Aiding dependency : a cross-national analysis of foreign aid and tax compliance

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dc.contributor.advisorFindley, Michael G., 1976-
dc.contributor.committeeMemberChapman, Terrence
dc.contributor.committeeMemberHunter, Wendy
dc.contributor.committeeMemberWeaver, Catherine
dc.contributor.committeeMemberMcDonald, Patrick
dc.creatorMarineau, Josiah Franklin
dc.date.accessioned2016-11-09T20:51:51Z
dc.date.available2016-11-09T20:51:51Z
dc.date.issued2016-08
dc.date.submittedAugust 2016
dc.date.updated2016-11-09T20:51:51Z
dc.description.abstractThis dissertation investigates whether foreign aid helps or hinders the development of state capacity through its influence on tax compliance. The dissertation argues that tax compliance is the product of a bargaining process between the state and citizenry, which aid can disrupt by lowering the incentive for states to collect taxes and the incentive for people to pay them. To test this argument, a new dataset of sub-national foreign aid in Uganda is used to show that aid lowers tax compliance. These findings are supported with data gathered during fieldwork in Uganda in April and May 2015, and then the findings are generalized through a cross-national analysis of the relationship between aid and tax compliance.
dc.description.departmentGovernment
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifierdoi:10.15781/T25717R24
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2152/43711
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectForeign aid
dc.subjectTax compliance
dc.subjectUganda
dc.titleAiding dependency : a cross-national analysis of foreign aid and tax compliance
dc.typeThesis
dc.type.materialtext
thesis.degree.departmentGovernment
thesis.degree.disciplineGovernment
thesis.degree.grantorThe University of Texas at Austin
thesis.degree.levelDoctoral
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophy

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