Tax Justice

The Ongoing Debate

Joseph J. Thorndike and Dennis J. Ventry Jr.

Perhaps the most important quality of a tax system is that citizens consider it fair. Yet agreement on what a just tax would look like is one of the most difficult questions in economics. This book advances knowledge considerably on this controversial topic by providing a variety of new perspectives culled from economics, law, history, and religion.

Tax Justice

The Ongoing Debate

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Perhaps the most important quality of a tax system is that citizens consider it fair. Yet agreement on what a just tax would look like is one of the most difficult questions in economics. This book advances knowledge considerably on this controversial topic by providing a variety of new perspectives culled from economics, law, history, and religion.

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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers / Urban Institute

Pages: 306 • Trim: 6 x 9

978-0-87766-707-0 • Paperback • November 2002 • $39.00 • (£30.00)

Series: Urban Institute Press

Subjects: Political Science / Public Policy / City Planning & Urban Development

Tax Justice

The Ongoing Debate

Joseph J. Thorndike and Dennis J. Ventry Jr.

Tax Justice

The Ongoing Debate

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