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Transnational expertise and the expansion of the international tax regime: imposing ‘acceptable’ standards

Martin HearsonLondon School of Economics and Political Science, International Relations, London, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 647-671 | Received 13 Jul 2017, Accepted 17 Apr 2018, Published online: 28 Sep 2018

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