redistribution were consolidated in countries with political democracy and established interest representation. They were lowest in …

mechanism through which the pressure for redistribution can be highly non linear therefore providing an explanation as to … long run. -- growth ; Community formation ; human capital ; redistribution ; social mobility …

mechanism through which the pressure for redistribution can be highly non linear therefore providing an explanation as to why …

We develop a theory of political transitions inspired in part by the experiences of Western Europe and Latin America … relationship between inequality and redistribution is nonmonotonic; societies with intermediate levels of inequality consolidate … democracy and redistribute more than both very equal and very unequal countries. We also show that asset redistribution, such as …

) increases. Further evidence shows that nationalism today affects future redistribution. In countries with a high poor population …, a one percentage point increase in left nationalism will reduce redistribution in four years time by 0.8-1.6%. In … countries with a low poor population, right nationalism will increase redistribution in four years time by 0.8-2.9%. Some …

incentives for in-kind government redistribution. By analyzing the political game between office-motivated politicians and self … redistribution depending on the expected electoral returns obtained from targeting both cash and in-kind transfers into different …