More than Revenue: Taxation as a Development Tool (Development in the Americas (Paperback))
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| Rating | : | 4.11 (957 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1137294841 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 307 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-12-01 |
| Language | : | English |
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A must for those who would like to know about LAC taxation Great insights, based in an excelent research work and supported by outstanding data bases for both revenue figures but also regarding the region's tax administrations.. Good descriptive statistics of taxation systems in Latin America Economist Canada If you are looking for recent numbers on how Latin American countries differ in terms of taxation strategies and results this is a reasonable book.
This exciting new volume provides an up-to-date overview of the current state of taxation in the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region, its main reform needs, and possible reform strategies that take into account the likely economic, institutional, and political constraints on the reform process.
She quickly rose through the Fiscal Affairs Department and was eventually named Deputy Division Chief of the Western Hemisphere Department. Prior to joining the IDB in 2010, she was at the International Monetary Fund where she began as a desk economist for Bulgaria and a fiscal economist for Honduras. She has received numerous honors and fellowships including merit scholarships as the Columbia University Pres
It emphasizes that a well-crafted tax system must not only raise sufficient revenue, but must also do so in a way that avoids unnecessarily hindering economic growth. It is a valuable source of practical knowledge for all committed to promote economic efficiency and social justice in the region." - Fernando Henrique Cardoso,Former President of Brazil"More than Revenue is the encyclopedic output of a large team of Latin American experts that has turned every possible stone to asses why Latin America has not been more successful in creating efficient, productive and equitable tax systems.The reader will be enlightened by interesting results and surprised by not alwaysobvious hypotheses. But they are also a