Globalisation and developing countries -a shrinking tax base?

Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 653-671

  Aizenman, Joshua ^a   Jinjarak, Yothin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; ECONOMIC INTEGRATION; FINANCIAL SYSTEM; GLOBALIZATION; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; TAX SYSTEM;

EID: 70449381751     PISSN: 00220388     EISSN: 17439140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220380802582338     Document Type: Article

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