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Understanding Rate Evasion Behavior in Local Governance: Application of an Extended Version of the Theory of Planned Behaviour

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  • Vincent Ekow Arkorful

    (Hong Baptist University)

  • Benjamin Kweku Lugu

    (University of Alabama)

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The development potentials of decentralised local governance notwithstanding, subnational structures remain fiscally challenged. Given revenue indispensability, local citizens’ apathy, and fiscal obligation nonfulfillment, this study probes rate evasion behavior in Ghana using the theory of planned behavior. Data was drawn from 507 respondents using questionnaires. Hypothesis test using the structural equation modeling technique confirmed TPB’s predictive potency—as evidenced in increased variance from 20 to 46% (∆ R2 = 26%, p

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  • Vincent Ekow Arkorful & Benjamin Kweku Lugu, 2023. "Understanding Rate Evasion Behavior in Local Governance: Application of an Extended Version of the Theory of Planned Behaviour," Public Organization Review, Springer, vol. 23(3), pages 1035-1054, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:porgrv:v:23:y:2023:i:3:d:10.1007_s11115-021-00561-1
    DOI: 10.1007/s11115-021-00561-1
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