Working paper on the relationship between consumer expenditure and income distribution in Colombia - shows with the help of an input output model that fiscal income redistribution in favour of low income groups would be reinforced if the latter purchased goods and services exclusively from labour intensive small scale industry. References and statistical tables.

This book assesses the distributional impact of a number of economic policies on the distribution of income by examining several examples from Colombia. It provides a better base for quantitative comparisons of the effects of different policies.