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Distributive Justice Preferences and Cultural Factors in Romania
Distributive Justice Preferences and Cultural Factors in Romania

Author(s): C. Buzea
Subject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: Editura Universitatii Transilvania din Brasov
Keywords: distributive justice; factorial survey; norms

Summary/Abstract: The paper presents directions to investigate distributive justice preferences in Romania, at national and regional level. Based on previous findings, it was hypothesized that belonging to one of the six major cultural– historical Romanian regions (Moldavia, Transylvania, Wallachia, Banat, Dobruja, Oltenia) may affect the preference for a fairness principle. The expectation is that people from Western Romania will prefer to a greater extent an equity-based allocation model, while people from Southern and Eastern parts of the country will prefer a distribution pattern with equality as a stronger predictor. A factorial survey design to investigate distributive justice in Romania is presented and discussed.

  • Issue Year: 2012
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 131-138
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: English
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