Taxing Reforms: The Politics of the Consumption Tax in Japan, the United States, Canada and Australia'Taxing Reforms is a good short book about the comparative policies of Value Added Taxation (VAT) in Australia, Canada, Japan and the United States. . . Taxing Reforms is a fine book, well worth reading, especially for specialists in the comparative p |
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The rise and proliferation of VATs | 41 |
The 30 year problem the Australian GST | 66 |
Mulroneys lament the politics of the Canadian GST | 88 |
The reform limits of the developmental state the politics of the consumption tax in Japan | 114 |
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