Monopoly of taxation without a monopoly of violence: the weak state’s trade-offs from taxation
This study presents a new economic perspective on state-building based on a case study in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Abstract
The findings in this paper suggest that attempting to increase taxation by a weak state could come at the expense of safety in the medium term and of the integrity of the state in the long term.
This paper is part of the Private Enterprise Development in Low-Income Countries (PEDL) programme.
Citation
Henn SJ and others. ‘Monopoly of taxation without a monopoly of violence: the weak state’s trade-offs from taxation’ The Review of Economic Studies 2024
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