Tax Policy Colloquium today at McGill: Clair Quentin

Dr. Clair Quentin, Research Associate at Kings College London, continues this year’s Spiegel Sohmer Tax Policy Colloquium today at 11:30 EST via zoom.

Clair’s working paper, entitled Intangible Assets and The Thunder of History: an essay in world-system fiscal sociology, takes us on a journey that connects global wealth chains, global value chains, and the tax state. Quentin explores how capital and the state both try to capture value from global value and wealth chains, while labour seeks to interrupt the efforts of each. So far, capital is winning, and richer states benefit more than poorer states from this balance because they can turn to other sources for their revenue needs. Quentin ultimately argues for the development of a new, progressive international fiscal sociology to develop modes and methods to change the status quo. As always, all are welcome to join.