Comments: Ravi Kanbur
Language:
English
Keywords:
BOOK; government; country; policy; Sen; OECD government; redistribution policy; microenterprise growth; OECD country; government policy; market reform; Income inequality; Income distribution; Personal income; Income; Sub-Saharan Africa; East Asia; Global; Africa; Eastern Europe; asset inequality; espoused egalitarianism; disincentive effect; OECD average; OECD members' electorate

Abstract

I am going to focus my comments on the evolution of redistribution policy in Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries. Aníbal Cavaco Silva’s entire paper is on the European Union, and half of Alberto Alesina’s paper is on OECD countries. So I am going to take off both my operational hat and my developing country hat and talk about frameworks and concepts as related to OECD countries, which I think will raise some interesting issues.

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Economic Policy and Equity
Editor: Mr. Ke-young Chu, Mr. Sanjeev Gupta, and Mr. Vito Tanzi
ISBN:
9781557757883
Publication Date:
04 May 1999
Publisher:
International Monetary Fund
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5089/9781557757883.071
Pages:
308