Taxation

<p>Taxation is a subject of enquiry that cuts across a range of disciplines including law economics politics psychology history and accountancy to name a few. However research into taxation as a social and institutional phenomenon – rather than as abstraction from the real world – is largely neglected.</p><p><em>Taxation: A Fieldwork Research Handbook </em>opens up new avenues of enquiry in the research of taxation by offering suggestions on how research might be conducted into actual tax practice rather than abstract models. This book:</p><ul> <li>Introduces tax as a field of enormous potential for research to all social scientists</li> <li>Explains the methodological issues relating to tax research </li> <li>Provides new opportunities for tax researchers to widen the scope of their enquiries</li> <li>Encourages researchers to think differently about this subject</li> </ul><p>Given the importance of taxation to modern society not only as a revenue raising mechanism but also as a tool of governance used to influence social actors this unique text is a vital read for any social science researcher interested in this subject.</p>