01798cas a2200265 a 4500 AALejournalIMF001184 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451848281 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Chu, Ke-young. Income Distribution and Tax and Government Social Spending Policies in Developing Countries / Ke-young Chu, Hamid Davoodi, Sanjeev Gupta. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2000. 1 online resource (47 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This paper reviews income distribution in developing (and transition) countries in recent decades. On average, before-tax income distribution in developing countries is less unequal than in industrial countries. However, unlike industrial countries, developing countries in general have not been able to use tax and transfer policies effectively to reduce income inequality. During the 1980s and 1990s, many developing countries experienced an increase in income inequality. The government health care and primary and secondary education programs in developing countries are not well targeted, but their incidence tends to be progressive. Mode of access: Internet Davoodi, Hamid. Gupta, Sanjeev. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2000/062 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2000/062/001.2000.issue-062-en.xml IMF e-Library