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The political economy of taxation : lessons from developing countries

Profeta, Paola - 2010

This unique book in a relatively under-researched subject area will prove essential reading for academics, researchers and practitioners focusing on political economy, public finance and the economics of taxation

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Tax and transfer tensions : designing direct tax structures

Creedy, John - 2011

This comprehensive and lucid book is concerned with the analysis of tax design and the problems involved in choosing a tax and transfer structure. John Creedy discusses central problems which are illustrated using relatively simple models. He argues that economists can make a valuable...

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Handbook of fiscal federalism

Ahmad, Ehtisham (ed.); Brosio, Giorgio (ed.) - 2006

This major Handbook addresses fiscal relations between different levels of government under the general rubric of "fiscal federalism", providing a review of the latest literature as well as an invaluable guide for practitioners and policy makers seeking informed policy options. The contributors...

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Political competition, innovation and growth in the history of Asian civilizations

Jones, Eric (contributor); Bernholz, Peter (contributor); … - 2004

Do political decentralisation and inter state competition favour innovation and growth? There has long been a lively debate surrounding this question, going back to David Hume and Immanuel Kant. This book is a new attempt to test its veracity. The existing literature tends to assume that the...

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Economic behaviour and taxation

Alm, James (contributor); … - 2016

', International Tax and Public Finance, 20 (1), February, 105-28 -- David Joulfaian (2000), 'Estate Taxes and Charitable Bequests by …Wojciech Kopczuk and Joel Slemrod (2003), 'Dying to Save Taxes: Evidence from Estate-Tax Returns on the Death … (2004), 'Do Estate and Gift Taxes Affect the Timing of Private Transfers?', Journal of Public Economics, 88 (12), December …

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Tax reform in open economies : international and country perspectives

Claus, Iris (contributor) - 2010

The eminent contributors (including Altshuler, Creedy, Freebairn, Gravelle, Heady, Kalb, Sørensen and Zodrow) investigate the beneficial directions for medium-term tax reform in the light of global developments and lessons from the latest taxation research. In addressing this issue, they review...

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State and local fiscal policy : thinking outside the box?

Wallace, Sally (contributor) - 2010

In this broad and illuminating work, experts on public finance discuss innovations in state and local tax policy that have been implemented or considered over the course of the last three decades. The authors provide original work that analyzes whether state and local governments have 'gone...

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Modelling indirect taxes and tax reform

Creedy, John - 1999

Indirect taxes have become an increasingly important revenue-raising tool for governments in developed countries. In this book, John Creedy applies his wealth of experience and expertise to the analysis of indirect taxes and, in particular, concentrates on the modelling of indirect tax reform...

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