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Navigating 'taxatio...
Navigating 'taxation' on the Congo River: the interplay of legitimation and 'officialisation'
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- Eriksson Baaz, Maria, 1971 (författare)
- Uppsala universitet,Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Institutionen för globala studier,School of Global Studies,Statsvetenskapliga institutionen
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- Olsson, Ola, 1971 (författare)
- Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik,Department of Economics,Gothenburg Univ, Dept Econ, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Verweijen, J. (författare)
- Univ Ghent, Conflict Res Grp, Ghent, Belgium
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- 2018-05-15
- 2018
- Engelska.
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Ingår i: Review of African Political Economy. - : Informa UK Limited. - 0305-6244 .- 1740-1720. ; 45:156, s. 250-266
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Abstract
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- Based on comprehensive research among boat operators and navy personnel working on the Congo River (DRC), this article explores how assessments of 'taxation' are shaped by the interplay of legitimation and 'officialisation'. As such, it draws upon and contributes to scholarly debates on taxpayers' attitudes towards taxation. While boat operators resent having to pay a plethora of authorities, including the navy, along the Congo River, the article demonstrates how they locate these 'taxes' on a spectrum from more to less legitimate. These assessments are shaped by various factors: authorities' legitimacy as 'measured' by their official mandate and importance; public and non-official service provision; and the deployment of symbols of 'stateness'. In interaction, these factors legitimise and 'officialise' 'taxes' by the navy that are prohibited in legislation. These findings caution against the a priori use of the labels official' and 'non-official', emphasising the need to better grasp these notions' emic understandings.
Ämnesord
- SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP -- Statsvetenskap -- Globaliseringsstudier (hsv//swe)
- SOCIAL SCIENCES -- Political Science -- Globalisation Studies (hsv//eng)
- SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP -- Ekonomi och näringsliv -- Nationalekonomi (hsv//swe)
- SOCIAL SCIENCES -- Economics and Business -- Economics (hsv//eng)
- SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP -- Statsvetenskap -- Statsvetenskap (hsv//swe)
- SOCIAL SCIENCES -- Political Science -- Political Science (hsv//eng)
Nyckelord
- Taxation
- informality
- civil-military relations
- African state
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- local taxation
- power
- authority
- africa
- Area Studies
- Government & Law
- Taxation
- Statskunskap
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- art (ämneskategori)
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