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Participation, legitimacy and fiscal capacity in weak states: Evidence from participatory budgeting

Working paper 28 May 2025 Sustainable Growth and Cities

This working paper explores whether citizen participation in policy decision-making could improve perceptions of government legitimacy and tax compliance.

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Authors

Kevin Grieco

Researcher, University of California - Los Angeles

Abou Bakarr Kamara

Senior Country Economist, Sierra Leone, International Growth Centre

Niccolò Meriggi

Senior Research Fellow, Department of Economics at the University of Oxford

Julian Michel

Researcher, University of California - Los Angeles

Wilson Prichard

Researcher, International Centre for Tax and Development (ICTD)
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