Not my taxes! Explaining tax resistance and its implications for Australia's welfare state

Australian Journal of Political Science

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 517-535

  Wilson, Shaun ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 33751199348     PISSN: 10361146     EISSN: 17429536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10361140600959759     Document Type: Review

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