Governing Corporate Tax Management: The Role of State Ownership, Institutions and Markets in China

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This book focuses on corporate sector development in the context of transition economies, such as China. In doing so, the book uses quantitative methods to test several hypotheses that are salient to the Chinese economic situation. Topics covered in the book include the relationship between tax management and firm performance, the extent to which a short-term focus on tax management can lead to long-term vulnerabilities, the impact of government ownership on tax management impact, and the link between the co-evolution of marketization and corruption, and institutional change and tax management. With that the book offers rich empirical evidence to examine tax management, firm performance and corruption in a broad context, while permitting comparison between the Chinese experience and the market economies. Front Matter ....Pages i-xvi Introduction (Chen Zhang, Rajah Rasiah, Kee Cheok Cheong)....Pages 1-18 Corporate Tax Management and Chinese Enterprises (Chen Zhang, Rajah Rasiah, Kee Cheok Cheong)....Pages 19-44 Corporate Governance and Firm Performance (Chen Zhang, Rajah Rasiah, Kee Cheok Cheong)....Pages 45-67 Economic Reforms and Market Outcomes over Time (Chen Zhang, Rajah Rasiah, Kee Cheok Cheong)....Pages 69-107 Corruption, Institutions, and Markets (Chen Zhang, Rajah Rasiah, Kee Cheok Cheong)....Pages 109-140 Conclusions (Chen Zhang, Rajah Rasiah, Kee Cheok Cheong)....Pages 141-151 Back Matter ....Pages 153-186