Civil society and extractive capacity in authoritarian regimes
Empirical evidence from Vietnam
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6233533 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Giang K Nguyen (0000-0002-7639-6369, Victoria University of Wellington), Thai Q Nguyen (0000-0003-4340-3072, Oxfam Novib, Oxfam in Vietnam, Hanoi, VietNam, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 110-130 |
| Publication date | 2021-01-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Asian Journal of Political Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0218-5377 • E-ISSN: 1750-7812 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/02185377.2021.1880455 |
| OpenAlex | W3132900296 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 56 |
The relationship between taxation and representation has been widely discussed in democratic contexts, but largely overlooked in authoritarian regimes. Our article aims to fill this gap by analysing the impacts of civil society, which is proxied by non-profit institutions (NPIs), on the state's extractive capacity in Vietnam. We hypothesize that a rising civil society can constrain autocrats from extracting more revenue via two main channels: by mobilizing the citizens to supervise the rulers and protect vulnerable groups (mobilizing role), as well as by providing public services and thus helping reduce government expenditure (complementary role). Using the case study of Vietnam, our empirical tests employing fixed effects and two-stage least squares confirm a negative relationship between the growth in NPIs' asset and the state budget revenue and expenditure in the country from 2008 to 2014. Our article contributes to the current literature in two aspects. First, it explores the non-revolutionary impacts of civil society on the autocratic ruler's extractive capacity. Second, by the operationalization of NPIs, it provides an alternative approach to empirically evaluate the impacts of civil society in non-democratic countries where lack of reliable data remains an inherent issue
Authoritarianism · Autocracy · Civil society · Democracy · Development economics · Economics · Empirical evidence · Empirical research · Operationalization · Per capita · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Population · Revenue · Sociology · State (computer science · Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth · Law · Local Government Finance and Decentralization · Taxation and Compliance Studies · Accounting
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |