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Consider solidarity, which is open to at least two interpretations: static solidarity, which concerns only the
distribution
of income and wealth, and the broader concept of dynamic solidarity, which concerns the production of income and wealth as well.
Vertical subsidiarity concerns the
distribution
of powers among different levels of government and sovereignty: the EU, national states, regions, and municipalities.
In short, solidarity has come to mean redistribution rather than growth (which is how today's generation expresses solidarity with respect to future generations), while subsidiarity has come to mean the
distribution
of political power, rather than a careful delineation of the boundaries between the state, civil society, and the market.
I was of course familiar with Piketty’s empirical work on income distribution, carried out jointly with Emmanuel Saez, Anthony Atkinson, and others.
Piketty’s emphasis on the political nature of the
distribution
of income; his subtle back-and-forth between the general laws of capitalism and the role played by contingency; and his willingness to offer bold (if, to many, impractical) remedies to save capitalism from itself are as refreshing as they are rare for an economist.
The book’s argument revolves around a number of accounting identities that relate saving, growth, and the return to capital to the
distribution
of wealth in a society.
Capital in the Twenty-First Century has reignited economists’ interest in the dynamics of wealth and its
distribution
– a topic that preoccupied classical economists such as Adam Smith, David Ricardo, and Karl Marx.
Finally, although fuel subsidies are often misleadingly sold as a way to improve income distribution, the reality is more nearly the opposite.
For example, the networking of telecommunications, roads, rail, air, and maritime transport enabled China to become a global hub for the production of consumer durables, and improve their
distribution.
Still, the uneven
distribution
of the benefits created by a global trade opening means that some countries, especially the least developed, gain little in comparative terms, and are possibly even hurt.
In fact, lowering the benchmark rates for risk-free assets changes the
distribution
of the risk premia on risky assets, making it too low when asset bubbles are forming and too high when they burst.
Nevertheless, ASEAN is constantly demonstrating its determination to create a region where no member is left behind, even as we collectively pursue prosperity and an equitable
distribution
of our burgeoning wealth.
Government after government has prioritized the preservation of corporatist loyalties over the promotion of economic growth and emphasized clientelist
distribution
over entrepreneurial innovation and creation of level economic playing field.
Almost all of the world’s developed countries consider themselves, and are, social democracies: mixed economies with very large governments performing a wide array of welfare and social insurance functions, and removing large chunks of wealth and commodity
distribution
from the market.
Economic theory supports a VAT only if one does not care about
distribution
and if one can impose a tax on all commodities.
More attention should also be given to regional and inter-regional power initiatives, which can help smooth out the uneven
distribution
of energy resources across countries.
There was no shortage of outcry in other European Union capitals (because of the paper’s undiplomatic bluntness) or in Brussels (because she did not care about EU procedures and the
distribution
of competences).
Clean tech is maturing and adopting proven management practices in operations, marketing, sales, and
distribution.
The right-wing governments of the 1980s and 1990s were also corrupt; and, while national income rose, income
distribution
was among the most unequal in the world.
Most important among these challenges are health education, infrastructure, and
distribution
networks.
For example, in India, 830 million people live in rural areas, presenting immense challenges in terms of
distribution
of medicines.
But this aggregate stability masks shifts in income
distribution
that have favored older age cohorts.
The
distribution
of funds across countries could be linked to metrics like the World Justice Project’s Rule of Law Index.
The idea, introduced by the Nobel laureate economist Milton Friedman in 1969, entails the
distribution
of freshly printed money directly to the public, with a commitment from the central bank never to withdraw it.
Since Ronald Reagan became President in 1981, America’s budget system has been geared to supporting the accumulation of vast wealth at the top of the income
distribution.
These powerful forces, many of which operate anonymously under US law, are working relentlessly to defend those at the top of the income
distribution.
One reason is that pornography in orthodox societies is illicit, so the
distribution
channels opened by sexual materials are usually used for other goods as well.
Another example is energy
distribution.
If Europe were to take such steps, it would look not only like the land of redistribution, but also like a place where the environment is taken care of, energy
distribution
is efficient, and talent is highly rewarded.
For the first time, voters in the country that is the world’s largest consumer of illicit drugs in general, and marijuana in particular, approved propositions legalizing possession, production, and
distribution
of cannabis – and by relatively broad margins.
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