In this paper we revisit the relationship between democracy, redistribution and inequality. We first explain the … theoretical reasons why democracy is expected to increase redistribution and reduce inequality, and why this expectation may fail … suggesting that inequality tends to increase after democratization when the economy has already undergone significant structural …

means to protect the economic interests of the once ruling elite. Under "democratic federalism" the constitution creates an … annual policy game where the new majority and the elite each control one policy instrument of importance to the other. The … game has a stable, stationary equilibrium that the elite may prefer to autocratic rule. We apply our analysis to South …

This paper develops a politico-economic model for use in studying the role of intra-elite conflict in the simultaneous … determination of a country's political regime, trade policy and income-tax-based redistribution scheme. Three socioeconomic groups … are involved: two elite groups and workers, whose preferences regarding trade policy and income taxation are derived from …

and then falls for higher income quintiles, consistent with median voter political economy theory and what Stigler called … redistribution and a modest effect of two year led inequality …

ethnic heterogeneity reduces redistribution. Finally, there is much more inequality and less …less redistribution, and we have little idea whether this relationship is caused by redistribution …redistribution in the U.S. than in most other developed nations …

This paper considers questions about the implications of rising inequality for the theory and practice of public …

their effort, it will chose low redistribution and low taxes. In equilibrium effort will be high, the role of luck limited …