Civil service has been at the top of the reform agenda for many years, surprisingly with very little progress. In the past, as well as recently, some actions have been taken which can be passed off as civil service reform. But the expected performance of the civil service, most appropriately...

Taxation and Development highlights the importance of better understanding the ways in which taxes and expenditure are linked. Focusing on developing countries, the book argues for a broader approach to the topic, with a secondary focus on developing and applying new modeling techniques to...