The debate on whether democracy and inequality increase the level of redistribution is ongoing. We construct a model … consistent with previous conclusions that democracy enhances redistribution measured by tax revenues and government expenditures … that predicts higher probability of redistribution in democracies than autocracies through social transfers. Higher …

Inequality has emerged as a key development challenge. It holds implications for economic growth and redistribution and … world’s largest developing countries - Brazil, China, India, Mexico, and South Africa. Each is a persistently high or newly …

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We examine the sources of preferences for redistribution in 41 developing countries, with a multi-level model that … economic inequality strengthen preferences for redistribution among the poor in general, although there is some indication that …