Can Donors and Non-State Actors Undermine Citizens' Legitimating Beliefs ?

This paper addresses the conditions under which donor and non-state actor service provision is likely to undermine or strengthen citizens' legitimating beliefs. On the one hand, citizens may be less likely to support their government with quasi-voluntary compliance when they credit non-state actors or donors for service provision. On the other hand, the provision of goods and services by donors and non-state actors might strengthen citizens' confidence in their government and their willingness to defer to governmental laws and regulations if citizens believe that the government is essential to leveraging and managing these resources. The author assesses these competing hypotheses using multi-level analyses of Afrobarometer survey data. The sample, drawn from a continuum of developing societies in Africa, allows for analysis of associations between donor and non-state actor service provision and the sense of obligation to comply with the tax authorities, the police and courts. The findings yield support for the hypothesis that the provision of services by donors and non-state actors is strengthening, rather than undermining, the relationship between citizens and the state.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Sacks, Audrey
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012-08
Subjects:	ACCOUNTABILITY, AID DEPENDENCE, AID EFFECTIVENESS, ANTENATAL CARE, BASIC SERVICES, BUREAUCRACY, CITIZEN, CITIZENS, CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS, CIVIL LIBERTIES, CIVIL RIGHTS, CIVIL SOCIETY, COERCION, COMPLAINTS, CONFIDENCE, CORRUPT, CORRUPTION, CRIMES, DEMOCRACY, DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE, DEVELOPMENT POLICY, DISCRIMINATION, ECONOMIC GROWTH, EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT, ELECTIONS, ELECTRICITY, EMERGENCY PLAN, ETHNIC GROUP, ETHNIC GROUPS, FOOD INSECURITY, FOOD SECURITY, FOREIGN AID, GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT, GOVERNANCE INDICATOR, GOVERNANCE INDICATORS, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, GOVERNMENT EFFECTIVENESS, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, GOVERNMENT POLICIES, GOVERNMENT SERVICE DELIVERY, GOVERNMENT SERVICES, HEALTH CARE, HEALTH INSURANCE, HEALTH SERVICES, HOSPITAL, HOUSEHOLD INCOME, INCOME, INCOME TAXES, INSTITUTIONAL ENVIRONMENT, INSURANCE, INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES, INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, JUSTICE, LAWS, LEADERSHIP, LICENSES, LOCAL GOVERNMENT TAXATION, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, LOCAL REVENUE, MARKET ECONOMIES, MEDIA, MOBILE PHONE, NATIONAL GOVERNMENT, NATIONAL LEVEL, NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, NURSES, OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE, ORDINARY CITIZENS, PATRIOTISM, PEACE, PERFORMANCE STANDARDS, PHONE CALLS, POLICE, POLICY DISCUSSIONS, POLICY FORMULATION, POLICY RESEARCH, POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER, POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT, POLITICAL ECONOMY, POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS, POLITICAL PARTY, POLITICAL RIGHTS, POLITICIANS, POPULATION DATA, POPULATION SIZE, PREGNANT WOMEN, PRIVATE GAIN, PRIVATE SECTOR, PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT, PROGRESS, PROPERTY TAXES, PROVISION OF SERVICES, PUBLIC, PUBLIC ECONOMICS, PUBLIC GOODS, PUBLIC POLICY, PUBLIC RESOURCES, PUBLIC SECTOR, PUBLIC SERVICE, PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY, PUBLIC SERVICES, PUBLIC SPENDING, PUBLIC SPENDING PROGRAMS, PUBLIC SUPPORT, QUALITY OF LIFE, QUANTITATIVE INDICATORS, RADIO, RECIPIENT COUNTRIES, RECIPIENT GOVERNMENTS, REFUGEE, REGULATORY QUALITY, RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS, REPRESSION, REVENUE COLLECTION, REVENUE SOURCES, ROADS, RULE OF LAW, RURAL RESIDENCE, SANCTION, SANITATION, SCHOOL SYSTEMS, SERVICE DELIVERY, SERVICE PROVISION, SERVICE QUALITY, SOCIAL GROUPS, SOCIAL SECURITY, SOCIAL WELFARE, SOCIAL WORKERS, SOVEREIGNTY, TAX, TAX COLLECTION, TAX COMPLIANCE, TAX REVENUE, TAXATION, TELEVISION, TRANSPARENCY, TRUST IN GOVERNMENT, UNEMPLOYMENT, USER FEES, UTILITIES, WAR, WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, YOUTH,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/08/16581973/can-donors-non-state-actors-undermine-citizens-legitimating-beliefs https://hdl.handle.net/10986/11997
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