concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: redistribution of wealth

income distribution
type: Concept
narrower: redistribution of wealth

redistribution of wealth
type: Concept
broader: theories of ethics
broader: income distribution
definition: The phrase redistribution of wealth commonly refers to government policies that are intended to increase the income or benefits of poor people using money raised by general taxation of the rich, the prosperous, and the middle classes. Sometimes the debate is limited only to the redistribution of income, but generally any policy intended to benefit the poor, whether in the form of income or services, can be considered an attempt to redistribute the wealth. [Source: Encyclopedia of Business Ethics and Society; Redistribution of Wealth]

theories of ethics
type: Concept
narrower: redistribution of wealth