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Enabling Social Justice through Progressive Taxation in 'Discriminated' Societies
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Abstract The advocates of taxes point to its legitimacy as derived from the need for government to work for the people. Those who oppose taxes call it a burden imposed on the people, benefitting none than those in government and bureaucracy. The latter who advocate free markets believe the „invisible hand‟ t... mehr
The advocates of taxes point to its legitimacy as derived from the need for government to work for the people. Those who oppose taxes call it a burden imposed on the people, benefitting none than those in government and bureaucracy. The latter who advocate free markets believe the „invisible hand‟ to be the better arbitrator to social justice. To put the debate on taxes in perspective, it is important to consider the need for social justice against a backdrop of societies that have practiced discrimination based on caste. Such societies stratify people by birth based on the castes they are born into. Caste based discrimination on its part has systematically ensured subjection of certain classes, with minimal access to fundamental rights. This in turn has ensured such classes live their lives in near penury. This research paper looks at class based discrimination as a preceding social more in the demand for progressive taxation.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
Indien; Kaste; soziale Ungleichheit; Armut; Diskriminierung; soziale Gerechtigkeit; Besteuerung; Umverteilung; Steuerprogression; Südasien
Klassifikation
Soziologie von Gesamtgesellschaften
Öffentliche Finanzen und Finanzwissenschaft
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2013
Seitenangabe
S. 45-54
Zeitschriftentitel
International Letters of Social and Humanistic Sciences (2013) 5
ISSN
2300-2697
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)