Apparatus of capture: Fiscal state formation in the republic of Georgia

Political Geography

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 133-143

  Schueth, Samuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Assemblage theory; Caucasus; Corruption; Deleuze and guattari; Georgia; Governmentality; State formation; Tax reform

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTABILITY; CORRUPTION; GOVERNMENT RELATIONS; INSTITUTIONAL REFORM; POLITICAL CHANGE; STATE ROLE; SURVEILLANCE AND ENFORCEMENT; TAX REFORM;

CAUCASUS; GEORGIA (REPUBLIC);

EID: 84859434152     PISSN: 09626298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polgeo.2011.11.004     Document Type: Article

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