Working Paper
The Rise and Fall of Development Aid
With the end of the cold war, the military prerogatives that motivate aid have clearly diminished in importance. However, other political and strategic considerations remain prominent in deciding the direction and content of development assistance...
Working Paper
The Political Economy of Taxation and Tax Reform in Developing Countries
Taxation provides one of the principal lenses in measuring state capacity, state formation and power relations in a society. This paper critically examines three main approaches (economic, administrative and political economy) to understanding...