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Author: Gustavo A. Flores-Macías (Cornell University, New York)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.60cm
, Height: 2.00cm
, Length: 23.50cm
Weight: 0.530kg
ISBN: 9781108474573
ISBN 10: 1108474578
Pages: 282
Publication Date: 27 June 2019
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Tertiary & Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
'This is a much-needed volume on the political underpinning of taxation in Latin America. It provides crucial contributions to understand the political factors explaining the relative low levels of taxation in the region as well as variation across countries. This very important book is a must-read both for scholars of comparative political economy and Latin American politics as well as for practitioners seeking to understand the possibilities of fiscal reforms that can help the region build more effective states.' Maria Victoria Murillo, Columbia University, New York 'Notwithstanding a growing body of literature on state capacity, income inequality, and problems of democracy in Latin America, we still know surprisingly little about how governments in the region tax their populations. This volume brings together theoretical and empirical contributions by some of the leading scholars in the field, and goes a considerable distance towards filling this gap.' Robert R. Kaufman, Distinguished Professor of Political Science, Rutgers University, New Jersey 'No reader of the volume will come away empty-handed. All the chapters make it clear that Latin America taxes little, badly, and unfairly.' Comparative Politics
'This is a much-needed volume on the political underpinning of taxation in Latin America. It provides crucial contributions to understand the political factors explaining the relative low levels of taxation in the region as well as variation across countries. This very important book is a must-read both for scholars of comparative political economy and Latin American politics as well as for practitioners seeking to understand the possibilities of fiscal reforms that can help the region build more effective states.' Maria Victoria Murillo, Columbia University, New York 'Notwithstanding a growing body of literature on state capacity, income inequality, and problems of democracy in Latin America, we still know surprisingly little about how governments in the region tax their populations. This volume brings together theoretical and empirical contributions by some of the leading scholars in the field, and goes a considerable distance towards filling this gap.' Robert R. Kaufman, Distinguished Professor of Political Science, Rutgers University, New Jersey
'This is a much-needed volume on the political underpinning of taxation in Latin America. It provides crucial contributions to understand the political factors explaining the relative low levels of taxation in the region as well as variation across countries. This very important book is a must-read both for scholars of comparative political economy and Latin American politics as well as for practitioners seeking to understand the possibilities of fiscal reforms that can help the region build more effective states.' Maria Victoria Murillo, Columbia University, New York 'Notwithstanding a growing body of literature on state capacity, income inequality, and problems of democracy in Latin America, we still know surprisingly little about how governments in the region tax their populations. This volume brings together theoretical and empirical contributions by some of the leading scholars in the field, and goes a considerable distance towards filling this gap.' Robert R. Kaufman, Distinguished Professor of Political Science, Rutgers University, New Jersey 'This is a much-needed volume on the political underpinning of taxation in Latin America. It provides crucial contributions to understand the political factors explaining the relative low levels of taxation in the region as well as variation across countries. This very important book is a must-read both for scholars of comparative political economy and Latin American politics as well as for practitioners seeking to understand the possibilities of fiscal reforms that can help the region build more effective states.' Maria Victoria Murillo, Columbia University, New York 'Notwithstanding a growing body of literature on state capacity, income inequality, and problems of democracy in Latin America, we still know surprisingly little about how governments in the region tax their populations. This volume brings together theoretical and empirical contributions by some of the leading scholars in the field, and goes a considerable distance towards filling this gap.' Robert R. Kaufman, Distinguished Professor of Political Science, Rutgers University, New Jersey
Author Information
Gustavo A. Flores-Macías is Associate Professor of Government at Cornell University, New York. He is the author of After Neoliberalism: The Left and Economic Reforms in Latin America (2012), which received the Latin American Studies Association Tomasinni Book Award. He is a faculty fellow at Cornell's Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future and core faculty at the Cornell Institute for Public Affairs. In 2017–18, he was the recipient of Princeton University's Democracy and Development Fellowship.
