SUBSTITUTING CONSUMPTION-BASED DIRECT TAXATION FOR INCOME TAXES AS THE INTERNATIONAL NORM
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: National Tax Journal
سال: 1992
ISSN: 0028-0283,1944-7477
DOI: 10.1086/ntj41788955