1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910151602103321

Autore

McDowell Pamela

Titolo

Salamander rescue / / Pamela McDowell ; illustrated by Kasia Charko

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Victoria, British Columbia] : , : Orca Book Publishers, , [2016]

©2016

ISBN

1-4598-1125-9

1-4598-1124-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (43 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Orca Echoes

Disciplina

jC813/.6

Soggetti

Salamanders

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

" ... second book featuring Cricket and friends, following Ospreys in danger"--Page 4 of cover.

Sommario/riassunto

"Cricket is happy to discover a long-toed-salamander population in her hometown of Waterton, but the salamanders are having trouble migrating across the road to their hibernation grounds at Crandell Mountain. Can Cricket and her friends come up with a solution to help the salamanders?"--Page 4 of cover.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910488701403321

Autore

Pittaki Zoi

Titolo

Exploring the Roots of Systematic Tax Avoidance in Greece : Business, the Tax System and Tax Conscience, 1955-2008 / / by Zoi Pittaki

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2021

ISBN

9783030719791

3030719790

Edizione

[1st ed. 2021.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (289 pages)

Collana

Palgrave Studies in Economic History, , 2662-6500

Disciplina

336.495

336.2009495

Soggetti

Economic history

Economic History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1. Unstable politics, unfair taxation and a system of public administration afflicted by clientelism: key information about the Greek state -- Chapter 2. A 'sibylline authority' in a growing economy, 1955-1967 -- Chapter 3. 'No mutiny will be allowed': dismantling Democracy and delegitimising the tax system, 1967-1974 -- Chapter 4. A 'tax surprise' amidst economic recession, 1974-1981 -- Chapter 5. A 'wild tax hunt' in the era of rapid de-industrialisation, 1981-1989 -- Chapter 6. A tale of hope, disillusionment and crisis: 1989-2008.

Sommario/riassunto

This book explores the interaction between business and the system of taxation in Greece, from the mid-1950s up to 2008, the year that marked the eve of the economic crisis the country faced in the aftermath of the international financial crisis of 2007. The evidence presented confirms William Baumol's point about how taxation affects entrepreneurship. That is, it is shown that Baumol was right when indicating that problematic tax rules can lead to unproductive forms of entrepreneurship, such as tax evasion. However, the focus here is on aspects of the system of taxation that Baumol's model, examining solely tax rates and levels of taxation, neglected. This book shows that, as far as Greek entrepreneurship is concerned, the adverse effects of the system of taxation came mostly from a series of issues that



increased its perceived unfairness and illegitimacy. The way that the tax system functioned also increased uncertainty, which was anything but beneficial for investing in business. This book contributes to the current debates about the Greek economy and the causes of the crisis affecting the country. In this respect, it also throws light on the big issue of tax evasion burdening the country's fiscal system. However, the research also belongs to the wider literature examining entrepreneurship from a business history perspective, to that focusing on the relation between entrepreneurship and institutions, to the debates regarding the ways entrepreneurship is affected by the socio-political and economic environment but also to institutional analyses about taxation.