Taxing Africa : coercion, reform and development / by Mick Moore, Wilson Prichard and Odd-Helge Fjeldstad.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Moore, Mick, author.

Prichard, Wilson, author.

Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Taxation--Africa.

Taxation.

Africa--Economic policy.

Africa.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (289 pages)

Place of Publication:

London, UK : Zed, in association with International African Institute, Royal African Society, World Peace Foundation, [2018]

Summary:

Taxation has been seen as the domain of charisma-free accountants, lawyers and number crunchers-an unlikely place to encounter big societal questions about democracy, equity or good governance. Yet it is exactly these issues that pervade conversations about taxation among policymakers, tax collectors, civil society activists, journalists and foreign aid donors in Africa today. Tax has become viewed as central to African development. Written by leading international experts, Taxing Africa offers a cutting-edge analysis on all aspects of the continent's tax regime, displaying the crucial role such arrangements have on attempts to create social justice and push economic advancement. From tax evasion by multinational corporations and African elites to how ordinary people navigate complex webs of `informal' local taxation, the book examines the potential for reform, and how space might be created for enabling locally-led strategies.

Contents:

1. Why does tax matter?

2. A new tax era in Africa?

3. Is Africa the victim of global forces?

4. What can Africa do in the face of international tax challenges?

5. Extractives and extraction: taxing oil, gas and minerals

6. Taxing at national level: rising to the challenge?

7. Small taxes and large burdens: informal and subnational revenues

8. Does taxation lead to improved governance?

9. The way forward.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-78360-456-5

1-78360-455-7