Urban Institute Press
Titles appearing in Reference — Research Book News — December 2011
State tax policy; a political perspective, 3d ed.
Brunori, David.
Urban Institute Press, ©2011 167 p. $26.50 HJ2385
978-0-87766-772-8
Brunori (public policy, George Washington U.) explores the issues faced by politicians when developing and implementing state tax policy in the United States and offers his own suggestions on possible solutions. Individual chapters address the basic principles of classic tax policy, economic development and interstate tax competition, the political interests that influence tax policymaking, the political issues associated with specific types of taxes, sales and use tax, personal income tax, corporate income tax, other tax categories, and nontax revenue sources. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
