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INCOME REDISTRIBUTION [8 records]

Record 1 2026-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Social Security and Employment Insurance
  • Taxation
DEF

Transfer of income from higher levels of economic class to those less favoured, by means of fiscal instruments or public measures (inheritance taxes, progressive income tax, income policies, etc.).

CONT

In connection with welfare programs of the government, mention should be made of the fact that various redistributions of income among citizens are accomplished by the form in which the government allocates the burden of the taxes it levies on different groups and classes.

OBS

income redistribution : term and definition reproduced from the CAPITAL Business Dictionary with the permission of LID Editorial Empresarial.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité sociale et assurance-emploi
  • Fiscalité
DEF

Transfert du revenu des classes de plus haut niveau économique à celles plus favorisées, par le biais des instruments fiscaux ou des mesures à caractère public (impôt sur les successions, progressivité de l'impôt sur le revenu, politique sur les revenus, etc.).

OBS

redistribution du revenu : terme et définition extraits du CAPITAL Business Dictionary et reproduits avec l'autorisation de LID Editorial Empresarial.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Seguridad social y seguro de desempleo
  • Sistema tributario
DEF

Transferencia de renta de las clases de mayor nivel económico a las menos favorecidas, a través de instrumentos fiscales o medidas de carácter público (impuesto de sucesiones, progresividad en el impuesto sobre la renta, política de rentas, etc.).

OBS

Definición extraída del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial.

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Record 2 2015-04-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Economic Planning
DEF

The degree to which the actual redistribution [of income] coincides with the desired redistribution.... Two issues are involved, having to do with the accuracy of the program in assisting only the "target" group, and the comprehensiveness of the program in assisting all of that group.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Planification économique

Spanish

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Record 3 2014-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Economics
CONT

Improvement in the standard of living depends on economic factors, such as improvements in productivity or per capita real economic growth, a system of income redistribution through the tax system or direct spending by government, and the availability of public services, such as health, education, transit, and parks, along with non-economic factors, such as protection against unsafe or unpleasant working conditions, opportunities for advancement in work, a clean environment, a low crime rate, freedom of expression, and the rule of law.

PHR

Raise the standard of living.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Économique
DEF

Situation d'une personne ou d'un groupe de personnes (famille, nation, etc.) sur une échelle de bien-être préalablement définie, objectivement ou subjectivement et implicitement admise.

OBS

Le niveau de vie se mesure par l'ensemble des biens et des services que permet d'acquérir ou de se procurer le revenu national moyen ou le revenu moyen d'une catégorie de citoyens donnée.

PHR

Accroître le niveau de vie, rehausser le niveau de vie.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Economía
DEF

Grado de satisfacción de necesidades de una persona o grupo de personas. Se mide por la cantidad de bienes y servicios que pueden comprar con sus ingresos reales. Un nivel de vida bajo permite satisfacer sólo las necesidades básicas, y es propio de países subdesarrollados o personas marginadas.

PHR

Elevar el nivel de vida.

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Record 4 2011-11-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Financial and Budgetary Management
  • National Accounting
CONT

Redistribution of income in kind account. The account to record the payables/receivables of social transfers in kind consisting of social security benefits, other social security benefits in kind and transfers of individual non-market goods and services based on disposable income as a balancing item in secondary distribution of income accounts. "Adjusted disposal income" is introduced as the balancing item.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion budgétaire et financière
  • Comptabilité nationale
CONT

Comme l'a observé Frizell (1992), l'écart entre le Canada et l'Allemagne pour l'indice de Gini du revenu disponible rajusté était d'à peu près 0,04 en 1981 et 1987, tandis qu'entre le Canada et la Suède il était de 0,1 en 1981 et de 0,08 en 1987.

Spanish

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Record 5 2003-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • National and International Economics
  • National Accounting
CONT

The redistribution of income in kind account shows how the disposable incomes of households, non-profit institutions serving households(NPISHs) and government units are transformed into their adjusted disposable income by the receipt and payment of social transfers in kind.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Économie nationale et internationale
  • Comptabilité nationale

Spanish

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Record 6 2003-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • National and International Economics
  • National Accounting
CONT

The redistribution of income in kind account shows how the disposable incomes of households, non-profit institutions serving households(NPISHs) and government units are transformed into their adjusted disposable income by the receipt and payment of social transfers in kind.

OBS

The redistribution of income in kind account shows a tertiary distribution of income through social transfers in kind. The purpose of the account is to give a more complete measure of household income and to facilitate international comparisons and comparisons over time when social and economic arrangements differ or change.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Économie nationale et internationale
  • Comptabilité nationale
CONT

Le compte de redistribution du revenu en nature montre comment le revenu disponible des ménages, des institutions sans but lucratif au service des ménages (ISBLSM) et des administrations publiques est transformé en leur revenu disponible ajusté par l'intermédiaire des transferts sociaux en nature, reçus et versés.

Spanish

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Record 7 2001-09-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Economic Doctrines, Systems and Policies
  • National and International Economics
DEF

... an economic doctrine... characterized by state ownership of the means of production, centralized economic planning, and the redistribution of income through taxation and social welfare programs.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Doctrines, systèmes et politiques économiques
  • Économie nationale et internationale
DEF

Doctrine économique et sociale recherchant les conditions d'une société égalitaire dans laquelle les rapports entre les hommes seraient dégagés des formes d'exploitation et où les intérêts collectifs prendraient le pas sur les intérêts particuliers. Cette définition incomplète peut s'appliquer aux nombreuses formes, variantes et tendances du socialisme [...].

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Doctrinas, políticas y sistemas económicos
  • Economía nacional e internacional
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Record 8 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Translation (General)
  • General Vocabulary
CONT

... to prove the desirability of income redistribution by this type of argument.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traduction (Généralités)
  • Vocabulaire général
OBS

... de démontrer scientifiquement, en usant de ce type d'argument, le caractère désirable de la redistribution des revenus

Spanish

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