Thewaythatnationstatesdesigntheirtaxsystemsimpactsthesharingofresourcesandwealthwithinandacrosssocieties.Todate,wealthycountrieshavemadetaxpolicydesignandcoordinationchoiceswhichallowthemtoclaimmorethantheyarejustifiablyentitledtofromtheglobaleconomy.InTaxCooperationinanUnjustWorld,AllisonChristiansandLaurensvanApeldoornshowhowthispresentlyacceptedrealitybothfacilitatesandfeedsoffcontinuedhumansuffering,andthereforeviolatesconceptionsofinternationaldistributivejustice.Theyexaminetwoprinciplesthatgoverntaxcooperationacrossstates,andexplainhowthecurrentinternationaltaxorderimpedestheirrealization.Theythenshowhowstatescouldworktowardfulfillingtheprinciplesandbuildingafairerinternationaltaxsystemviaincrementalyeteffectiveadaptationofkeyinternationaltaxnormsandrules.
