective Remembering ◽  
Democratic Societies

Two narratives of economic development are presented. The first highlights contemporary global wealth and income inequality. The second illustrates historical aggregate gains in global wealth and income. Within these two broad narratives of economic development, protests and social movements will arise to modulate feelings of unfairness and deprivation. A new theory of social movements is developed. Collective remembering and collective imagining can inform feelings of unfairness, frustration, and relative deprivation in the present. This theory highlights the importance of a temporal account of the development of social movements within democracies that allow for the expression of civic discontent without brutalization. The theory predicts aggregate global economic development, with unequal economic gains, will always necessitate social movements to modulate economic inequality and circumvent perceived and actual hardship. The implications of this theory for understanding globalization, social movements, and creating fairer democratic societies are discussed.

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