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Report Launch: Rethinking Taxes and Development

Incorporating Political Economy Considerations in DRM Strategies
Friday, May 31, 2019 10:00 am - 11:30 am
CSIS Headquarters, 2nd Floor

Please join us for May 31 for the public launch of our report, Rethinking Taxes and Development: Incorporating Political Economy Considerations in DRM Strategies.

This report analyzes the political economy opportunities and constraints of domestic resource mobilization on the road to self-reliance. CSIS, in partnership with DAI, conducted research in Kampala, Uganda and Monrovia, Liberia to assess the current political and economic conditions affecting DRM reform efforts. Uganda and Liberia were selected because both are low-income countries struggling to expand their respective tax bases, increase tax-payer morale, have equitable tax administrations, and implement reforms to mobilize more domestic resources. Many of the constraints in both countries relate to transparency, corruption, underdeveloped systems and low capacity of tax authorities. However, many of the constraints are more political in nature, including a lack of support in parliament, outsized influence of the elite, entrenched bureaucratic interests, resistance from the private sector, unpopular changes to legislation and general distrust of government by civil society.

This report offers a fresh perspective for U.S. policymakers and other development agencies on how they can better partner with developing country governments on the shared goal of increased DRM, focusing on addressing the political economy opportunities and constraints to increasing the impact of development efforts. 

Please join us for this timely discussion on May 31st.

This report is made possible by DAI's generous contributions to and cooperation with the Project on Prosperity and Development.

Featuring
George Guess
Adjunct Professor in the School of Policy, Government and International Affairs, George Mason University
Alex Kitain
Chief of Party, Liberia-Revenue Generation for Governance and Growth (RG3), DAI
Muyangwa Muyangwa
Technical Assistance Advisor, International Monetary Fund
Kimberly Rosen
Deputy Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Economic Growth, Education, and Environment, USAID
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