Taxation And Inequality In Latin America

Download Taxation And Inequality In Latin America full books in PDF, epub, and Kindle. Read online Taxation And Inequality In Latin America ebook anywhere anytime directly on your device. Fast Download speed and no annoying ads. We cannot guarantee that every ebooks is available!

Taxation and Inequality in Latin America

Author : Philip Fehling
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000880893
Total Pages : 239 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (8 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Taxation and Inequality in Latin America by : Philip Fehling

Download or read book Taxation and Inequality in Latin America written by Philip Fehling and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-05-12 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Taxation and Inequality in Latin America takes a heterodox political economy approach, focusing on Latin America, where current problems of taxation have existed for a century and great wealth contrasts with abject poverty. The book analyzes the relation of natural resource wealth, allocational politics and the limited role of taxation for redistribution, and progressive resource mobilization. By drawing on the political economy of tax regimes, the book considers the specific conditions of taxation in Latin America, which apply to a large part of the Global South and more than 100 countries specializing in the extraction and export of raw materials. This book will cover: taxation and the dominance of raw material export sectors; taxation and allocational politics; new perspectives on political economy and tax regimes. Scholars and advanced students of political economy, political science, development studies, and fiscal sociology will find several key issues in tax research from a novel angle. The book provides an analytical orientation that relates central questions of taxation to patterns of regional political economy, thereby opening up the debate with tax scholars from other world regions of the Global South.

Reducing Inequality in Latin America

Author : María Fernanda Valdés Valencia
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1317069730
Total Pages : 158 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (17 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Reducing Inequality in Latin America by : María Fernanda Valdés Valencia

Download or read book Reducing Inequality in Latin America written by María Fernanda Valdés Valencia and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2016-09-13 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the role of tax policy in the incidence of socio-economic inequality. With a focus on Latin American, the author demonstrates that while inequality has decreased remarkably in the last decade – during the very period in which inequality was increasing almost everywhere else in the world – this reduction cannot be attributed to a better use of tax policy. Offering both quantitative and qualitative reviews of tax policies pursued by Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru over the last two decades, Reducing Inequality in Latin America contends that these countries continue to make insufficient use taxation measures in combating startlingly high levels of inequality. Drawing on legal texts, interviews with researchers and experts in the field, and official monetary statistics to obtain a complete picture of how discretionary tax policy has been pursued in the region, this volume engages with a range of recent economic theories to argue for the importance of using the tax system to reduce inequalities, whilst also offering new methods for measuring tax policy in subsequent research. As such, it will appeal both to scholars of social science and policy makers with interests in economics, social inequality, public policy and international political economy.

Fiscal Redistribution and Income Inequality in Latin America

Author : Edwin Goni
Publisher : World Bank Publications
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 31 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Fiscal Redistribution and Income Inequality in Latin America by : Edwin Goni

Download or read book Fiscal Redistribution and Income Inequality in Latin America written by Edwin Goni and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2008 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: Income inequality in Latin America ranks among the highest in the world. It can be traced back to the unequal distribution of assets (especially land and education) in the region. But the extent to which asset inequality translates into income inequality depends on the redistributive capacity of the state. This paper documents the performance of Latin American fiscal systems from the perspective of income redistribution using newly-available information on the incidence of taxes and transfers across the region. The findings indicate that: (i) the differences in income inequality before taxes and transfers between Latin America and Western Europe are much more modest than those after taxes and transfers; (ii) the key reason is that, in contrast with industrial countries, in most Latin American countries the fiscal system is of little help in reducing income inequality; and (iii) in countries where fiscal redistribution is significant, it is achieved mostly through transfers rather than taxes. These facts stress the need for fiscal reforms across the region to further the goal of social equity. However, different countries need to place different relative emphasis on raising tax collection, restructuring the tax system, and improving the targeting of expenditures.

Private Wealth and Public Revenue

Author : Tasha Fairfield
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107088372
Total Pages : 365 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (7 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Private Wealth and Public Revenue by : Tasha Fairfield

Download or read book Private Wealth and Public Revenue written by Tasha Fairfield and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2015-03-05 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book identifies sources of power that help business and economic elites influence policy decisions.

The Political Economy of Taxation in Latin America

Author : Gustavo Flores-Macias
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108474578
Total Pages : 285 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (84 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis The Political Economy of Taxation in Latin America by : Gustavo Flores-Macias

Download or read book The Political Economy of Taxation in Latin America written by Gustavo Flores-Macias and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2019-06-27 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers a comprehensive, region-wide analysis of the politics of taxation in Latin America to make reforms politically palatable and sustainable.

Falling Inequality in Latin America

Author : Giovanni Andrea Cornia
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0198701802
Total Pages : 402 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (987 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Falling Inequality in Latin America by : Giovanni Andrea Cornia

Download or read book Falling Inequality in Latin America written by Giovanni Andrea Cornia and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2014 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A study prepared by the United Nations University, World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER)

Latin America and the Social Contract

Author : Karla Breceda
Publisher : World Bank Publications
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 27 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Latin America and the Social Contract by : Karla Breceda

Download or read book Latin America and the Social Contract written by Karla Breceda and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2008 with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: This paper presents an incidence analysis of both social spending and taxation for seven Latin American countries, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The analysis shows that Latin American countries are headed de facto toward a minimalist welfare state similar to the one in the United States, rather than toward a stronger, European-like welfare state. Specifically, both in Latin America and in the United States, social spending remains fairly flat across income quintiles. On the taxation side, high income inequality causes the rich to bear most of the taxation burden. This causes a vicious cycle where the rich oppose the expansion of the welfare state (as they bear most of its burden without receiving much back), which in turn maintains long-term inequalities. The recent increased socioeconomic instability in many Latin American countries shows nonetheless a real need for a stronger welfare state, which, if unanswered, may degenerate into short-term and unsustainable policies. The case of Chile suggests that a way out from this apparent dead end can be found, as elites may be willing to raise their contribution to social spending if this can lead to a more stable social contract.

Tax Composition and Growth

Author : Mr.Santiago Acosta Ormaechea
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
ISBN 13 : 1616355670
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (163 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Tax Composition and Growth by : Mr.Santiago Acosta Ormaechea

Download or read book Tax Composition and Growth written by Mr.Santiago Acosta Ormaechea and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2012-10-25 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We investigate the relation between changes in tax composition and long-run economic growth using a new dataset covering a broad cross-section of countries with different income levels. We specifically consider 69 countries with at least 20 years of observations on total tax revenue during the period 1970-2009—21 high-income, 23 middle-income and 25 low-income countries. To our knowledge this is the most comprehensive and up-to-date dataset on tax composition and growth. We find that increasing income taxes while reducing consumption and property taxes is associated with slower growth over the long run. We also find that: (1) among income taxes, social security contributions and personal income taxes have a stronger negative association with growth than corporate income taxes; (2) a shift from income taxes to property taxes has a strong positive association with growth; and (3) a reduction in income taxes while increasing value added and sales taxes is also associated with faster growth.

Rethinking Taxation in Latin America

Author : Jorge Atria
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319601199
Total Pages : 269 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (196 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Rethinking Taxation in Latin America by : Jorge Atria

Download or read book Rethinking Taxation in Latin America written by Jorge Atria and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-11-22 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study of taxation in Latin America takes a novel approach to the subject, using a framework that posits three dimensions for studying taxes—historical, relational, and transnational. The book argues that: first, taxation should be understood as a relational concept and tax systems as a function of a strategic nexus between the state and society; second, that any analysis of tax systems across Latin America needs to take historical legacies of national tax systems into account; and finally, that transnational phenomena have significant implications for tax regime dynamics in Latin America. The essays included provide diverse and representative insights for a new understanding of taxation in Latin America and highlight the bottlenecks to the development of sustainable tax systems in the region, exploring new links between academic research and policy-making.

The Costs of Inequality in Latin America

Author : Diego Sánchez-Ancochea
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1838606254
Total Pages : 217 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (386 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis The Costs of Inequality in Latin America by : Diego Sánchez-Ancochea

Download or read book The Costs of Inequality in Latin America written by Diego Sánchez-Ancochea and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2020-12-10 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the United States to the United Kingdom and from China to India, growing inequality has led to social discontent and the emergence of populist parties, also contributing to economic crises. We urgently need a better understanding of the roots and costs of these income gaps. The Costs of Inequality draws on the experience of Latin America, one of the most unequal regions of the world, to demonstrate how inequality has hampered economic growth, contributed to a lack of good jobs, weakened democracy, and led to social divisions and mistrust. In turn, low growth, exclusionary politics, violence and social mistrust have reinforced inequality, generating various vicious circles. Latin America thus provides a disturbing image of what the future may hold in other countries if we do not act quickly. It also provides some useful lessons on how to fight income concentration and build more equitable societies.

Governance, Taxes, and Tax Reform in Latin America

Author : Victor Lledo
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 66 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Governance, Taxes, and Tax Reform in Latin America by : Victor Lledo

Download or read book Governance, Taxes, and Tax Reform in Latin America written by Victor Lledo and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Available on online version.

A Moment of Equality for Latin America?

Author : Barbara Fritz
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317187563
Total Pages : 333 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (171 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis A Moment of Equality for Latin America? by : Barbara Fritz

Download or read book A Moment of Equality for Latin America? written by Barbara Fritz and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-03-09 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlike other regions around the world, several Latin American countries have managed to reduce income inequality over the last decade. Higher growth rates and growing employment, but also innovative wage policies and social programs, have contributed to reducing poverty and narrow income disparities. Yet, despite this progress, nation-states in the region demonstrate little capacity to substantially change their patterns of deeply rooted inequalities. Focusing on the limits and challenges of redistributive policies in Latin America, this volume synthesizes and updates the discussion of inequality in the region, introducing the perspective of global and transnational interdependencies. The book explores the extent to which redistributive policies have been interlinked with the provision and quality of public goods as well as with structural changes of the productive sector. Inspired by structuralist and neostructuralist thinking of Latin American economists, such as Raúl Prebisch and Celso Furtado, authors question the redistributive impact of the interplay of recent macroeconomic, fiscal and social policies, particularly under left and center-left administrations committed to greater equality. Bringing together experts in social, fiscal and macroeconomic policies to investigate the interdependent and global character of inequalities, this book will appeal to scholars of sociology, economics, development and politics with interests in Latin America, inequality and public policy.

The Great Gap

Author : Merike Blofield
Publisher : Penn State Press
ISBN 13 : 0271073918
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (71 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis The Great Gap by : Merike Blofield

Download or read book The Great Gap written by Merike Blofield and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2015-08-21 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The relationship between socioeconomic inequality and democratic politics has been one of the central questions in the social sciences from Aristotle on. Recent waves of democratization, combined with deepened global inequalities, have made understanding this relationship ever more crucial. In The Great Gap, Merike Blofield seeks to contribute to this understanding by analyzing inequality and politics in the region with the highest socioeconomic inequalities in the world: Latin America. The chapters, written by prominent scholars in their fields, address the socioeconomic context and inequality of opportunities; elite culture, public opinion, and media framing; capital mobility, campaign financing, representation, and gender equality policies; and taxation and social policies. Aside from the editor, the contributors are Pablo Alegre, Maurício Bugarin, Daniela Campello, Anna Crespo, Francisco H. G. Ferreira, Fernando Filgueira, Liesl Haas, Sallie Hughes, Juan Pablo Luna, James E. Mahon Jr., Juliana Martínez Franzoni, Adriana Cuoco Portugal, Paola Prado, Elisa P. Reis, Luis Reygadas, Sergio Naruhiko Sakurai, and Koen Voorend.

Taxation in Latin America

Author : Parthasrathi Shome
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Taxation in Latin America by : Parthasrathi Shome

Download or read book Taxation in Latin America written by Parthasrathi Shome and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 1999-02 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the 1980s and 1990s, Latin American tax policy changes have held the interest of tax experts and researchers without ceasing to arouse scrutinization and study, making the Latin American experience rich in lessons to be drawn by other reforming countries. This is because Latin American economies have often taken bold steps towards fundamental tax reform, for example, Bolivia after its 1985 hyperinflation, or Argentina, Colombia, and Peru in the early 1990s, through a series of meaningful changes in the tax structure and in tax administration. Many have demonstrated a capacity for innovation and experimentation in particular tax concepts and constructs such as Brazil with an inter-governmental VAT, or Chile with a single customs duty, or Mexico with its minimum corporate tax based on gross assets.

Commodity Cycles, Inequality, and Poverty in Latin America

Author : Mr. Ravi Balakrishnan
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
ISBN 13 : 1484326091
Total Pages : 123 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (843 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Commodity Cycles, Inequality, and Poverty in Latin America by : Mr. Ravi Balakrishnan

Download or read book Commodity Cycles, Inequality, and Poverty in Latin America written by Mr. Ravi Balakrishnan and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2021-04-26 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the past decades, inequality has risen not just in advanced economies but also in many emerging market and developing economies, becoming one of the key global policy challenges. And throughout the 20th century, Latin America was associated with some of the world’s highest levels of inequality. Yet something interesting happened in the first decade and a half of the 21st century. Latin America was the only region in the World to have experienced significant declines in inequality in that period. Poverty also fell in Latin America, although this was replicated in other regions, and Latin America started from a relatively low base. Starting around 2014, however, and even before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, poverty and inequality gains had already slowed in Latin America and, in some cases, gone into reverse. And the COVID-19 shock, which is still playing out, is likely to dramatically worsen short-term poverty and inequality dynamics. Against this background, this departmental paper investigates the link between commodity prices, and poverty and inequality developments in Latin America.

Latin America and the Social Contract

Author : Karla Breceda
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (931 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Latin America and the Social Contract by : Karla Breceda

Download or read book Latin America and the Social Contract written by Karla Breceda and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper presents an incidence analysis of both social spending and taxation for seven Latin American countries, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The analysis shows that Latin American countries are headed de facto toward a minimalist welfare state similar to the one in the United States, rather than toward a stronger, European-like welfare state. Specifically, both in Latin America and in the United States, social spending remains fairly flat across income quintiles. On the taxation side, high income inequality causes the rich to bear most of the taxation burden. This causes a vicious cycle where the rich oppose the expansion of the welfare state (as they bear most of its burden without receiving much back), which in turn maintains long-term inequalities. The recent increased socioeconomic instability in many Latin American countries shows nonetheless a real need for a stronger welfare state, which, if unanswered, may degenerate into short-term and unsustainable policies. The case of Chile suggests that a way out from this apparent dead end can be found, as elites may be willing to raise their contribution to social spending if this can lead to a more stable social contract.

Equity and Fiscal Policy

Author : Ivanna Vladkova Hollar
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
ISBN 13 : 1455200719
Total Pages : 44 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (552 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Equity and Fiscal Policy by : Ivanna Vladkova Hollar

Download or read book Equity and Fiscal Policy written by Ivanna Vladkova Hollar and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2010-05-01 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How does fiscal policy fare in improving the underlying income distribution in Central America? We integrate the data from a number of existing tax and public expenditure studies for the countries in the region and find that the distributional effect of taxation is regressive but small. In contrast, the redistributive impact of social spending is large and progressive, leading to a progressive net redistributive effect in all countries of the region. We also show that raising tax revenues and devoting the proceeds to social spending would unambiguously improve the income of the poorest households.