En rättvis fördelning? - En studie av debatten om det kommunalekonomiska skatteutjämningssystemet
(2014) STVK02 20141Department of Political Science
- Abstract
- Some rural parts of Sweden are facing problems with providing the citizens with welfare benefits due to a decreasing number of inhabitants as well as an older population. A system of tax equalization aims to create equal conditions of welfare between municipalities and between counties throughout the country by allocating and equalizing income tax and structural costs. The system is highly debated and raises the question of what constitutes a fair distribution of economic resources. The aim of this essay is to identify which ideas of distributive justice that can be found it the public debate regarding the system. This is examined through a descriptive text analysis while using several theories of distributive justice amongst the main... (More)
- Some rural parts of Sweden are facing problems with providing the citizens with welfare benefits due to a decreasing number of inhabitants as well as an older population. A system of tax equalization aims to create equal conditions of welfare between municipalities and between counties throughout the country by allocating and equalizing income tax and structural costs. The system is highly debated and raises the question of what constitutes a fair distribution of economic resources. The aim of this essay is to identify which ideas of distributive justice that can be found it the public debate regarding the system. This is examined through a descriptive text analysis while using several theories of distributive justice amongst the main theories utilitarianism, egalitarianism, desert theory and libertarianism. The conclusion made is that several ideas of distributive justice are expressed through the debate. Furthermore, while the system enjoys a great deal of support some opponents are arguing for a system financed by the state government. (Less)
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- author
- Cedervall, Linn LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- STVK02 20141
- year
- 2014
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- distributiv rättvisa, kommunalekonomisk skatteutjämning, utilitarism, egalitarism, förtjänstteori, libertarianism, idéanalys
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 4362704
- date added to LUP
- 2014-04-28 12:36:24
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abstract = {{Some rural parts of Sweden are facing problems with providing the citizens with welfare benefits due to a decreasing number of inhabitants as well as an older population. A system of tax equalization aims to create equal conditions of welfare between municipalities and between counties throughout the country by allocating and equalizing income tax and structural costs. The system is highly debated and raises the question of what constitutes a fair distribution of economic resources. The aim of this essay is to identify which ideas of distributive justice that can be found it the public debate regarding the system. This is examined through a descriptive text analysis while using several theories of distributive justice amongst the main theories utilitarianism, egalitarianism, desert theory and libertarianism. The conclusion made is that several ideas of distributive justice are expressed through the debate. Furthermore, while the system enjoys a great deal of support some opponents are arguing for a system financed by the state government.}},
author = {{Cedervall, Linn}},
language = {{swe}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{En rättvis fördelning? - En studie av debatten om det kommunalekonomiska skatteutjämningssystemet}},
year = {{2014}},
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