Is there a connection between the tax administration and the political power?

International Tax and Public Finance

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 639-663

  Esteller Moré, Alejandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Political economy; Tax administration

Indexed keywords

EID: 24944570164     PISSN: 09275940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10797-005-2651-5     Document Type: Article

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