Besley, Timothy ORCID: 0000-0002-8923-6372 (2020) State capacity, reciprocity and the social contract. Econometrica, 88 (4). 1307 - 1335. ISSN 0012-9682
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Abstract
This paper explores the role of civic culture in expanding fiscal capacity by developing a model based on reciprocal obligations: citizens pay their taxes and the state provides public goods. Civic culture evolves over time according to the relative payoff of civic‐minded and materialist citizens. A strong civic culture manifests itself as high tax revenues sustained by high levels of voluntary tax compliance and provision of public goods. This captures the idea of government as a reciprocal social contract between the state and its citizens. The paper highlights the role of political institutions and common interests in the emergence of civic culture.
Item Type: | Article |
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Official URL: | https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/14680262 |
Additional Information: | © 2020 The Econometric Society |
Divisions: | Economics |
Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory |
Date Deposited: | 17 Dec 2019 17:24 |
Last Modified: | 29 Nov 2024 05:57 |
URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/102939 |
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