The Economic Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy, the poor have no incentive for regime transformation and authoritarian …

compared with the alternative income. It is regressive in a dictatorship and Progressive in a democracy considering the level …

became clear that a change of regime through the ballot box was impossible, in view of the consolidation of this dictatorship …

developing economies during the last three decades (1984-2012). In order to explore how redistribution is achieved through fiscal …

redistribution and individual perceptions regarding income tax burden. Three measures for trust in government are used: “trust in … individual characteristics, the key findings are: (1) people are more likely to express preferences for income redistribution …

The paper seeks to find the impact of tax policy on income and wealth redistribution, as well as its effects on welfare …. Redistribution through transfers has a major contribution to reducing inequality and polarization of income. The fiscal reforms in … present-day circumstances imply as outcome the so called “tax uniformity”, embedding income redistribution through budgetary …