South Asia has been marred by constant intrastate conflict. Over the past few decades, sustained insurgency movements have proven detrimental to the health of the region and its people. This article is the first in series on the rise, fall, and triumph of South Asian insurgencies in three states in the region: Nepal, Sri Lanka and […]
The popular tax audit: Enforcing the social value of taxation
Governments assess taxation as a market transaction; however, paying taxes is a social obligation and not only the cost of doing business in a jurisdiction. Rethinking how governments determine tax burdens might cause taxpayers to treat the tax system as a social responsibility. More specifically, if tax authorities were to harness public opinion in auditing […]