world and across the ages Governments have always struggled to tax in ways that are effective and tolerably fair. Sometimes … they fail grotesquely, as when, in 1898, the British ignited a rebellion in Sierra Leone by imposing a tax on huts-and, in … repressing it, ended up burning the very huts they intended to tax. Sometimes they succeed astonishingly, as when, in eighteenth …

overview of political economy issues in taxation and tax reforms; Trust in the tax system : the problem of lobbying; Restoring … stakeholders' trust in multinationals' tax planning practices with corporate social responsibility (CSR); Improving democratic … international tax governance : on the power of citizens, transparency and independent watchdogs; International tax justice between …