Tax Systems and Tax Reforms in Latin America

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FOREWORD Tax systems and tax reforms in Latin America VITO TANZI, PART I A general picture of tax systems and tax reforms in Latin America, 1. Taxation structure and main tax policy issues JUAN CARLOS GoMEZ SABAINI and RICARDO MARTNER, 2. An outline of tax systems and tax reforms FRANCESCO FIGARI and LUCA GANDULLIA, 3. Political economy issues of taxation PAOLA PROFETA and SIMONA SCABROSETTI, 4. Corporate tax systems and policies for attracting FDI GIORGIA MAFFINI and ANNA MARENZI 5. Fiscal Havens in Latin America and the Caribbean JEFFREY OWENS and ALESSANDRA SANELLI PART II Country studies of tax systems and tax reforms in Latin America 6. Argentina MARTIN BeS 7. Brazil JOSe ROBERTO AFONSO and RAFAEL BARROSO 8. Chile MATTEO COMINETTA 9. Colombia LUIGI BERNARDI, ELENA FUMAGALLI and LAURA FUMAGALLI 10. Costa Rica JORGE CORNICK, ERIC THOMPSON and ADRIAN TORREALBA 11. Mexico DANIEL ALVAREZ 12. Paraguay CATERINA FERRARIO 13. Uruguay ALBERTO BARREIX and JERoNIMO ROCA