#37 - Can Taxes Improve Politics? - w/ Jonathan Weigel

<p><strong>In this episode, </strong><a href="https://jonathanweigel.com/about"><u><strong>Jonathan Weigel</strong></u></a><strong> discusses his work with DRC officials to improve tax collection efforts and the political participation of local communities with Forum Affiliate </strong><a href="https://sites.uw.edu/uwpoliticaleconomy/morgan-wack-2/"><u><strong>Morgan Wack</strong></u></a><strong>. Throughout the episode they touch on the importance of taxation for development, the role local elites can play in harnessing communal knowledge to improve compliance, and the integration of digital technologies in low capacity states.</strong></p>