Do Poorer Countries Have Less Capacity for Redistribution?

Ravallion, Martin2024-10-032024-10-032009https://repositorio.ipea.gov.br/handle/11058/15261The government of a rich country will be disinclined to give its aid to a country that has internal capacity to tackle poverty through redistribution from people at a similar standard of living to taxpayers in that rich country. Yet we do not have tools for measuring the capacity for redistribution that reflect this property. Indeed, past measures imply heavy tax burdens on people who would be considered poor in rich countries.O governo de um país rico não estará inclinado a dar a sua ajuda a um país que tenha capacidade internaengAcesso AbertoDo Poorer Countries Have Less Capacity for Redistribution?¿Los Países Más Pobres Tienen Menos Capacidad de Redistribución?Têm os Países mais Pobres menos Capacidade de Redistribuição?Do Poorer Countries Have Less Capacity for Redistribution?Working paperInternational Policy Centre for Inclusive GrowthUnited Nations Development ProgrammeLicença total exclusivaO texto e dados desta publicação podem ser reproduzidos desde que as fontes sejam citadas. Reproduções com fins comerciais são proibidas.Poorer CountriesLess CapacityRedistribution