curve in many Western economies during this period, with the fall in inequality following redistribution due to …

redistributive than a nondemocratic regime, and this gives the elite an incentive to mount a coup. Because inequality makes democracy … relationship between inequality and redistribution is nonmonotonic; societies with intermediate levels of unequality consolidate …

redistributive than a nondemocratic regime, and this gives the elite an incentive to mount a coup. Because inequality makes democracy … relationship between inequality and redistribution is nonmonotonic; societies with intermediate levels of inequality consolidate …

redistributive than a nondemocratic regime, and this gives the elite an incentive to mount a coup. Because inequality makes democracy … relationship between inequality and redistribution is nonmonotonic; societies with intermediate levels of inequality consolidate …

curve, whereby the fall in inequality follows redistribution due to democratization. We characterize the conditions under …; an `autocratic disaster', with high inequality and low output; and an `East Asian Miracle', with low inequality and high …

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 … such activities, thus exacerbating inequality among a large part of the population. We then survey the existing empirical …