Inequality as Relative Deprivation: A Sociological Approach to Inequality Measurement

Acta Sociologica

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 31-49

  Pedersen, Axel West ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN SOCIAL RESEARCH NOVA   (Norway)

Author keywords

Inequality; Measurement; Reference group; Relative deprivation; Social welfare

Indexed keywords

EID: 1842591822     PISSN: 00016993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0001699304041550     Document Type: Review

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