'Why government should not collect taxes': Grand corruption in government and citizens' views on taxation in Cameroon;Pourquoi le gouvernement ne devrait pas percevoir des impôts: La grande corruption au sein du gouvernement et l'opinion des citoyens sur la fiscalité au Cameroun

Review of African Political Economy

Volumn 39, Issue 133, 2012, Pages 479-499

  Orock, Rogers Tabe Egbe ^a   Mbuagbo, Oben Timothy ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BUEA   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Cameroon; corruption; public governance; taxation; trust

Indexed keywords

CORRUPTION; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; PERCEPTION; SERVICE PROVISION; STATE-LOCAL RELATIONS; TAX SYSTEM;

CAMEROON;

EID: 84866436814     PISSN: 03056244     EISSN: 17401720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03056244.2012.710837     Document Type: Article

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