Taxation is the primary means by which governments engage in the redistribution of resources and in the provision of goods and services. From determining the breadth and generosity of the social safety net to influencing broader societal inequality, taxation plays a central role in shaping our...

The editor has assembled a stellar group of experts to write about their areas of expertise. Topics include bureaucracy, corruption and tax compliance, public finance in developing economies, taxation in several former Soviet republics, Eastern Europe and China, taxation in the enlarged European...