State of the Fiscal Contract in Lagos’ Informal Settlements
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چکیده
Abstract Governments often have contentious relationships with residents of urban informal settlements. Motivated by the desire for rents and dreams becoming next luxury destination, city governments worldwide forcefully evicted demolished communities in this pursuit. In such instances it would seem that state has broken social contract its most vulnerable citizens. How do citizens respond? We might expect them to reciprocate kind, withholding taxes owed government. Using a survey living settlements across Lagos State Nigeria, we explore what predicts citizens’ willingness comply government taxation. unlikely context voluntary compliance, observe third respondents pay majority are willing absent enforcement. find minimal support standard theories tax payment — trust or reciprocity toward government, identification nation. Instead, is correlated group membership, believing community members respect taxpayers, donating community. Our data suggest local institutions relations associated policy.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Studies in Comparative International Development
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['0039-3606', '1936-6167']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12116-022-09369-6