The politics of an emergent global regime for controlling tax competition

Policy Studies Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 270-284

  Thomas, Kenneth P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECONOMICS); FISCAL POLICY; TAX INCENTIVE; TAX SYSTEM; WELFARE ECONOMICS;

EID: 28244499626     PISSN: 0190292X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1541-0072.2002.tb02146.x     Document Type: Article

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