Dilip Mookherjee
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This collection provides a complete introduction to new ways of thinking about economic development. Emphasizing economic theory, each article has been selected for its theoretical completeness, accessibility, and clarity as well as its value as contribution to the field. A thorough introductory essay summarizes the state of the field for those new to this area and explains the importance of the articles selected. The book is organized in two parts, the first ...
In developing countries, structural reform of income tax that neglects the reform of the tax administration has rarely proved successful. Why are taxes harder to collect and compliance with tax laws lower in developing countries? What administrative measures make for effective tax reform? These two economists argue that the enforcement dimension of tax administration is central to the issue. They draw on information culled from extensive field visits to tax ...
Over the past three decades the developing world has seen increasing devolution of political and economic power to local governments. Decentralization is considered an important element of participatory democracy and along with privatization and deregulation, represents a substantial reduction in the authority of national governments over economic policy. The contributors to Decentralization and Local Governance in Developing Countries examine this institutional ...
This collection of essay looks at the recent trends in micro-development economics, where the source of underdevelopment problems is related to deficiencies in underlying institutions and distribution of assets. The first part of the volume is devoted to market failures and underdevelopment, inequality in land and human capital, contractual distortions in tenancy, and marketing and performance incentives. The second part deals with problems in governance in the ...