Determinants of tax innovation: The case of environmental taxes in Flemish municipalities

European Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 223-247

  Ashworth, John ^a   Geys, Benny ^b   Heyndels, Bruno ^b  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Flemish municipalities; Policy diffusion; Tax innovation

Indexed keywords

EID: 30744459203     PISSN: 01762680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2005.06.004     Document Type: Article

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