| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 139 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Why should I pay? A cognitive theory of tax morale -- The experimental design -- Reasonable choices and tax compliance -- Conclusion: Everyone hates a cheat |
| Summary |
Why do people in some societies tend to follow rules and obey the laws more than those in other societies? Is the difference institutional, or is 'culture' a better explanation? These are the central questions confronted in this book. It explores these questions through a large laboratory experimental study which examined tax compliance behaviour in four countries: Sweden, Italy, Britain and the United States. We present what we call a 'Reasonable Choice Approach' demonstrating that most people are motivated to comply with social rules when the rules are clear, coherent, and consistent. This theory argues that most people are both rationally self-interested and social animals who have strong desires to behave according to the norms of their societies. The authors show how institutions can shape individual behaviours and thereby help explain why social behaviours are so different across societies |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from home page (Oxford Scholarship Online, viewed December 16, 2022) |
| Subject |
Taxation -- Public opinion.
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Compliance.
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Conformity.
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Taxpayer compliance -- Cross-cultural studies
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Tax collection -- Cross-cultural studies
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Cooperative Behavior
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Social Conformity
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Taxation -- Public opinion
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Compliance
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Conformity
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Tax collection
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Taxpayer compliance
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| Genre/Form |
Cross-cultural studies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
D'Attoma, John, author.
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| ISBN |
9780191838491 |
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0191838497 |
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9780192516947 |
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0192516949 |
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9780192516930 |
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0192516930 |
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