This paper reviews income distribution in developing (and transition) countries in recent decades. On average, before …-tax income distribution in developing countries is less unequal than in industrial countries. However, unlike industrial … countries, developing countries in general have not been able to use tax and transfer policies effectively to reduce income …

excessive budget deficits, and taming inflation, can also be helpful in moving countries toward the Millennium Development Goals …

foreign aid on tax revenues. The analysis-carried out on panel data covering 1993-2012 for 111 low- and middle-income … countries-shows that growing use of revenue conditionality by low-income countries partially offsets the depressing effect of …