Taxation, political engagement, and public goods provision in Colombia's conflict-affected regions

Sebastián Pantoja-Barrios

No wp-2025-90, WIDER Working Paper Series from World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

Abstract: Citizens in Colombia's conflict-affected regions protest to demand public goods provision while simultaneously producing public goods independently. This is surprising, as both actions are carried out by poor populations and are frequently repressed by violence. What explains when citizens make demands on the state and contribute to local public goods? Drawing on fiscal social contract theory, I argue that these actions are more likely among taxpayers, who perceive greater economic losses than non-taxpayers from the state's underprovision of public goods.

Keywords: Public goods; Taxation; Politics; Colombia (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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