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Essays on the Political Economy of Redistributive and Allocation Policies in Competitive Democracies

Lopez Rodriguez, David2011

This dissertation investigates the political incentives for redistribution of income and allocation policies in competitive democracies. In Chapter 2, I examine incentives for political redistribution through in-kind transfers. By analyzing the political game between office-motivated politicians …

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Economic Inequality's Correlation with Political Inequality and Inequality of Opportunity and the Implications for Social Justice Theory

Schoff, Staci Leigh

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Wealth and Regime Formation: Social and Economic Origins of the Change Toward Democracy

Gurses, MehmetUniversity of North Texas2007

This study explores the relationship between economic development, social mobility, elites, and regime formation. I argue that the genesis of regime formation, in general, and of democratic regimes, in particular, is determined by the type of economic structure a society possesses, on the one hand, …

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