The state-augmenting effects of globalisation

Weiss, Linda

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“…The impact of these reforms has been shaped by the broad context within which they were being implemented, especially the increasingly transnational character of many important policymaking relationships (Orenstein and Schmitz 2006;Stone 2008;Weiss 2005). Senior African revenue staff feature increasingly in transnational expert networks, and face a wider range of employment opportunities, public and private, both at home and abroad.…”

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“…The first is conceptual and theoretical. To understand the impact of these reforms, we need to take account of the broad context in which they are being implemented, especially the increasingly transnational character of many important policymaking relationships (Orenstein and Schmitz 2006;Stone 2008;Weiss 2005). The second conclusion is that these reforms have contributed only modestly to statebuilding, where that is defined as increasing the capacity and effectiveness of the state apparatus.…”

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Revenue Reform and Statebuilding in Anglophone Africa¹

Moore

2013

IDS Working Papers

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The International Centre for Tax and Development is a global policy research network dealing with the political economy of taxation policies and practices in relation to the poorer parts of the world.Our operational objectives are to generate and disseminate relevant knowledge to policymakers and to mobilise knowledge in ways that will widen and deepen public debate about taxation issues within poorer countries. Our ultimate objective is to contribute to development in the poorer parts of the world and help make taxation policies more conducive to pro-poor economic growth and good governance. The ICTD's research strategy and organisational structures are designed to bring about productive interaction between established experts and new stakeholders. This publication is copyright, but may be reproduced by any method without fee for teaching or nonprofit purposes, but not for resale. Formal permission is required for all such uses, but normally will be granted immediately. For copying in any other circumstances, or for reuse in other publications, or for translation or adaptation, prior written permission must be obtained from the publisher. SummaryWithin the development field, tax administration reform is an area of relative success. Over the past two decades, the national revenue systems of most countries in anglophone Africa have undergone major reforms. These comprise, in particular, the introduction of Value Added Tax (VAT), the adoption of 'advanced' tax administration practices, and the creation of semi-autonomous revenue authorities. What do these reforms imply for emerging patterns of politics and governance in anglophone Africa?The first conclusion is conceptual and theoretical. The impact of these reforms has been shaped by the broad context within which they were being implemented, especially the increasingly transnational character of many important policymaking relationships (Orenstein and Schmitz 2006;Stone 2008;Weiss 2005). Senior African revenue staff feature increasingly in transnational expert networks, and face a wider range of employment opportunities, public and private, both at home and abroad. The second conclusion is that these revenue reforms have contributed only modestly to statebuilding. While the new revenue agencies are in many respects impressive organisations, actual revenue collection has not increased much; improvements in organisational capacity have been concentrated at national and capital city level; potentially synergistic improvements in the capacity to formulate tax policy have not occurred; and some anticipated spillover benefits from improving the revenue collection apparatus have not been realised. The third conclusion is that, while these reforms have made it possible for governments to raise revenue from the organised private sector in a more 'Weberian' (institutionalised, rule-bound) and a more consensual manner, they have also increased the possibility that the taxation system will be shaped by private sector interests, making it difficult for governments to raise ...

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Revenue Reform and Statebuilding in Anglophone Africa¹

Moore

2013

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“…That broad proposition remains popular, but has been challenged in two main ways. One set of scholars emphasise countertrends: the ways in which the increasing importance of transnational economic transactions might actually increase the size or power of the state (Cameron 1978;Rieger and Liebfried 1998;Rodrik 1998;Weiss 2005). 4 The other challenge, the 'transnationalisation thesis' (Orenstein and Schmitz 2006), is less direct.…”

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“…4 The other challenge, the 'transnationalisation thesis' (Orenstein and Schmitz 2006), is less direct. Its proponents emphasise what Weiss (2005) calls 'entwinement', i.e. the ways in political institutions and processes hitherto rooted in individual national states increasingly engage with, influence and co-construct one another, to the extent sometimes of creating a space for genuinely global policymaking and administration (Stone 2008) 5 -and in that sense help protect political power from drowning under rising market forces.…”

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The Governance Agenda in Long Term Perspective: Globalisation, Revenues and the Differentiation of States

Moore

2011

IDS Working Papers

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Summary The governance‐and‐development agenda that has dominated thinking since the collapse of the Soviet Bloc is fast losing credibility. It continues to be associated with a set of countries, ideas and experiences – the ‘West’– that no longer enjoy global leadership. It has not usefully identified the role of governments in promoting economic growth. And it takes little account of the ways in which states are changing. The growing influence of the BRICs and other emerging powers is now widely appreciated. This paper explores the ways in which late twentieth century globalisation is bringing about more subtle changes in the political constitutions of states that may have considerable implications for the ways in which we are governed and the actions that may be needed to reduce the incidence of bad governance. Contrary to widespread expectations, globalisation does not necessarily lead states to become more like one another, or to converge around the ‘Western’ model of liberal democracy and market capitalism. It also leads states to compete with one another. To the extent that they compete by seeking alternative sources of revenue, this may lead them to diverge politically. The concept of political revenues– the incomes that governments and political elites obtain through the exercise of political power – is central to the analysis. One of the consequences of late twentieth century globalisation is that, in some countries, opportunities for political elites to gather (illicit) elite political revenues have expanded considerably. This helps explain why fragile states have become a normal feature of the global system. A more widespread consequence is that states enjoy a range of new non‐tax revenues in addition to ‘normal’ tax revenues. This has significant implications for the accountability of governments to citizens.

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“…Migdal, 1988) or international context (e.g. Weiss, 2005). Existing studies that explore the effect of state capacity on the resilience of authoritarian regimes (e.g.…”

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High capacity, low resilience: The ‘developmental’ state and military–bureaucratic authoritarianism in South Korea

Hellmann

2017

International Political Science Review

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This article argues that high levels of state capacity are not a sufficient condition for consolidating autocratic rule. Rather, whether non-democratic rulers can harness the infrastructural power of the state to implement strategies of regime stabilization depends on three crucial factors: the state's social embedding, the international context, and the extent of elite cohesion. The paper develops this argument through a case study of the military-bureaucratic regime in South Korea (1961Korea ( -1987, which -despite a high-capacity 'developmental' state at its disposal -failed to maintain high levels of resilience.

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The state-augmenting effects of globalisation

Cited by 69 publications

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Revenue Reform and Statebuilding in Anglophone Africa¹

Revenue Reform and Statebuilding in Anglophone Africa¹

The Governance Agenda in Long Term Perspective: Globalisation, Revenues and the Differentiation of States

High capacity, low resilience: The ‘developmental’ state and military–bureaucratic authoritarianism in South Korea

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The state-augmenting effects of globalisation

Cited by 69 publications

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Revenue Reform and Statebuilding in Anglophone Africa1

Revenue Reform and Statebuilding in Anglophone Africa1

The Governance Agenda in Long Term Perspective: Globalisation, Revenues and the Differentiation of States

High capacity, low resilience: The ‘developmental’ state and military–bureaucratic authoritarianism in South Korea

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