Peoples' views of taxation in Africa: A review of research on determinants of tax compliance
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Taxation; Tax behaviour; Compliance; Evasion; Fiscal exchange; Surveys;All these keywords.
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-ACC-2013-01-19 (Accounting and Auditing)
- NEP-AFR-2013-01-19 (Africa)
- NEP-DEV-2013-01-19 (Development)
- NEP-IUE-2013-01-19 (Informal and Underground Economics)
- NEP-PBE-2013-01-19 (Public Economics)
- NEP-PUB-2013-01-19 (Public Finance)
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