A fiscal approach to the social contract in sub-Saharan African countries: Looking for opportunities to strengthen trust in government and tax compliance by analysing citizens' perception of governance
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Tax compliance; Governance; Sub-Saharan Africa; Tax revenue; Regression analysis; Mediation analysis;All these keywords.
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-PUB-2023-01-02 (Public Finance)
- NEP-SOC-2023-01-02 (Social Norms and Social Capital)
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