Valerie Braithwaite, The Australian National University

'[Valerie] Braithwaite merges her considerable knowledge of a wide range of disciplines to produce an exemplar of interdisciplinary research. The use of the taxation system as the basis for analysis of how people manage their relationship with authority is effective and produces a much-needed addition to the behavioural literature. While the book is primarily about defiance in taxation, many instances of non-taxation related defiance are included, which provides excellent support and extension of the tax-based arguments. Braithwaite has produced an excellent example of a book that is grounded in the extant literature, while expanding our understanding of the importance of understanding the behaviours that drive defiance. The aim of the book is to "show how authorities can live symbiotically with defiance" and she achieves this superbly, illustrating how improved satisfaction with "the process" can minimise defiance.'

• Contents: Preface 1. Defiance to Resist or Dismiss Institutional Constraint 2. Defiance and Responsive Regulatory Relationships 3. The Expression and Management of Motivational Postures 4. Measuring Motivational Postures and Defiance 5. Approaching Defiance through Threat and Coping 6. Approaching Defiance through Integrity and Trust 7. Approaching Defiance through Social Modelling 8. Integrative Models of Defiance 9. Reasoning with Defiance References Index

Valerie Braithwaite, The Australian National University

'[Valerie] Braithwaite merges her considerable knowledge of a wide range of disciplines to produce an exemplar of interdisciplinary research. The use of the taxation system as the basis for analysis of how people manage their relationship with authority is effective and produces a much-needed addition to the behavioural literature. While the book is primarily about defiance in taxation, many instances of non-taxation related defiance are included, which provides excellent support and extension of the tax-based arguments. Braithwaite has produced an excellent example of a book that is grounded in the extant literature, while expanding our understanding of the importance of understanding the behaviours that drive defiance. The aim of the book is to "show how authorities can live symbiotically with defiance" and she achieves this superbly, illustrating how improved satisfaction with "the process" can minimise defiance.'

• Contents: Preface 1. Defiance to Resist or Dismiss Institutional Constraint 2. Defiance and Responsive Regulatory Relationships 3. The Expression and Management of Motivational Postures 4. Measuring Motivational Postures and Defiance 5. Approaching Defiance through Threat and Coping 6. Approaching Defiance through Integrity and Trust 7. Approaching Defiance through Social Modelling 8. Integrative Models of Defiance 9. Reasoning with Defiance References Index