Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5092258 | Journal of Comparative Economics | 2013 | 18 Pages |
Abstract
⺠We highlight the possibility that changes in beliefs prompt countries to change their mix of inequality and redistribution. ⺠We provide data that shows that beliefs and social contracts tend to be stable over time in most countries. ⺠We argue and provide evidence that Brazil has undergone a dramatic shift in social contract since 1985. ⺠We introduce the concept of 'inclusive dissipation' to represent the process through which Brazil has adopted that, though inclusive, also generate inefficiencies and distortions.
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Authors
Lee J. Alston, Marcus Andre Melo, Bernardo Mueller, Carlos Pereira,