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Title: Social Classes, Inequality and Redistributive Policies in Canada
Authors: Araar, Abdelkrim
Keywords: Social classes
poverty
inequality
redistribution
Issue Date: 2008
Series/Report no.: Cahiers du CIRPÉE;08-17
Abstract: The social performance of fiscal redistributive mechanisms in Canada continues to receive a growing interest from politicians and research scientists. The aim of this paper is to assess the evolution of social classes in Canada and to check whether the market and governmental redistributive factors have affected their evolution during the last decade. We focus on the dynamic of inequality, polarization and progressivity of the fiscal system. The results of this study confirm the effectiveness of governmental redistributive mechanism to decrease inequality and polarization significantly and to maintain the middle social class at the detriment of the poorest one. The other evidence concerns the chronic increase in population share and wellbeing of the rich class. Finally, the progressivity of fiscal system has registered a significant increase during the las few years.
URI: http://132.203.59.36/CIRPEE/cahierscirpee/2008/files/CIRPEE08-17.pdf
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