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Authors

Research Fellow One Essex Court
Malcolm is Chairman of the Tax Law Review Committee at IFS.
Journal article details
- ISSN
- Print: 0143-5671 Online: 1475-5890
- Issue
- August 1984
Suggested citation
Gammie, M. (1984). 'After Dawson' (1984)
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