Mau, Vladimir; Zatcovecky, Ilia; Yanovskiy, Konstantin - Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy - 2014
If the authorities have the opportunity to receive incomes uncontrolled by society, this gives them great freedom of action. Such incomes do not depend on the quality of the public goods delivered, nor on the investment climate. Given a certain minimal level of organization, taxpayers can try to...