; state theory ; stable states ; fragility index ; taxation ; shadow economy ; tax administration ; development cooperation …

We utilize the recently updated UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset, which covers key indicators on tax and non-tax … revenues for 196 countries since the 1980s, to study the dynamics of government revenue tax collection across selected periods …, intensity, and continuity of trends in total tax and total revenue collection, with implications for aid, fiscal policy, and …