Title: Informal taxation

Authors: Olken, Benjamin Aaron and Singhal, Monica

Place: [Cambridge, MA

Publisher: Massachusetts institute of technology (MIT). Department of economics]

Year: 2011

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Subject: Rural Decentralization and Local Governance

Keywords: local government, local taxation, informal sector, infrastructure, public services

Abstract: The magnitude, distributional implications, and forms of informal taxation for the construction and maintenance of local public goods is estimated, using anecdotal evidence from 10 developing countries. An example is labour \"payment\" for rural road construction.

URL: http://econ-www.mit.edu/files/6398

Document type: Portal