Fundamental Determinants of Inequality and the Role of Government

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Vito Tanzi

International Monetary Fund (IMF); National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

Date Written: December 1998

Abstract

This paper discusses the fundamental determinants of inequality. These are identified as world or market forces, social norms, ownership of real and human capital, and the role of government. The change in the relative role of these factors in determining inequality during economic development is analyzed.

Keywords: Inequality, Social Norms, Role of Governments, Positional Rents, Social Capital

JEL Classification: D31, D63, D72, E62, H1, H5, D11

Suggested Citation

Tanzi, Vito, Fundamental Determinants of Inequality and the Role of Government (December 1998). IMF Working Paper No. 98/178, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=883930

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