The political economics of not paying taxes

Public Choice

Volumn 126, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 107-134

  Roine, Jesper ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Sweden)

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EID: 33244464516     PISSN: 00485829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11127-006-6071-6     Document Type: Article

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