Fiscal anarchy in the UK: Modelling poll tax noncompliance

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 137-152

  Besley, Timothy ^a,b,c   Preston, Ian ^c,d   Ridge, Michael ^c,e  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE FOR FISCAL STUDIES   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0031136329     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0047-2727(96)01625-8     Document Type: Article

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