Inequality, democracy and taxation: Lessons from the post-communist transition

Europe - Asia Studies

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 89-111

  Gerry, Christopher J ^a   Mickiewicz, Tomasz M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTHORITARIANISM; DEMOCRACY; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; EDUCATION; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; POST-COMMUNISM; TAX SYSTEM;

EID: 38849192354     PISSN: 09668136     EISSN: 14653427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09668130701760356     Document Type: Article

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