The main theme of this paper is that a more legitimate and responsive state appears to be an essential precondition for a more adequate level of tax effort in developing countries. While at first glance giving such advice to poor countries seeking to increase their tax ratios may not seem more...

Recent socio-spatial studies point out a number of ongoing trends in the quot;scale division of labor of the state,quot; including among others, quot;destatization,quot; quot;denationalization,quot; and quot;internationalization.quot; We draw on the literature in public economics to review...

Recent socio-spatial studies point out a number of ongoing trends in the lsquo;scale division of labour of the state', including among others, lsquo;destatization', lsquo;denationalization' and lsquo;internationalization'. We draw on the literature in public economics to review several...