Publication

Oct 2005

This article discusses variations in tax compliance across countries and cultures. It compares the differences in tax attitudes in Botswana and South Africa and investigates their influence on tax evasion. The authors conclude that compliance increases with individual perceptions, the tax system is fair, and the government is providing valued goods and services with the revenues.

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Author Ronald G Cummings, Jorge Martinez-Vazquez, Michael McKee, Benno Torgler
Series Leitner Program Working Papers
Issue 22
Publisher Leitner Program in International & Comparative Political Economy
Copyright © 2005 Leitner Program
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