Taxation & Welfare
Governments cannot pay for quality public services or social protection for the poor unless they have dependable streams of revenue. Can policy innovations fast-track improvements to tax capacity, and strengthen the compact between citizens and the state?
Governments cannot pay for quality public services or social protection for the poor unless they have dependable streams of revenue. Can policy innovations fast-track improvements to tax capacity, and strengthen the compact between citizens and the state?
Highlights
News, events, and insights from our policy-research engagements on building the capacity of governments to generate revenue.
There is no one-size-fits-all solution and we shouldn’t hold out hoping to find it.
The HKS Assistant Professor and EPoD Faculty Affiliate describes his projects with governments in Africa.
How can we motivate civil servants to better serve citizens? Asim Khwaja, Adnan Khan, and Tiffany Simon explain the research.