Regressive taxation and the welfare state : path dependence and policy diffusion /

Government size has attracted much scholarly attention. Political economists have considered large public expenditures a product of leftist rule and an expression of a stronger representation of labour interest. Although the size of the government has become the most important policy difference betw...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kato, Junko, 1961-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2003.
Colección:Cambridge studies in comparative politics.
Temas:
Taxation.
Public welfare.
Expenditures, Public.
Impôt.
Aide sociale.
Dépenses publiques.
taxing.
welfare services.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economics > Theory.
Expenditures, Public
Public welfare
Taxation
Hysterese
Internationaler Vergleich
Steuereinnahmen
Steuerpolitik
Steuerreform
Struktur
Wohlfahrtsstaat
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Argument: path dependency and the diffusion of a regressive tax
  • European variation: Sweden, the United Kingdom, and France
  • Contrasting paired comparisons in Oceania and North America
  • Another pattern of path dependence: a comparison between Japan and the newly developing economies
  • The political foundation of financing the welfare state: a comparative view.

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