I saw that piece and thought that it was really fascinating - I knew that there were issues around the state/civil society, but not how Mason describes it. And I certainly didn't realize that the taxation issue went back to the Ottomans! And to some extent I understand the incentive not to pay: if everyone is avoiding tax, you're a mug if you don't too, if you can*. But you can't sustain a state on it, and you have to find a way to start reform.
*Alternatively, you might have some principles, unlike the advert for an accountancy firm in Summertown that read "Paying tax is optional".
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Date: 2015-06-30 08:56 pm (UTC)*Alternatively, you might have some principles, unlike the advert for an accountancy firm in Summertown that read "Paying tax is optional".