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Governments can reduce inequality through tax relief and income support or transfers (government programs like welfare, free health care, and food stamps), among other types of policies. Before the effects of direct taxes (excluding sales and other indirect taxes) and government transfers, the US Gini level is not unusual for advanced economies ...
5 lip 2021 · From Singapore to Jamaica, governments are scrambling for solutions to help the world return to a pre-virus normality. Vaccine certificates — or “passports” — that record and authenticate vaccination statuses, however, are short-term fixes that potentially pose long-term risks to human rights.
23 lip 2020 · Here are seven research-backed ideas for pundits, politicians, reporters and regular citizens to bring down the temperature. 1. Call out your own party. Humans are social creatures — we want to belong, and are highly attuned to popularity.
11 paź 2021 · The figure shows that most studies find a positive income gradient in political responsiveness, indicating that political outcomes respond more strongly to the preferences of higher-income groups (e.g., Bartels 2008; Gilens 2005). At the same time, it illustrates a considerable divergence in results.
If a society decides to reduce the level of economic inequality, it has three main sets of tools: redistribution from those with high incomes to those with low incomes; trying to assure that a ladder of opportunity is widely available; and a tax on inheritance.
Money is first and foremost a means of exchange, making it easier for goods to change hands. However, money is also used to grant credit and settle debts. These are financial transactions rather than exchanges of goods. We talk about money functioning as a means of payment. For this to work, the form of money in question must be generally accepted.
29 mar 2018 · Policy coordination is one of the oldest challenges for governments, but has become even more important as the problems confronting governments change, and the ideas of “New Public Management” are diffused. This paper examines the causes for coordination problems and the mechanisms that may be available for improving coordination.
