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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.
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.
Is China a rogue donor, as some media pundits suggest? Or is China
helping the developing world pave a pathway out of poverty, as the
Chinese claim? In the last few years, China's aid program has leapt
out of the shadows. Media reports about huge aid packages, support
for pariah regimes, regiments of Chinese labor, and the ruthless
exploitation of workers and natural resources in some of the
poorest countries in the world sparked fierce debates. These
debates, however, took place with very few hard facts. China's
tradition of secrecy about its aid fueled rumors and speculation,
making it difficult to gauge the risks and opportunities provided
by China's growing embrace.
Is China a rogue donor, as some media pundits suggest? Or is China
helping the developing world pave a pathway out of poverty, as the
Chinese claim? In the last few years, China's aid program has leapt
out of the shadows. Media reports about huge aid packages, support
for pariah regimes, regiments of Chinese labor, and the ruthless
exploitation of workers and natural resources in some of the
poorest countries in the world sparked fierce debates. These
debates, however, took place with very few hard facts. China's
tradition of secrecy about its aid fueled rumors and speculation,
making it difficult to gauge the risks and opportunities provided
by China's growing embrace.
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