Latin america and the social contract: Patterns of social spending and taxation

Population and Development Review

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 721-748

  Breceda, Karla ^a   Rigolini, Jamele ^b   Saavedra, Jaime ^b  

^a Ministry of Social Development   (Mexico)

^b WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLASS; FINANCIAL SYSTEM; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; PUBLIC SPENDING; TAX SYSTEM; WELFARE REFORM;

EURASIA; EUROPE; LATIN AMERICA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 71849107121     PISSN: 00987921     EISSN: 17284457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1728-4457.2009.00306.x     Document Type: Article

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