the political economy of tax reform in Chile and Argentina /
First Statement of Responsibility
Omar Sanchez
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Palgrave Macmillan,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2011
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xi, 245 p. ;
Dimensions
23 cm
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [217]-240)and index
CONTENTS NOTE
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Post-Pinochet Chilean Tax Policy (1989-1995): finding resources to build a social democracy -- Chilean Tax Policy tested by new political and economic conditions: 1996-2001 -- Argentine Tax Policy under Menem I (1989-1994): the "Tax Revolution" -- Argentine Tax Policy under Menem II and De La Rua (1995-2001): politicization, firefighting, and decay -- Institutional correlates of tax reform consolidation: success in Chile and failure in Argentina.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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"Why do some countries "learn to tax" and others do not? And, why does tax reform consolidate in some countries and not in others? The importance of these queries for the developing world and for Latin America cannot be exaggerated. This book tracks the evolution of tax policy in Chile and Argentina in order to shed light on these questions, providing a unique window into the nature of tax policymaking in Latin America. In the process, broader insights are gained into the larger question about why Chile has become the "tiger" economy of the region while Argentina has been such a persistent economic underachiever"--
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"Why do some countries "learn to tax" and others do not? And, why does tax reform consolidate in some countries and not in others? The importance of these queries for the developing world and for Latin America cannot be exaggerated. This book tracks the evolution of tax policy in Chile and Argentina in order to shed light on these questions, providing a unique window into the nature of tax policymaking in Latin America. In the process, broader insights are gained into the larger question about why Chile has become the "tiger" economy of the region while Argentina has been such a persistent economic underachiever"--