Millionaires and the public in Czech politics

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Authors

ROBERTS Andrew Lawrence

Year of publication 2018
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Post-Soviet Affairs
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Social Studies

Citation
Web článek v databázi Taylor & Francis
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1060586X.2018.1484031
Keywords Inequality; millionaires; public opinion; representation
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Description This article relies on a unique survey of Czech millionaires and the general public to probe the nature and extent of the differences in opinions between these two groups and their correspondence with public policy. Its main finding is that millionaires are substantially more right-wing than the public on economic issues and somewhat more internationalist on foreign affairs, though a number of areas of agreement can be found as well, particularly assessments of the problems facing the country. Most surprisingly, the opinions of the public appear more likely to correspond with policy than those of millionaires. These findings have important implications for the rise of populism and the quality of democracy in the Czech Republic.
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