
Tax Systems and Tax Reforms in Europe
Author: Bernardi & Luigi
Price: $211.87
Description
The last decade has seen important changes taking place in the tax regimes of many European countries. A comprehensive picture of what is happening in European fiscal systems has not been easy to find--until now.
This comprehensive volume provides an impressive analysis of tax systems and tax reforms in various European countries including France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom. With a preface from Vito Tanzi and an impressive range of contributions, the book identifies and analyzes the main common forces that drive fiscal reforms such as globalization, European reunification and fiscal federalism.
This impressive book will be of great interest not only to academics interested in international finance and fiscal studies but also to those professionals involved in the financial sectors across the world.
This comprehensive volume provides an impressive analysis of tax systems and tax reforms in various European countries including France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom. With a preface from Vito Tanzi and an impressive range of contributions, the book identifies and analyzes the main common forces that drive fiscal reforms such as globalization, European reunification and fiscal federalism.
This impressive book will be of great interest not only to academics interested in international finance and fiscal studies but also to those professionals involved in the financial sectors across the world.
Table of Contents
List of figures ix
List of tables x
List of contributors xiii
Foreword: common pressures to reform European tax systems xv
VITO TANZI
Preface xxiv
Acknowledgment xxix
PART I Main topics in European tax systems and tax reforms 1 (94)
1 A comparative view of selected European countries
3 (27)
LUCA GANDULLIA
2 Rationale and open issues of more radical reforms
30 (25)
LUIGI BERNAIPDI
3 Public finance and political economics in tax design and reforms
55 (21)
PAOLA PROFETA
4 Reducing fiscal pressure under the Stability Pact
76 (19)
FEDELE DE NOVELLIS AND SALVATORE PARLATO
PART II National case studies of European tax systems and tax reforms 95 (205)
LUCA GANDULLIA CO-EDITOR
5 France
97 (1)
SIMONA SCABROSETTI
6 Germany
126 (1)
GIORGIA CHIARA MAFFINI
7 Ireland
159 (1)
ALESSANDRO SOMMACAL
8 Italy
179 (1)
LUIGI BERNARDI
9 Spain
213 (1)
DAVIDE TONDANI
10 The Netherlands
241 (29)
GRAZIANO ABRATE
11 The United Kingdom
270 (30)
GIUSEPPE MIGALI
Index 300