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McGee, R.W., Alver, J., Alver, L. (2008). The Ethics of Tax Evasion: A Survey of Estonian Opinion. 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_24

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