Are dictatorships less redistributive? A comparative analysis of social spending in Europe, 1950-1980
Using new data on Spain and Portugal 1950-1980, this paper shows that non-democratic governments were less generous in providing social protection and also financed their meager social policy in a less redistributive way. This contradicts recent studies that hold that dictatorships have no significant effect on social policy. The analysis also reveals that, rather than provoking a 'race to the bottom' or an increase in social spending, globalization favored the adoption of tax-funded systems instead of systems based on compulsory social security contributions. Copyright , Oxford University Press.
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2012
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Authors: | Espuelas, Sergio |
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European Review of Economic History. - Oxford University Press, ISSN 1361-4916. - Vol. 16.2012, 2, p. 211-232
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Oxford University Press |
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