redistribution of wealth
collocation in Englishmeaningsofredistributionandwealth
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redistribution
noun[U]
uk/ˌriː.dɪs.trɪˈbjuː.ʃən/us/ˌriː.dɪs.trəˈbjuː.ʃən/
the act of sharing something out differently from before, especially in a ...
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wealth
noun
uk/welθ/us/welθ/
a large amount of money or valuable possessions that ...
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(Definition ofredistributionandwealthfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The tax tempered the rewards from capital rather than attempting a more far-reachingredistributionofwealth.
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In such a model, aredistributionofwealthamong the agents should have no effect on the bond price.
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The model predicts aredistributionofwealthbetween different groups of the population in the form of transfers that may be cash or favours.
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This entailed a focus on the problem of population (a naturalization of poverty) and thus redirected the problematic away from theredistributionofwealth(in particular, landed property).
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These virtues are particularly crucial in underpinning schemes of social justice and the extensiveredistributionofwealththat they demand.
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Much more space is dedicated to the legislation on labour organisation and on strikes, all seen in terms of public order rather thanredistributionofwealth.
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Some who oppose such a reform note that it might reduce theredistributionofwealthto vulnerable groups of retirees like widows and workers with low lifetime earnings.
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There is nothing about theredistributionofwealth.
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We believe in taxation because we believe in theredistributionofwealth.
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Finally, we need greaterredistributionofwealthinto the area.
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That is my second major objection: the pretence that this is aredistributionofwealth.
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The first is that it constitutes in some form aredistributionofwealth.
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This requires aredistributionofwealthas well as income.
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It will make theredistributionofwealthboth more difficult and more urgent.
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The second pillar is the appeal to social justice and aredistributionofwealth.
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I am aware that there is a need for someredistributionofwealth.
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Surely that is not aredistributionofwealth; it is a redistribution of poverty.
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Not only must we have aredistributionofwealth.
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To a large extent aredistributionofwealthtook place.
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Owing to theredistributionofwealth, that is impossible today.
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