Description
Offers a comprehensive, region-wide analysis of the politics of taxation in Latin America to make reforms politically palatable and sustainable.
About the Author
Gustavo A. Flores-Macias 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.
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
Book Information
ISBN 9781108474573
Author Gustavo A. Flores-Macias
Format Hardback
Page Count 282
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 530g
Dimensions(mm) 235mm * 156mm * 20mm