Taxation of the global arms trade? An overview of the issues

Kyklos

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 149-171

  Brzoska, Michael ^a  

^a Internationales Konversionszentrum Bonn   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARMS TRADE; EXPENDITURE; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; TAX SYSTEM;

EID: 2542448577     PISSN: 00235962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0023-5962.2004.00248.x     Document Type: Article

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