Taxation, responsiveness, and accountability in Sub-Saharan Africa : the dynamics of tax bargaining

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Introduction: taxation, responsiveness and accountability in developing countriesLinking taxation, responsiveness, and accountabilityThe extent and limits of cross-country econometric evidenceThe importance of detailed country-level researchThe argument of the bookRevenue, tax bargaining and the politics of developmentResearch strategy and methodologyStructure of the bookStatistical appendixLinking taxation, responsiveness, and accountability: theoretical model and research strategyThe lessons of history: diverse pathways linking taxation and political changeA model of tax bargainingNarrowing the focus and defining specific outcomesContextual factors affecting tax bargainingIncorporating context and strategic interaction in the modelConclusionsTaxation, responsiveness, and accountability in Ghana 1981-2008The political economy of taxation in Ghana 1981-2008Evidence of tax bargainingThe role of contextual factorsConclusionsAppendixDirect and indirect tax bargaining in Kenya 1963-2008The political economy of taxation in KenyaTaxation, responsiveness and accountability in KenyaExplaining patterns of tax bargainingConclusionsAppendixThe quiet politics of taxation in Ethiopia 1974-2008The Derg and the end of the feudal state 1974-1991Liberalization and decentralization under the EPRDF 1991-2008The dynamics of regional government taxationTaxation, responsiveness and accountability in contemporary EthiopiaExplaining outcomes: political, economic and social barriers to tax bargainingConclusionsAppendixUnderstanding tax bargaining: complexity and contingencyTaxation, responsiveness and accountability: reviewing the evidenceCausal processes and outcomesContextual factors and tax bargainingConclusionsLooking forward: broader messages, policy lessons and directions for further researchA broader and more nuanced understanding of tax bargainingFrom broad claims to specific policy implicationsLimitations and future research.

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