Coping with Rising Inequality in Asia : How Effective Are Fiscal Policies?

This paper discusses the role and effectiveness of redistributive fiscal policies and provides estimates of the effects of taxation and government expenditure on income inequality in Asia. Tax systems around the world tend to be progressive, but government expenditure is generally found to be a mor...

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Main Authors: Claus, Iris, Martinez-Vazquez, Jorge, Vulovic, Violeta
Language:en_US
Published: MIT Press 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16606