Whatever the logic of that proposition, it would open the door to much greater income redistribution.

Concerted redistribution of wealth and income has frequently been essential to the long term survival of capitalism.

Taxes might rise somewhat in the high income ranges, with the proceeds going to fund entitlements and redistribution.

These measures failed to achieve their objectives of income redistribution and the end of economic dependence on developed nations.

But make no mistake what we are talking about here is domestic policy reform and an internal redistribution of income.

Clearly the students were uncomfortable about condoning a significant redistribution of income, even if the economic pie grew as a result.

Global income redistribution by the rich countries should be viewed as a matter not of charity, but of enlightened self interest.

Indeed, given record high public debt levels in many countries, few governments have substantial scope to address inequality through further income redistribution.

For rich countries, income redistribution is much better handled through taxes and benefits system, rather than by government edicts to strengthen unions.

Public opinion data and experimental research indicate that people (or at least Americans) become less favorable to income redistribution during economic hard times.

Eighth, an extended period of negative real interest rates implies a redistribution of income and wealth from creditors and savers toward debtors and borrowers.

In contrast, agrarian reform has been one of the major means of wealth creation and income redistribution in the newly industrialized countries of East Asia.

Redistribution or Inclusion?

So the students were not necessarily against redistribution. They were against certain kinds of redistribution.

Will the endgame be renewed class warfare, with populist governments coming to power, stretching the limits of income redistribution, and asserting greater state control over economic life?

Thai Rak Thai s populism featured income redistribution, cheap health care, micro credit schemes, and a dazzling array of policy innovations that ushered Thailand into twenty first century globalization.

Russian government image, licensed for redistribution.

We must redistribute economic growth and not merely comply with Wall Street indicators, essential as they are, and we must also address income redistribution in order to reduce poverty by 2015.

They were against certain kinds of redistribution.

This does not seem to be the best way to bring about a true redistribution of income, but has been enough to achieve two objectives it keeps domestic and foreign investors satisfied.

The educational revolution is an axis of social cohesion and the road towards equality, the redistribution of income, and the opening of new channels for social mobility, without which democracy will remain incomplete.

So the students were not necessarily against redistribution.

Launch of position paper Financing Development through Redistribution.

At the same time, there has been a massive global redistribution of income from oil importers to oil exporters a disproportionate number of which are undemocratic states and from workers everywhere to the very rich.

Experience elsewhere has demonstrated that success in development efforts was partly due to their linking growth to income redistribution and increased social equality, thus helping to reduce social tensions and contributing to political system reform.

The economist Thomas Palley sees it as a means of offsetting growth in income inequality, with access to cheap credit replacing the broken welfare guarantee of social democracy. So reform requires redistribution of wealth and incomes.

Nevertheless, he did think that redistribution would help secure full employment.

Regulation without redistribution could undermine the EU's legitimacy among the newcomers.

Redistribution in New Zealand happens every five years following the census.

But the welfare state s aim has never been radical redistribution of wealth.

Policies designed to make redistribution more efficient need not hamper growth itself.

These barriers are supported by deep pocketed, self serving corporations and lobby groups, and defended by politicians who are scared that the redistribution of jobs, income, and wealth resulting from freer trade will reduce their chances of remaining in power.

The Council shall, in that event, decide when such redistribution shall become effective.

So Karl Marx, it seems, was partly right in arguing that globalization, financial intermediation run amok, and redistribution of income and wealth from labor to capital could lead capitalism to self destruct (though his view that socialism would be better has proven wrong).

Three fundamental principles sustain most human communities exchange, redistribution of wealth, and charitable giving.

Indeed, a striking feature of Latin America is that very little redistribution currently takes place.

As citizens start relying on redistribution, productive work is discouraged, and real wealth creation suffers.

Redistribution schemes benefit the population if, and only if, they are controlled by democratic feedback.

A third hypothesis to explain Germany s hesitancy is suspicion of the European Union s redistribution machinery.

It would be desirable to analyse the impact of that redistribution on the Organization's activities.

We must achieve a better balance between investment in the social sector to attain the Millennium Development Goals and investment in the production sector, which will ensure that we can meet our obligations ourselves by promoting additional income from tax flows and fairer redistribution of those resources.

Countries such as China and Russia, with similarly high inequality, have more scope for increasing redistribution.

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In the US, though, there have been strong political forces arrayed against direct redistribution in recent years.

Russia is a rich country with a poor population, and redistribution schemes work well in such conditions.