Inequality, redistribution and growth: A challenge to the conventional political economy approach

European Economic Review

Volumn 40, Issue 3-5, 1996, Pages 719-728

  Saint Paul, Gilles ^a   Verdier, Thierry ^a  

^a ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

Author keywords

Growth; Inequality; Political economy; Redistribution

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001055209     PISSN: 00142921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0014-2921(95)00083-6     Document Type: Article

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