ECONOMIC INEQUALITY AND REVOLUTIONS: A SURVEY OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS OF THE ARAB SPRING: CASE OF THE TUNISIAN REVOLUTION
Published In: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ADVANCES IN ECONOMICS, SOCIAL SCIENCE AND HUMAN BEHAVIOUR STUDY
Author(s): MOHAMED EL HACEN SIDI
Abstract: The pro democracy revolution starting from Tunisia has swept many regional regimes since 2011. Because of the uprising, the status quo of political and economic structure of these states has been broken. In this study, the variables that fostered revolt in Tunisia are under the focal lens. Semi-structured interviews and content analysis have been adopted as tools to achieve the research objectives. Through analysis, it is found that though Tunisia has enjoyed good GDP and economic return over the years, yet the wealth remained in the hands of few and most of the people are left to face abject poverty and deprivation. Unemployment, corruption, human right violations and constrains on civil liberties have forced the people to rise against regime. Moreover information technology has played the role of facilitator, which was used by protestors to organize against government.
- Publication Date: 22-Feb-2015
- DOI: 10.15224/978-1-63248-041-5-57
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GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION, INSTITUTIONAL ENVIRONMENT, AND TAX AVOIDANCE: EVIDENCE FROM CHINA
Published In: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ADVANCES IN ECONOMICS, SOCIAL SCIENCE AND HUMAN BEHAVIOUR STUDY
Author(s): HONGYAN SUN , XU ZHANG
Abstract: This paper analyzes the effect of government intervention on firms’ tax avoidance behaviors. Using Chinese data, we test this relation by measuring government intervention at three levels. First, we compare tax avoidance behavior between state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and non- state-owned enterprises (non-SOEs) and find that the sensitivity of tax avoidance is significantly stronger for SOEs. Second, we measure government intervention by two province-level National Economic Research Institute (NERI) index and discover that firms in regions with low level of marketization which means more government interventions are more likely to pursue tax avoidance. Third, we draw a sub-sample and divide all SOEs into central SOEs and local SOEs, and it seems that the former are more tax aggressive than the latter. Overall, tax avoidance patterns can probably be explained by the degree of government intervention, that is, more government intervention through no matter state ownership or institutiona
- Publication Date: 22-Feb-2015
- DOI: 10.15224/978-1-63248-041-5-100
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