Business organisations and the legitimation of market inequalities

aut.researcherSkilling, Peter
dc.contributor.authorSkilling, Pen_NZ
dc.date.accessioned2015-10-21T02:38:56Z
dc.date.available2015-10-21T02:38:56Z
dc.date.copyright2015-07-04en_NZ
dc.date.issued2015-07-04en_NZ
dc.description.abstractHigh levels of economic inequality are associated with a wide range of negative social outcomes. Public opinion surveys, moreover, consistently show that a majority of people are concerned about existing levels of inequality (even as they tend to underestimate how unequal their own societies are.) Why then, have the citizens of many western democracies been so reluctant to support policies and parties that are committed to addressing inequality? This paper, situated in the context of an especially small, distant and open economy, explores the discursive practices of business lobby groups and, more specifically, those groups’ arguments against higher wages at the lower end of the earnings distribution. It argues that these practices simultaneously rely on and reinforce a broad acceptance of the proposition that the social institution of the market is an immutable force that powerfully constrains society’s ability to pursue greater equalityen_NZ
dc.identifier.citation31st EGOS Colloquium: Organizations and the Examined Life held at ALBA Graduate Business School, The American College of Greece, Athens, 2015-07-02 to 2015-07-04en_NZ
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10292/9132
dc.publisherEuropean Group for Organizational Studies (EGOS)
dc.relation.urihttp://www.egosnet.org/2015_athens/colloquium_program_150_full_version_pdf
dc.rightsNOTICE: this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in (see Citation). The original publication is available at (see Publisher's Version).
dc.rights.accessrightsOpenAccessen_NZ
dc.titleBusiness organisations and the legitimation of market inequalitiesen_NZ
dc.typeConference Contribution
pubs.elements-id188476
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pubs.organisational-data/AUT/Business & Law
pubs.organisational-data/AUT/Business & Law/CBIS
pubs.organisational-data/AUT/Business & Law/Management
pubs.organisational-data/AUT/Business & Law/Management/Management PBRF 2012
pubs.organisational-data/AUT/Business & Law/NZWRI - NZ Work Research Institute
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