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Some Useful Sources

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 July 2025

Micheál L. CollinsOpen the ORCID record for Micheál L. Collins[Opens in a new window] and
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Micheál L. Collins*
Affiliation:
University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Sally Ruane
Affiliation:
De Montfort University, Leicester, UK
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Corresponding author: Micheál L. Collins; Email: ml.collins@ucd.ie
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Throughout this themed section we have examined a number of key social policy challenges in relation to the role that taxation measures and choices play, or can play, in shaping responses to them. The following is a list of learning and research resources on topics that are central to these themes. For the most part, we have focused on recently published contributions.

Keywords

taxationsocial policy challengesredistributionfairness

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Themed section on Fairness and Distributional Outcomes: Exploring the Role of Taxation
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Social Policy and Society , Volume 24 , Issue 2: THEMED SECTION: Fairness and Distributional Outcomes: Exploring the Role of Taxation , April 2025, pp. 352 - 354
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© The Author(s), 2025. Published by Cambridge University Press

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Social policy and the role of taxation

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