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Ray, Debraj (2016) Aspirations and the development treadmill. Journal of Human Development and Capabilities, 17 (3). pp. 309-323. doi:10.1080/19452829.2016.1211597 ISSN 1945-2829.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19452829.2016.1211597
Abstract
I describe a positive theory of socially determined aspirations, and some implications of that theory for the study of economic inequality and social conflict. The main contribution of the theory is that it attempts to describe, in the same explanatory arc, how a change in aspirations can be inspirational in some circumstances, or a source of frustration and resentment in others. These different reactions arise from the aspirational gap: the difference between socially generated aspirations and the current socio-economic standard that the individual enjoys. Ever-accelerating economic development can cut both ways in terms of inspiration and frustration.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory | ||||||
Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Economics | ||||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Distribution (Economic theory), Social conflict, Socio-economic status | ||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Human Development and Capabilities | ||||||
Publisher: | Routledge | ||||||
ISSN: | 1945-2829 | ||||||
Official Date: | 30 August 2016 | ||||||
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Volume: | 17 | ||||||
Number: | 3 | ||||||
Page Range: | pp. 309-323 | ||||||
DOI: | 10.1080/19452829.2016.1211597 | ||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 9 January 2018 | ||||||
Date of first compliant Open Access: | 1 March 2018 | ||||||
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