The impact of bureaucracy, corruption and tax compliance

Review of Accounting and Finance

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 174-180

  Picur, Ronald D ^a   Riahi Belkaoui, Ahmed ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Bureaucracy; Corruption; Taxes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992997100     PISSN: 14757702     EISSN: 17587700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14757700610668985     Document Type: Review

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