Latin America and the Social Contract : Patterns of Social Spending and Taxation

Latin America and the Social Contract : Patterns of Social Spending and Taxation

This article analyzes the incidence of social spending and taxation by income quintile for seven Latin American countries, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Absolute levels of social spending in Latin America are fairly flat across income quintiles, a pattern similar to that in the United S...

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Main Authors: Breceda, Karla, Rigolini, Jamele, Saavedra, Jaime
Format: Journal Article
Language:EN
Published: 2012
Subjects:
Personal Income, Wealth, and Their Distributions D310
Taxation and Subsidies: Incidence H220
Personal Income and Other Nonbusiness Taxes and Subsidies
includes inheritance and gift taxes H240
Economic Development: Human Resources
Human Development
Income Distribution
Migration O150
Fiscal and Monetary Policy in Development O230
Capitalist Systems: Political Economy P160
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5449

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