RATE-CUTTING TAX REFORMS AND CORPORATE TAX COMPETITION IN EUROPE
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عنوان ژورنال: Economics & Politics
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0954-1985
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0343.2010.00375.x