Amazon cover image
Image from Amazon.com

Nontaxation and representation : the fiscal foundations of political stability / Kevin M. Morrison, University of Pittsburgh.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Cambridge studies in comparative politicsPublication details: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2015.Description: xiii, 148 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781107076778
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 320.01 MOR.N
Online resources:
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction; 2. Taxation leads to instability, not representation; 3. Nontax revenue lowers taxation and increases spending; 4. Nontax revenue (therefore) leads to stability; 5. This happens at subnational levels of governments too; 6. Conclusions and implications.
Summary: "Does oil make countries autocratic? Can foreign aid make countries democratic? Does taxation lead to representation? In this book, Kevin M. Morrison develops a novel argument about how government revenues of all kinds affect political regimes and their leaders. Contrary to conventional wisdom, Morrison illustrates that taxation leads to instability, not representation. With this insight, he extends his award-winning work on nontax revenues to encompass foreign aid, oil revenue, and intergovernmental grants and shows that they lead to decreased taxation, increased government spending, and increased political stability. Looking at the stability of democracies and dictatorships as well as leadership transitions within those regimes, Morrison incorporates cross-national statistical methods, formal modeling, a quasi-experiment, and case studies of Brazil, Kenya and Mexico to build his case. This book upends many common hypotheses and policy recommendations, providing the most comprehensive treatment of revenue and political stability to date"--
Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.
Holdings
Item type Current library Collection Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Books Books Reference 320.01 MOR.N (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available SLSN-B-8729

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction; 2. Taxation leads to instability, not representation; 3. Nontax revenue lowers taxation and increases spending; 4. Nontax revenue (therefore) leads to stability; 5. This happens at subnational levels of governments too; 6. Conclusions and implications.

"Does oil make countries autocratic? Can foreign aid make countries democratic? Does taxation lead to representation? In this book, Kevin M. Morrison develops a novel argument about how government revenues of all kinds affect political regimes and their leaders. Contrary to conventional wisdom, Morrison illustrates that taxation leads to instability, not representation. With this insight, he extends his award-winning work on nontax revenues to encompass foreign aid, oil revenue, and intergovernmental grants and shows that they lead to decreased taxation, increased government spending, and increased political stability. Looking at the stability of democracies and dictatorships as well as leadership transitions within those regimes, Morrison incorporates cross-national statistical methods, formal modeling, a quasi-experiment, and case studies of Brazil, Kenya and Mexico to build his case. This book upends many common hypotheses and policy recommendations, providing the most comprehensive treatment of revenue and political stability to date"--

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.