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The Ethics of Tax Evasion: A Study of Indian Opinion

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The Ethics of Tax Evasion

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Most studies of tax evasion take an economic or public finance perspective. Not much has been written from a philosophical or ethical viewpoint. That is probably because most economists are utilitarians and most lawyers are legalists. However, there is a small body of literature that addresses tax evasion issues from a philosophical or theological perspective. The present study is intended to add to that small body of literature while forming a bridge to the public finance literature as well.

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McGee, R.W., Jain, R.K. (2012). The Ethics of Tax Evasion: A Study of Indian Opinion. In: McGee, R. (eds) The Ethics of Tax Evasion. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-1287-8_20

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