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title	:	Tax Reform in Developing Countries World Bank Regional and Sectoral Studies
author	:	Thirsk, Wayne R.
publisher	:	World Bank
isbn10 | asin	:	0821339990
print isbn13	:	9780821339992
ebook isbn13	:	9780585247045
language	:	English
subject	Taxation--Developing countries.
publication date	:	1997
lcc	:	HJ2351.7.T38 1997eb
ddc	:	336.2/05/091724
subject	:	Taxation--Developing countries.

Page iii Tax Reform in Developing Countries Edited By Wayne Thirsk

Page iv 1997 The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank 1818 H Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20433 All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America First printing December 1997 Second printing June 1999 The World Bank Regional and Sectoral Studies series provides an outlet for work that is relatively focused in its subject matter or geographical coverage and that contributes to the intellectual foundations of development operations and policy formulation. Some sources cited in this paper may be informal documents that are not readily available. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this publication are those of the author and should not be attributed in any manner to the World Bank, to its affiliated organizations, or to the members of its Board of Executive Directors or the countries they represent. The material in this publication is copyrighted. Requests for permission to reproduce portions of it should be sent to the Office of the Publisher at the address shown in the copyright notice above. The World Bank encourages dissemination of its work and will normally give permission promptly and, when the reproduction is for noncommercial purposes, without asking a fee. Permission to copy portions for classroom use is granted through the Copyright Clearance Center, Inc., Suite 910, 222 Rosewood Dr., Danvers, Massachusetts 01923, U.S.A. Wayne Thirsk is a director with the Barents Group, KPMG. Previously, he was professor of economics at the University of Waterloo, Canada, and a member of the World Bank's Public Economics Division. Currently he is working on intergovernmental fiscal reform in Kiev, Ukraine, under USAID auspices. Cover design by Sam Ferro Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Tax reform in developing countries / edited by Wayne Thirsk. p. cm. (World Bank regional and sectoral studies) Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 0-8213-3999-0 1. TaxationDeveloping countries. I. Thirsk, Wayne R. II. Series. HJ2351.7.T38 1997 336.2'05'091724-dc21 9729643 CIP

Page v Contents Foreword Joseph E. Stiglitz xiii Contributors xv 1 Overview: The Substance and Process of Tax Reform in Eight Developing Countries Wayne Thirsk 1 Composition of the Tax Reform Sample 2 The Project's Approach to Analyzing Tax Reform 6 The Intellectual Foundations of Tax Reform 8 Prereform Economic Conditions 11 Narrow Tax Bases and High Marginal Tax Rates 11 Inflation and Fiscal Deficits: Tax Reform and Macrostability 13 The Shifting Goals of Tax Reform 15 Constraints on Tax Reform 16 The Pattern of Tax Reform in Individual Countries 18 Tax Reform Model for Developing Countries 24 The Process of Tax Reform 27 Conclusions 29

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