This article explores the relationship between tax law and settler colonialism by looking at
the ways in which taxes can be part of the “civilizing” process of Indigenous peoples. In …

This introduction calls for an 'anthropology of grace', arguing that an ethnographically
informed theory of grace will offer valuable interpretive tools not only to scholars of religion …

The recently re-branded and highly digitalised Bolivian Tax Office, Servicio de Impuestos
Nacionales (SIN), works to consolidate various socio-economic groups, such as the Aymara …

Following publication of Thomas Piketty's (2014) Capital in the 21st Century, economic
inequality has attracted great attention, and not only in the discipline of economics …

Perceptions of unequal tax treatment are capable of having significant impact on taxpayer
compliance. This effect could be considered particularly problematic in the context of …

This study seeks to challenge the mainstream understanding of taxes and argues that the
theoretical foundation of tax narratives should be reconstructed with a critical eye. By …

This dissertation examines how fiscal relations emerge in fragile contexts where the idea of
a centralised authority, such as a state, is either suspect or contested. Using the case study …