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I Fairness and production --;1.1 The model --;1.2 Finite economies --;1.3 Continuum economies --;1.4 Income tax implementability --;1.5 Proofs --;II Redistribution, observability and different tax systems --;2.1 The model and first definitions --;2.2 Finite economies --;2.3 Continuum economies --;2.4 Proofs --;III Taxation as insurance --;3.1 The model --;3.2 First and second best solutions --;3.3 Remarks --;3.4 Proofs --;Appendix: The deterministic versus the stochastic model --;Final Remarks --;References.
In connection with this term the following questions directly arise: What is a good redistribution ? In doing so, Iwanted to indicate that it is not necessary to restrict oneself to income - or commodity taxes as is common place in public finance when aiming at redistribution.