More than Revenue: Taxation as a Development Tool

PART I: OVERVIEW PART II: GENERAL TOPICS Where We Are and How We Got Here: Stylized Facts of Taxation in LAC The Political Economy of Taxation and Tax Reforms Taxation and Stabilization Labor Effects of Taxation Sub-National Taxation Tax and Customs Administration: Progress to Date and Challenges Ahead PART III: SPECIFIC TAXES: CHALLENGES AND POLICY OPTIONS Personal Income Taxes Corporate Income Taxes Value-Added Taxes Non-Renewable Resource Revenues Environmental Taxes The Perils of Expediency