The effects of politics on local tax setting: Evidence from France

Urban Studies

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1603-1618

  Dubois, Eric ^a   Leprince, Matthieu ^b   Paty, Sonia ^c  

^a Maison des Sciences Economiques   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^c UNIV LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOCAL GOVERNMENT; POLITICAL ECONOMY; POLITICAL INTEGRATION; PUBLIC SECTOR; TAX SYSTEM; URBAN POLITICS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34547512521     PISSN: 00420980     EISSN: 1360063X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00420980701373487     Document Type: Article

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