Fiscal Capacity and the Colonial State in Asia and Africa, c. 1850-1960

Fiscal Capacity and the Colonial State in Asia and Africa, c. 1850-1960
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 321
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ISBN-10 : 9781108494267
ISBN-13 : 1108494269
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Synopsis Fiscal Capacity and the Colonial State in Asia and Africa, c. 1850-1960 by : Ewout Frankema

How colonial governments in Asia and Africa financed their activities and why fiscal systems varied across colonies reveals the nature and long-term effects of colonial rule.

Measuring the Fiscal Capacity and Effort of State and Local Areas

Measuring the Fiscal Capacity and Effort of State and Local Areas
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Total Pages : 12
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ISBN-10 : MINN:31951D03592130R
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Synopsis Measuring the Fiscal Capacity and Effort of State and Local Areas by : United States. Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations

Development in Developing Economies

Development in Developing Economies
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Publisher : Concept Publishing Company
Total Pages : 188
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ISBN-10 : 8180698408
ISBN-13 : 9788180698408
Rating : 4/5 (08 Downloads)

Synopsis Development in Developing Economies by : Mihir Kumar Pal

Papers presented at the National Seminar on "Issues of Development in Developing Economies", held at Vidyasagar University.

Pillars of Prosperity

Pillars of Prosperity
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Publisher : Princeton University Press
Total Pages : 393
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ISBN-10 : 9780691152684
ISBN-13 : 0691152683
Rating : 4/5 (84 Downloads)

Synopsis Pillars of Prosperity by : Timothy Besley

How nations can promote peace, prosperity, and stability through cohesive political institutions "Little else is required to carry a state to the highest degree of opulence from the lowest barbarism, but peace, easy taxes, and a tolerable administration of justice; all the rest being brought about by the natural course of things." So wrote Adam Smith a quarter of a millennium ago. Using the tools of modern political economics and combining economic theory with a bird's-eye view of the data, this book reinterprets Smith's pillars of prosperity to explain the existence of development clusters—places that tend to combine effective state institutions, the absence of political violence, and high per-capita incomes. To achieve peace, the authors stress the avoidance of repressive government and civil conflict. Easy taxes, they argue, refers not to low taxes, but a tax system with widespread compliance that collects taxes at a reasonable cost from a broad base, like income. And a tolerable administration of justice is about legal infrastructure that can support the enforcement of contracts and property rights in line with the rule of law. The authors show that countries tend to enjoy all three pillars of prosperity when they have evolved cohesive political institutions that promote common interests, guaranteeing the provision of public goods. In line with much historical research, international conflict has also been an important force behind effective states by fostering common interests. The absence of common interests and/or cohesive political institutions can explain the existence of very different development clusters in fragile states that are plagued by poverty, violence, and weak state capacity.

Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfers

Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfers
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Publisher : World Bank Publications
Total Pages : 624
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ISBN-10 : 9780821364932
ISBN-13 : 0821364936
Rating : 4/5 (32 Downloads)

Synopsis Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfers by : Robin W. Boadway

The design of intergovernmental fiscal transfers has a strong bearing on efficiency and equity of public service provision and accountable local governance. This book provides a comprehensive one-stop window/source of materials to guide practitioners and scholars on design and worldwide practices in intergovernmental fiscal transfers and their implications for efficiency, and equity in public services provision as well as accountable governance.

State Capacity and Economic Development

State Capacity and Economic Development
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
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ISBN-10 : 9781108335980
ISBN-13 : 1108335985
Rating : 4/5 (80 Downloads)

Synopsis State Capacity and Economic Development by : Mark Dincecco

State capacity - the government's ability to accomplish its intended policy goals - plays an important role in market-oriented economic development today. Yet state capacity improvements are often difficult to achieve. This Element analyzes the historical origins of state capacity. It evaluates long-run state development in Western Europe - the birthplace of both the modern state and modern economic growth - with a focus on three key inflection points: the rise of the city-state, the nation-state, and the welfare state. This Element develops a conceptual framework regarding the basic political conditions that enable the state to take effective policy actions. This framework highlights the government's challenge to exert proper authority over both its citizenry and itself. It concludes by analyzing the European state development process relative to other world regions. This analysis characterizes the basic historical features that helped make Western Europe different. By taking a long-run approach, it provides a new perspective on the deep-rooted relationship between state capacity and economic development.

The democratic advantage

The democratic advantage
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Publisher : Hoover Press
Total Pages : 60
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ISBN-10 : 0817957235
ISBN-13 : 9780817957230
Rating : 4/5 (35 Downloads)

Synopsis The democratic advantage by : Barry R. Weingast

The Fiscal Capacity of States

The Fiscal Capacity of States
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Total Pages : 522
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015084439796
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Rating : 4/5 (96 Downloads)

Synopsis The Fiscal Capacity of States by : United States. Social Security Board. Bureau of Research and Statistics

Oregon Blue Book

Oregon Blue Book
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Total Pages : 232
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ISBN-10 : MINN:31951D02887045M
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Rating : 4/5 (5M Downloads)

Synopsis Oregon Blue Book by : Oregon. Office of the Secretary of State

Taxation and State-Building in Developing Countries

Taxation and State-Building in Developing Countries
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 261
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ISBN-10 : 9781139469258
ISBN-13 : 1139469258
Rating : 4/5 (58 Downloads)

Synopsis Taxation and State-Building in Developing Countries by : Deborah Brautigam

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.