Race and Regionalism in the Politics of Taxation in Brazil and South Africa

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Politics, History & Theory, Business & Finance
Cover of the book Race and Regionalism in the Politics of Taxation in Brazil and South Africa by Evan S. Lieberman, Cambridge University Press
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Author: Evan S. Lieberman ISBN: 9781139809849
Publisher: Cambridge University Press Publication: September 1, 2003
Imprint: Cambridge University Press Language: English
Author: Evan S. Lieberman
ISBN: 9781139809849
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication: September 1, 2003
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Language: English

Nationally-specific definitions of citizenship proved decisive for the development of the Tax State in Brazil and South Africa in the twentieth century. Although both countries had been divided along racial and regional lines in the late nineteenth century, watershed constitutions addressed these political problems in very different ways. South Africa's institutionalized white supremacy created a level of political solidarity that contributed to the development of a highly progressive and efficient tax system. In Brazil, federalism and official non-racialism proved more divisive, making the enactment and collection of progressive taxes much more difficult. The legacy of these divergent state-building processes remains evident at the beginning of the twenty-first century. Lieberman extends this analysis to a wider group of country cases and finds similar patterns and causal relationships between the politics of race, region, and taxation. The findings are based on field research, large-scale national surveys, macroeconomic data, and various archival sources.

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Nationally-specific definitions of citizenship proved decisive for the development of the Tax State in Brazil and South Africa in the twentieth century. Although both countries had been divided along racial and regional lines in the late nineteenth century, watershed constitutions addressed these political problems in very different ways. South Africa's institutionalized white supremacy created a level of political solidarity that contributed to the development of a highly progressive and efficient tax system. In Brazil, federalism and official non-racialism proved more divisive, making the enactment and collection of progressive taxes much more difficult. The legacy of these divergent state-building processes remains evident at the beginning of the twenty-first century. Lieberman extends this analysis to a wider group of country cases and finds similar patterns and causal relationships between the politics of race, region, and taxation. The findings are based on field research, large-scale national surveys, macroeconomic data, and various archival sources.

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