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The effective tax rate is low in poor countries because tax collection requires human capital, which is scarce.
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08 Jan 2020
What went right with the pre-crisis economic systems in Southeast Asia, which had enjoyed miraculous growth over the preceding few decades? When the unpredicted Asian…
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