Book contents
- Private Wealth and Public Revenue in Latin America
- Private Wealth and Public Revenue in Latin America
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures and Tables
- Acronyms
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Tax Policy and Economic Elites
- 2 The Power of Economic Elites
- 3 Organized Business and Direct Taxation in Chile
- 4 Circumventing Business Power in Chile
- 5 Weak Economic Elites and Direct Tax Policy Successes in Argentina
- 6 Sectoral Tax Politics in Argentina: Finance
- 7 Sectoral Tax Politics in Argentina: Agriculture
- 8 Bolivia’s Tax Policy Tightrope
- 9 Tax Developments under Left Rule in Bolivia and Right Rule in Chile
- 10 Conclusions
- Appendix 1.1 Latin America’s Tax Problem
- Appendix 1.2 Tax Revenue and Commodity Booms
- Appendix 1.3 Case Selection
- Appendix 4.1 Chilean Case Universe
- Appendix 5.1 Expected Revenue Yield of Direct Tax Reforms
- References
- Index
Contents
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 March 2015
- Private Wealth and Public Revenue in Latin America
- Private Wealth and Public Revenue in Latin America
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures and Tables
- Acronyms
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Tax Policy and Economic Elites
- 2 The Power of Economic Elites
- 3 Organized Business and Direct Taxation in Chile
- 4 Circumventing Business Power in Chile
- 5 Weak Economic Elites and Direct Tax Policy Successes in Argentina
- 6 Sectoral Tax Politics in Argentina: Finance
- 7 Sectoral Tax Politics in Argentina: Agriculture
- 8 Bolivia’s Tax Policy Tightrope
- 9 Tax Developments under Left Rule in Bolivia and Right Rule in Chile
- 10 Conclusions
- Appendix 1.1 Latin America’s Tax Problem
- Appendix 1.2 Tax Revenue and Commodity Booms
- Appendix 1.3 Case Selection
- Appendix 4.1 Chilean Case Universe
- Appendix 5.1 Expected Revenue Yield of Direct Tax Reforms
- References
- Index
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- Private Wealth and Public Revenue in Latin AmericaBusiness Power and Tax Politics, pp. v - viiPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2015