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Author: | Bearse, P. Glomm, G. Janeba, E. |
Title: | Why poor countries rely mostly on redistribution in-kind |
Journal: | Journal of Public Economics
2000 : MAR, VOL. 75:3, p. 463-481 |
Index terms: | Public finance Taxation Welfare economics Public services Developing countries |
Language: | eng |
Abstract: | The authors present a model in which the crucial distinction between rich and poor countries is that governments in rich countries have access to a more productive tax collection technology than governments in poor countries. Since the tax collection technology in poor countries is poor, the quality of the public service is low. |
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