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Exploring the Roots of Systematic Tax Avoidance in Greece
This book explores the interaction between business and the system of taxation in Greece, from the mid-1950s up to 2008, the year that marked the eve of the economic crisis the country faced in the aftermath of the international financial crisis of 2007. The evidence presented confirms William Baumol’s point about how taxation affects entrepreneurship. That is, it is shown that Baumol was right when indicating that problematic tax rules can lead to unproductive forms of entrepreneurship, such as tax evasion. However, the focus here is on aspects of the system of taxation that Baumol’s model, examining solely tax rates and levels of taxation, neglected. This book shows that, as far as Gre...
Democratization and Bureaucratic Neutrality
The book focuses on the mutual implications of bureaucratic neutrality and democracy from the perspective of societies formerly under authoritarian regimes. It explores the impact of democratization on bureaucratic neutrality as well as the implications of neutral bureaucracies for democracy. Theoretical and conceptual dimensions of the subject are spelled out, and specialists discuss case studies from Eastern Europe, Africa, Latin America and Asia, therefore compounding a broad panel of the challenges and opportunities confronting the democratization process throughout the world.
The World We Could Win
Containing six essays, this volume looks thematically at different elements or facets of Global Governance and the issues that arise. It deals with some regional perspectives on Global Governance. It aims to raise our eyes beyond the known world in public administration and also looks at the unit of analysis.
Value and Virtue in Public Administration
A multidisciplinary analysis of the role of values and virtue in public administration, this book calls for a rediscovery of virtue. It explores ways of enabling the public sector to balance the values that are presently dominant with classic values such as accountability, representation, equality, neutrality, transparency and the public interest.
Where Corruption Lives
Political scholars from a range of countries describe how in some countries, especially but not exclusively poor, anything goes in the conduct of public business and governance, whereas in the long- established democracies, good governance is actively sought. They suggest ways to make them more like us. c. Book News Inc.
Leadership and Social Transformation in the Public Sector
This publication stems from a workshop of an expert group on "New challenges for senior leadership enhancement for improved public management in a globalizing world" held in Turin, Italy on 19 September 2002. All the papers, regardless of where they were first presented, grapple with the issues of dominant concern in Turin: the essence and role of leadership, the competencies that leaders need to acquire to succeed, and the methodologies to apply in recruiting and enhancing the impact of public service leaders
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