Strategic political positioning and tax policy : recent VAT policy changes in Canada and Germany

During the twenty-first century, why have some welfare state governments shifted their tax system towards a greater dependence upon consumption taxes, while other governments have chosen to move away from this dependence? This paper addresses that question by examining the contemporary politics of t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Walsh, Mark James
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/5504