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McGee, R.W., Maranjyan, T.B. (2008). Opinions on Tax Evasion in Armenia. In: McGee, R. (eds) Taxation and Public Finance in Transition and Developing Economies. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-25712-9_16

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