Why are carefully designed, sensible policies too often not adopted or implemented? When they are, why do they often fail to generate development outcomes such as security, growth, and equity? And why do some bad policies endure? World Development Report 2017: Governance and the Law addresses...

Front Cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- Executive Summary -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1 Introduction to Taxing the Digital Economy -- Lessons from the Origins of International Taxation -- G-20 Mandate on Taxing the Digital Economy -- Market...