Unequal Societies.

This paper aims to explain the significant variations in the social contracts which can be observed across nations. It shows in particular how countries with similar technologies and preferences, as well as equally democratic political systems, can sustain very different avrage and marginal tax rates.

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Year of publication:	1996
Authors:	Benabou, R.
Institutions:	C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, Department of Economics
Subject:	SOCIAL JUSTICE \| INCOME \| POLITICAL ECONOMY \| TAXATION \| WELFARE ECONOMICS \| WELFARE STATE

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	Working Papers.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	33 pages
Classification:	D31 - Personal Income, Wealth and Their Distributions ; E62 - Fiscal Policy; Public Expenditures, Investment, and Finance; Taxation ; I22 - Educational Finance ; O41 - One, Two, and Multisector Growth Models ; P16 - Political Economy
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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