What We Are Reading Today: Taxing Africa

What We Are Reading Today: Taxing Africa
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Updated 01 November 2021

What We Are Reading Today: Taxing Africa

What We Are Reading Today: Taxing Africa

Edited by Mick Moore, Wilson Prichard, Odd-Helge Fjelstad

It has long been debated whether Africa’s lack of growth is best explained by the continent’s exploitation by the global system, or by internal failures of domestic political leadership, and taxation is no different.

Written by leading international experts, “Taxing Africa” moves beyond this polarizing debate, arguing that substantial cultural and political change must come from within African countries themselves, according to a review on goodreads.com.

From tackling the collusion of elites with international corporations to enhancing local democratic governance, the book examines the potential for reform, and how it may become a springboard for broader development gains.