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The Liberal Idea of Nondiscrimination in Access to the Labor Market and Its Support by Citizens in 26 Countries Around the World

Abstract The notion that jobs should be awarded on applicants’ qualifications and not on the basis of gender, ethnicity, religion, or family background is a key component of modern liberal societies. Drawing on a novel public opinion survey covering 26 countries from all regions of the world, we analyze the degree to which citizens support the idea that job recruitment should be based on applicants’ qualifications. To understand the variation in citizens’ attitudes toward nondiscrimination, we derive our hypotheses from two broader sociological theories: world society theory and modernization …