1. Introduction Part I. Theoretical Framework: 2. Models of political economy and the study of taxation 3. Foundations of democratic tax systems 4. Tax structure in equilibrium: a more formal analysis Part II. Collective Choice and the Normative Analysis of Taxation: 5. An assessment of normative tax theory 6. Welfare politics and taxation Part III. Applied General Equilibrium Analysis: 7. Tax policy in a computable model of economic and political equilibrium Part IV. Statistical Analysis of Tax Structure: 8. Introduction to statistical research 9. Income taxation and special provisions: evidence from the US states 10. Debt and tariffs: the evolution of the Canadian revenue system Part V. Political Institutions and Taxation: 11. Tax systems in congressional and parliamentary countries 12. Conclusion Endnotes References Index.
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