The topic of redistribution between rich and poor countries opens a can of worms. This paper first inquires into what … we mean by some of these words and second, considers the role of taxation in redistribution. It briefly considers the … various modes of redistribution to address poverty and inequality, including the role of taxation, within a country before …

problem in a lack of redistribution across borders. By contrast, this article shows that institutional shortcomings within … countries hinder the poor from expressing their needs as actual demand on the market. From a theory point of view, the major …

The debate on whether democracy and inequality increase the level of redistribution in a country is still ongoing. We … construct a model that predicts a higher probability of redistribution in democracies than in autocracies. Further, with higher … initial inequality, there should be more redistribution in democracies but not necessarily in autocracies. We test these …

In many OECD countries income inequality has risen, but surprisingly redistribution as well. The theory attributes this …

typically led to an expansion in redistribution, at least in the small sample of episodes studied. Similarly, and more …

The debate on whether democracy and inequality increase the level of redistribution is ongoing. We construct a model … that predicts higher probability of redistribution in democracies than autocracies through social transfers. Higher … inequality leads to more redistribution in democracies but not necessarily in autocracies. Using the new data on Non …