A C K N O W L E D G M E N T S
Th e book is the outcome of the research of a task force on Taxation of the
Initiative for Policy Dialogue (IPD) at Columbia University, directed by
Roger H. Gordon and Joseph E. Stiglitz. IPD is a global network of over
250 economists, researchers, and practitioners committed to furthering
understanding of the development pro cess.
In addition to the contributing authors, we gratefully acknowledge the
dedication of IDP staff members Lauren Anderson, Sarah Green, Shana
Hofstetter, Ariel Schwartz, Farah Siddique, and Sylvia Wu, who helped
coordinate the research and ultimate production of this book. Our thanks
also to IPD intern Emily- Anne Patt.
We thank Bridget Flannery- McCoy, Ron Harris, Marina Petrova, and
Myles Th ompson at Columbia University Press for bringing this book
into publication.
Finally, we are most grateful to Th e John T. and Catherine D. Mac-
Arthur Foundation for funding the meeting of the IPD Task Force on
Taxation, out of which this book was conceived.