Im Vorfeld der Bundestagswahl 2013 findet in Deutschland eine intensive Debatte über die Umverteilungswirkung der … tax in Germany is going on. With respect to the r educed top tax rate of 42 percent in a meantime and now 45 percent high …

This article examines the nature of and change in beliefs about inequality and preferences for redistribution in South … earnings are tracked, together with support for government redistribution and for specific redress policies. Overall, the … preference for greater distributive fairness. Broad support is also reported in relation to state-led redistribution, though a …

argue that conventional wisdom may be wrong. First, the extent and effectiveness of income redistribution and poverty … hand, and the extent and effectiveness of redistribution, on the other: government size is similar for Argentina and … Bolivia but they are on opposite sides in terms of the extent of redistribution.Fourth, due to indirect taxes households are …

argue that conventional wisdom may be wrong. First, the extent and effectiveness of income redistribution and poverty … hand, and the extent and effectiveness of redistribution, on the other: government size is similar for Argentina and … Bolivia but they are on opposite sides in terms of the extent of redistribution. Fourth, due to indirect taxes households are …

Using two alternative indicators of redistribution -social transfers and social spending- over the time-period 1880 … inequality itself was an obstacle to redistribution. …