Democracies in Peril

Taxation and Redistribution in Globalizing Economies

Häftad, Engelska, 2018

Av Ida Bastiaens, Nita Rudra, New York) Bastiaens, Ida (Fordham University, Washington DC) Rudra, Nita (Georgetown University

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Globalization is triggering a 'revenue shock' in developing economies. International trade taxes - once the primary source of government revenue - have been cut drastically in response to trade liberalization. Bastiaens and Rudra make the novel argument that regime type is a major determinant of revenue-raising capacity once free trade policies have been adopted. Specifically, policymakers in democracies confront greater challenges than their authoritarian counterparts when implementing tax reforms to offset liberalization's revenue shocks. The repercussions are significant: while the poor bear the brunt of this revenue shortfall in democracies, authoritarian regimes are better-off overall. Paradoxically, then, citizens of democracies suffer precisely because their freer political culture constrains governmental ability to tax and redistribute under globalization. This important contribution on the battle between open societies and the ability of governments to help their people prosper under globalization is essential reading for students and scholars of political economy, development studies and comparative politics.

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Utgivningsdatum2018-06-25
Mått153 x 227 x 18 mm
Vikt500 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor342
FörlagCambridge University Press
ISBN9781108454889

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Ida Bastiaens is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Fordham University, New York. Her research analyzes questions on the political determinants of integration in the global economy, the impact of international integration on fiscal and social welfare in developing countries, and citizen preferences for global capital flows. She has published in International Interactions, the Journal of European Public Policy, and Review of International Political Economy. Nita Rudra is Professor of Government at Georgetown University, Washington DC. Her research focuses on the problems of economic development, democracy, globalization, inequality, and redistribution in the developing world. Her work appears in British Journal of Political Science, the Journal of Politics, American Journal of Political Science, Comparative Political Studies, and International Organization.

'This book identifies a major empirical puzzle and then provides a novel and compelling explanation for it. Why has tax collection dropped in the developing world recently as globalization has progressed? And why has it dropped most for developing democracies? Trade liberalization created a revenue shock for these governments: the autocratic regimes surprisingly have been best able to find ways to compensate for this, while developing democracies have not. The book issues an important call for policy makers to address this problem before support for globalization and perhaps even democracy are eroded. Helen V. Milner, B. C. Forbes Professor of Politics and International Affairs, Princeton University, New Jersey, and Director, Niehaus Center for Globalization and Governance, Woodrow Wilson School