Book launch: Taxing Africa – Coercion, Reform and Development
Channel: Norwegian Institute of International Affairs, NUPI
Date: 07/11/2018

‘Taxing Africa’ takes a closer look at the debates on taxation and development in Africa. What are the biggest challenges, and is there a potential for reform? 

Taxation is foundational to the social contract between states and citizens, and central to the processes of state-building and accountable governance. It is also key for increasing equity and financing sustainable development. 
 
The newly published book, Taxing Africa: Coercion, Reform and Development, offers a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the crucial debates around taxation and development in Africa. Written by leading international experts, it examines issues from tax evasion by multinational corporations and African elites to how ordinary people navigate complex webs of 'informal' local taxation, examining the challenges and the potential for reform.

On 7 November, the editors Odd-Helge Fjeldstad, Wilson Prichard and Mick Moore will present their book at NUPI as part of the conference The New Politics of Development: Fragility, Taxation and State-building.