Tax and Culture: Convergence, Divergence, and the Future of Tax Law (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781107136847)

Tax scholars traditionally emphasize economics and assume that all tax systems can be evaluated in more or less the same way. By applying the insights of anthropology, sociology, and other social sciences, Michael A. Livingston demonstrates that tax systems frequently pursue different values and that the convergence of tax systems is frequently overstated. In Tax and Culture, he applies these insights to specific countries, such as China and India, and specific tax issues, including progressivity, tax avoidance, and the emerging area of environmental taxation. Livingston concludes that the concept of a global tax culture is, in many cases, merely a reflection of Western hegemony, and is unlikely to survive the changes implicit in the rise of non-Western nations and cultures.

Author: Michael A. Livingston
ISBN-10: 1107136849
ISBN-13: 9781107136847
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 03/19/2020
Pages: 142
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.40w x 0.40d