Taxation determinants of fiscal corruption: Evidence across countries

Journal of Financial Crime

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 323-338

  Richardson, Grant ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Corruption; Self assessment; Taxation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986145130     PISSN: 13590790     EISSN: 17587239     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13590790610678404     Document Type: Article

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