Evaluating fiscal regimes for resource projects: An example from oil development

The Taxation of Petroleum and Minerals: Principles, Problems and Practice

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 187-240

  Daniel, Philip ^a   Goldsworthy, Brenton ^a   Maliszewski, Wojciech ^a   Puyo, Diego Mesa ^b   Watson, Alistair ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND   (United States)

^b European Department International Monetary Fund ^*  (Canada)

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EID: 84880352126     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203851081     Document Type: Chapter

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