Taxing the working poor the political origins and economic consequences of taxing low wages
1. Introduction -- 2. A comparative welfare state analysis of tax mixes -- 3. The economics of taxing labour -- 4. Political economy applied to tax mixes -- 5. Empirical evaluation -- 6. Conclusion : employment and redistribution are not incompatible
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cheltenham
Edward Elgar
c2009
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| Collection: | Edward Elgar eBook Archive - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | 1. Introduction -- 2. A comparative welfare state analysis of tax mixes -- 3. The economics of taxing labour -- 4. Political economy applied to tax mixes -- 5. Empirical evaluation -- 6. Conclusion : employment and redistribution are not incompatible In most industrialized countries the tax burden of poor people has increased dramatically over the last few decades. This book analyses both the political origins of this increase and its consequences for the labour market |
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| Physical Description: | xi, 151 p ill |
| ISBN: | 9781847207784 1847207782 9781848447370 |