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Deborah Brautigam, Odd-Helge Fjeldstad, Mick Moore - Taxation and State-Building in Developing Countries, Häftad

Häftad, Engelska, 2008

Taxation and State-Building in Developing Countries

Capacity and Consent

Av Deborah Brautigam, Odd-Helge Fjeldstad, Mick Moore

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There is a widespread concern that, in some parts of the world, governments are unable to exercise effective authority. When governments fail, more sinister forces thrive: warlords, arms smugglers, narcotics enterprises, kidnap gangs, terrorist networks, armed militias. Why do governments fail? This book explores an old idea that has returned to prominence: that authority, effectiveness, accountability and responsiveness is closely related to the ways in which governments are financed. It matters that governments tax their citizens rather than live from oil revenues and foreign aid, and it matters how they tax them. Taxation stimulates demands for representation, and an effective revenue authority is the central pillar of state capacity. Using case studies from Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe and Latin America, this book presents and evaluates these arguments, updates theories derived from European history in the light of conditions in contemporary poorer countries, and draws conclusions for policy-makers.
Produktinformation
  • Utgivningsdatum: 2008-01-10
  • Mått: 152 x 227 x 18 mm
  • Vikt: 490 g
  • Format: Häftad
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 308
  • Förlag: Cambridge University Press
  • ISBN: 9780521716192
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Deborah Brautigam is Associate Professor at American University, Washington D.C. Mick Moore is Professorial Fellow in the Institute of Development Studies and Director of the Centre for the Future State at the University of Sussex. Odd-Helge Fjeldstad is Research Director at the Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway and Director of the U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Centre.

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'This book does a masterful job of clarifying the centrality of taxation as a means to build both states and societies. Its analytic contribution is significant. It also offers an excellent set of case studies that demonstrate how government can improve revenue raising while also promoting the general welfare of the polity. The neat combination of theory and cases ensures that this exciting collective endeavor will shape both scholarship and policy-making for years to come.' Margaret Levi, University of Washington

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