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Globalization, public finance, and poverty

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Beramendi, P; Wibbels, E
Published in: International Studies Review
December 1, 2015

Global economic forces might impact poverty in any number of direct ways by reducing prices, providing access to larger pools of capital, or creating and destroying jobs. Such forces might also work indirectly, that is, through their effect on labor standards, unionization rates, or the development of labor-saving technology. For countries with greater fiscal capacity, there is a growing tension between any potential desire for progressivity and the need to compete for footloose capital. To the extent the latter results in reliance on regressive tax expenditures, globalization is likely to worsen the relative position of the poor. Together, these points emphasize data challenges inherent to establishing a causal relationship between globalization and poverty. Taking incidence seriously has important analytical implications for understanding the political engagement by the poor in developed and developing democracies. The government should replace broad and probably insupportable claims on the effect of globalization on pro-poor tax and expenditure policies with more careful analyses of the actual incidence of fiscal policy.

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International Studies Review

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1468-2486

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1521-9488

Publication Date

December 1, 2015

Volume

17

Issue

4

Start / End Page

677 / 685

Related Subject Headings

  • International Relations
  • 4408 Political science
  • 1606 Political Science
 

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Beramendi, P., & Wibbels, E. (2015). Globalization, public finance, and poverty. International Studies Review, 17(4), 677–685. https://doi.org/10.1111/misr.12270
Beramendi, P., and E. Wibbels. “Globalization, public finance, and poverty.” International Studies Review 17, no. 4 (December 1, 2015): 677–85. https://doi.org/10.1111/misr.12270.
Beramendi P, Wibbels E. Globalization, public finance, and poverty. International Studies Review. 2015 Dec 1;17(4):677–85.
Beramendi, P., and E. Wibbels. “Globalization, public finance, and poverty.” International Studies Review, vol. 17, no. 4, Dec. 2015, pp. 677–85. Scopus, doi:10.1111/misr.12270.
Beramendi P, Wibbels E. Globalization, public finance, and poverty. International Studies Review. 2015 Dec 1;17(4):677–685.
Journal cover image

Published In

International Studies Review

DOI

EISSN

1468-2486

ISSN

1521-9488

Publication Date

December 1, 2015

Volume

17

Issue

4

Start / End Page

677 / 685

Related Subject Headings

  • International Relations
  • 4408 Political science
  • 1606 Political Science