From optimal tax theory to tax policy : retrospective and prospective views /

Many things inform a country's choice of tax system, including political considerations, public opinion, bureaucratic complexities, and ideas drawn from theoretical analysis. In this work, Robin Boadway examines the role of optimal tax analysis in informing and influencing tax policy design.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Boadway, Robin W., 1943-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2012.
Series:Munich lectures in economics
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:Many things inform a country's choice of tax system, including political considerations, public opinion, bureaucratic complexities, and ideas drawn from theoretical analysis. In this work, Robin Boadway examines the role of optimal tax analysis in informing and influencing tax policy design.
Physical Description:1 online resource (vi, 290 pages) : illustrations.
ISBN:9780262301688
0262301687
9786613594266
6613594261
DOI:10.7551/mitpress/9780262017114.001.0001