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The aim of this discussion paper is not only to activate a debate over the interrelation between rising income inequality and economic policy measures but also to initiate comparative research in several European countries and North America. It discusses the consequences of a rising income...
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Since the 1970s, Chile has exhibited a highly skewed income distribution accompanied with strong fluctuations over time … 1990s, resulting from better economic and social policies in the return to democracy. Nonetheless, Chile still faces … significant challenges to improve development. There must be an active macroeconomic policy focused on the real economy. Chile …
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Income inequality is rising but there seems to be no clear-cut effect on redistribution preferences, which is inconsistent with expectations of individual utility maximization. To explain this puzzle, recent research focuses on other-regarding motives. This study follows prior theorization...
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The decline of industry in Southern Africa has prompted James Ferguson to question the bases on which the region's poor may justify claims on resources, if not through their labour. This article builds from Fergsuon's work by looking at the continuing importance of chieftaincy to distributive...
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