Taxation and development : again / prepared by Michael Keen.

Issues of taxation and development, which have long been a central concern of the IMF, have attracted wider and renewed interest in the last few years. This paper reflects on three broad lessons of experience: that developing countries differ vastly in tax matters, and in ways that are less than ful...

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Main Author: Keen, Michael
Corporate Author: International Monetary Fund. Fiscal Affairs Department
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Washington, D.C.] : International Monetary Fund, ©2012.
Series:IMF working paper ; WP/12/220.
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Summary:Issues of taxation and development, which have long been a central concern of the IMF, have attracted wider and renewed interest in the last few years. This paper reflects on three broad lessons of experience: that developing countries differ vastly in tax matters, and in ways that are less than fully understood; that the history of "big ideas" in guiding tax reform for developing countries is decidedly mixed; and that the value of the emphasis often placed in this context on "informality" is decidedly limited. It also asks whether ideas of "state building" emphasized in some of the recent literature are likely to lead to practical advice much different from that commonly offered now.
Item Description:Title from PDF title page (IMF Web site, viewed September 7, 2012).
"Fiscal Affairs Department."
"September 2012."
Physical Description:1 online resource (30 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781475546507
1475546505
1475510292
9781475510294
1475570775
9781475570779
1475555695
9781475555691
Language:English.