Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Civil Rights and Discrimination Commons™
Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
- Discipline
-
- Arts and Humanities (1)
- Business Organizations Law (1)
- Constitutional Law (1)
- Disability Law (1)
- Economic History (1)
-
- Economics (1)
- Estates and Trusts (1)
- Ethics and Political Philosophy (1)
- Family Law (1)
- Housing Law (1)
- Inequality and Stratification (1)
- International Law (1)
- Law and Politics (1)
- Law and Race (1)
- Law and Society (1)
- Legal History (1)
- Philosophy (1)
- Property Law and Real Estate (1)
- Social and Behavioral Sciences (1)
- Sociology (1)
- Taxation-Federal (1)
- Taxation-State and Local (1)
Articles 1 - 2 of 2
Full-Text Articles in Civil Rights and Discrimination
Controversies In Tax Law: A Matter Of Perspective (Introduction), Anthony C. Infanti
Controversies In Tax Law: A Matter Of Perspective (Introduction), Anthony C. Infanti
Book Chapters
This volume presents a new approach to today’s tax controversies, reflecting that debates about taxation often turn on the differing worldviews of the debate participants. For instance, a central tension in the academic tax literature — which is filtering into everyday discussions of tax law — exists between “mainstream” and “critical” tax theorists. This tension results from a clash of perspectives: Is taxation primarily a matter of social science or social justice? Should tax policy debates be grounded in economics or in critical race, feminist, queer, and other outsider perspectives?
To capture and interrogate what often seems like a chasm …
Critical Tax Theory: An Introduction, Anthony C. Infanti, Bridget J. Crawford
Critical Tax Theory: An Introduction, Anthony C. Infanti, Bridget J. Crawford
Book Chapters
Our book Critical Tax Theory: An Introduction (Cambridge University Press 2009) highlights and explains the major themes and methodologies of a group of scholars who challenge the traditional claim that tax law is neutral and unbiased. The contributors to this volume include pioneers in the field of critical tax theory, as well as key thinkers who have sustained and expanded the investigation into why the tax laws are the way they are and what impact tax laws have on historically disempowered groups. This volume will provide an accessible introduction to this new and growing body of scholarship. It will be …