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Corporate Direct Taxation in the European Union: Explaining the Policy Process

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 March 2009

Claudio M. Radaelli
Claudio M. Radaelli
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European Studies, University of Bradford
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Abstract

The author presents an empirical study of the direct corporate taxation policy process in the European Union. The study links three public policy literatures that are usually considered somewhat distinct and independent: the literature on the politics of tax reform, the literature on policy change and the political role of knowledge, and the literature on European integration. The examination of these literatures leads to a series of hypotheses which are used for addressing the analysis of the policy process. The conclusions assess the hypotheses and draw implications for the study of knowledge utilisation, policy change, and policy types.

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Journal of Public Policy , Volume 15 , Issue 2 , May 1995 , pp. 153 - 181
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1995

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