The politics of revenue mobilisation: Explaining continuity in namibian tax policies

Forum for Development Studies

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 125-145

  Rakner, Lise ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Democratisation; Economic policy; Institutions; Interest groups; International actors; International agreements; Namibia; Revenues; Southern African Customs Union; Taxation

Indexed keywords

DEMOCRACY; ECONOMIC POLICY; POLITICAL ECONOMY; TAX SYSTEM;

EID: 0034925663     PISSN: 08039410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08039410.2001.9666160     Document Type: Article

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