Tax Justice and Global Inequality
Practical Solutions to Protect Developing Country Revenues
Krishen Mehta editor Esther Shubert editor Erika Dayle Siu editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published:29th Oct '20
Should be back in stock very soon
Explores how developing countries can combat tax evasion and other unfair practices, and shows how such action is vital if we are to meet the Sustainable Development Goals.
In the wake of the Panama Papers scandal and similar leaks, tax havens are now firmly in the spotlight. Today, roughly half of all global trade still passes through tax haven jurisdictions, costing millions in lost revenue to countries around the world. Such practices affect all of us, but are most keenly felt by poorer people in developing countries, where unfair tax practices have become a major obstacle to development, and which have allowed multinational corporations to continue to exploit developing economies. This collection argues that, for developing countries to achieve social justice and lasting prosperity, they must take control of their own tax destinies, and that this will also be crucial to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.
Covering such topics as natural resource management, representation in global tax institutions and effective strategies for building and protecting tax bases, the collection brings together expertise from a variety of countries and disciplines. It explores the options available to developing countries, and provides a basis for concerted action by tax authorities, policy makers, academics and civil society experts to design tax systems that can sustain a just society.
‘This work brings together a number of sources and debates that often take place in silos (for example tax and human rights), which has been missing from the discussion around tax and development, to provide a relevant and holistic overview.’ * Tove Maria Ryding, European Network on Debt and Development *
These timely, in-depth studies will be a valuable resource for researchers, tax authorities and civil society campaigners. * Diarmid O’Sullivan, Tax Justice Campaigner *
In this important and timely book, Mehta, Shubert and Siu bring together a collection of essays that provide a thoughtful perspective on challenges developing countries face in raising tax revenue to support economic and political development. This book is remarkable in scope. It provides practical advice to policy makers to protect tax revenues in the context of tax justice and human rights.
Tax Justice and Global Inequality will inform and challenge policy makers, tax experts, and anyone interested in understanding the connections between tax policy and human rights in developing countries.
A very relevant and holistic overview of a large part of the current discussion on the issues related to tax and development, with a great variety of authors. * Tove Maria Ryding, European Network on Debt and Development *
Mehta, Shubert and Siu bring together a collection of essays that provide a thoughtful perspective on challenges developing countries face in raising tax revenue to support economic and political development. This book is remarkable in scope.t provides practical advice to policy makers to protect tax revenues in the context of tax justice and human rights.
Tax Justice and Global Inequality will inform and challenge policy makers, tax experts, and anyone interested in understanding the connections between tax policy and human rights in developing countries.
ISBN: 9781786998088
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 402g
320 pages