Income distribution, government transfers, and the problem of unequal influence

European Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 207-228

  Bassett, William F ^a   Burkett, John P ^b   Putterman, Louis ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

D31; H23; H53; Income distribution; Transfer

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038175489     PISSN: 01762680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0176-2680(99)00004-X     Document Type: Article

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