Academic Publications

Books

Moore, Mick, Wilson Prichard, and Odd-Helge Fjeldstad. 2018. Taxing Africa: Coercion, Reform and Development. African Arguments. London: Zed Books. Available here. Blog. Named a Foreign Affairs Best Book of 2019. Review - IMF. Review - Foreign Affairs. Review - NUPI.

Prichard, Wilson. 2015. Taxation, Responsiveness, and Accountability in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Dynamics of Tax Bargaining. Cambridge, New York: Cambridge University Press. Available here. Review—Foreign Affairs; Review—African Affairs.

Journal Articles

Boogaard, Vanessa van den, Wilson Prichard, and Samuel Jibao. 2019. “Informal Taxation in Sierra Leone: Magnitudes, Perceptions and Implications.” African Affairs, October. https://doi.org/10.1093/afraf/ady049.

Hearson, Martin, and Wilson Prichard. 2018. “China’s Challenge to International Tax Rules and the Implications for Global Economic Governance.” International Affairs 94 (6): 1287–1307. https://doi.org/10.1093/ia/iiy189. Blogs here, here.

Boogaard, Vanessa van den, Wilson Prichard, and Samuel Jibao. 2018. “Norms, Networks, Power and Control: Understanding Informal Payments and Brokerage in Cross-Border Trade in Sierra Leone.” Journal of Borderlands Studies, August, 1–21. https://doi.org/10.1080/08865655.2018.1510333.

Prichard, Wilson, Paola Salardi, and Paul Segal. 2018. “Taxation, Non-Tax Revenue and Democracy: New Evidence Using New Cross-Country Data.” World Development 109 (September): 295–312. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2018.05.014.

Boogaard, Vanessa van den, Wilson Prichard, and Samuel Jibao. 2018. “Informal Taxation in Sierra Leone: Magnitudes, Perceptions and Implications.” African Affairs, October. https://doi.org/10.1093/afraf/ady049.

Zebong, Nyah, Paul Fish, and Wilson Prichard. 2018. “True Values.” RICS Land Journal June/July. https://www.rics.org/ssa/news-insight/publications/land-journal/land-journal-junejuly-2018/

Boogaard, Vanessa van den, Wilson Prichard, Matthew S. Benson, and Nikola Milicic. 2018. “Tax Revenue Mobilization in Conflict-Affected Developing Countries: Tax Revenue Mobilization and Conflict.” Journal of International Development 30 (2): 345–64. https://doi.org/10.1002/jid.3352.

Prichard, Wilson, and Vanessa van den Boogaard. 2017. “Norms, Power, and the Socially Embedded Realities of Market Taxation in Northern Ghana.” African Studies Review 60 (1): 171–94. https://doi.org/10.1017/asr.2017.3.

Prichard, Wilson. 2018. “Electoral Competitiveness, Tax Bargaining and Political Incentives in Developing Countries: Evidence from Political Budget Cycles Affecting Taxation.” British Journal of Political Science 48 (2): 427–57. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007123415000757.

Prichard, Wilson. 2016. “Reassessing Tax and Development Research: A New Dataset, New Findings, and Lessons for Research.” World Development 80 (April): 48–60. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2015.11.017.

Jibao, Samuel, and Wilson Prichard. 2016. “Rebuilding Local Government Finances After Conflict: Lessons from a Property Tax Reform Programme in Post-Conflict Sierra Leone.” The Journal of Development Studies 52 (12): 1759–75. https://doi.org/10.1080/00220388.2016.1153073.

Hassan, Mirza, and Wilson Prichard. 2016. “The Political Economy of Domestic Tax Reform in Bangladesh: Political Settlements, Informal Institutions and the Negotiation of Reform.” The Journal of Development Studies 52 (12): 1704–21. https://doi.org/10.1080/00220388.2016.1153072.

Jibao, Samuel S., and Wilson Prichard. 2015. “The Political Economy of Property Tax in Africa: Explaining Reform Outcomes in Sierra Leone.” African Affairs 114 (456): 404–31. https://doi.org/10.1093/afraf/adv022.

Joshi, Anuradha, Wilson Prichard, and Christopher Heady. 2014. “Taxing the Informal Economy: The Current State of Knowledge and Agendas for Future Research.” The Journal of Development Studies 50 (10): 1325–47. https://doi.org/10.1080/00220388.2014.940910.

Prichard, Wilson, and David K. Leonard. 2010. “Does Reliance on Tax Revenue Build State Capacity in Sub-Saharan Africa?” International Review of Administrative Sciences 76 (4): 653–75. https://doi.org/10.1177/0020852310381805.

Book Chapters

Prichard, Wilson and Mick Moore. Forthcoming. “How Can Governments of Low-Income Countries Collect More Tax Revenue?” in Hujo, Katja (ed.), The Politics of Domestic Resource Mobilization for Social Development. Palgrave Macmillan.

Prichard, Wilson. 2019. “The Politics of Taxation in Africa.” in Encyclopedia of African Politics, edited by N. Cheeseman. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Prichard, W. (2019). Tax, politics, and the social contract in africa. In Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics. Oxford University Press. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780190228637.013.853 Available here

Prichard, Wilson. 2009. “The Minerals Boom in Sub-Saharan Africa: Continuity, Change and Prospects for Development.” In A New Scramble for Africa? Imperialism, Investment and Development, edited by Roger Southall and Henning Melber, 240–73. Scottsville, South Africa: University of KwaZulu-Natal Press. Available here.

Goldstein, Andrea, and Wilson Prichard. 2009. “South African Multinationals: Building on a Unique Legacy.” In Emerging Multinationals in Emerging Markets, edited by Ravi Ramamurti and Jitendra V. Singh, 244–79. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Available here.

Goldstein, Andrea and Wilson Prichard. 2007. “South African Multinationals: South-South Co-Operation at it’s Best?” In Unlocking Africa's Potential: The Role of Corporate South Africa in Strengthening Africa's Private Sector, edited by N. Grobbelar and H. Besada. Johannesburg, South Africa: South African Institute for International Affairs. Available here.

Peer-Reviewed Working Papers

Prichard, Wilson, Rachel Beach, Fariya Mohiuddin, Vanessa van den Boogaard. Forthcoming. “Strengthening the Links the Between Taxation and Accountability.” ICTD Working Paper. International Centre for Tax and Development.

Prichard, Wilson, Samuel Jibao and Nicolas Orgeira. Forthcoming. “Sub-National Tax Reform and Tax Bargaining: A Quasi-Randomized Evaluation from Sierra Leone.” ICTD Working Paper. International Centre for Tax and Development.

Prichard, Wilson and Vanessa van den Boogaard. Forthcoming. “Informal Taxation: Implications for Fiscal Decentralization and Sub-National Reform in Sub-Saharan Africa”. ICTD Working Paper. International Centre for Tax and Development.

Prichard Wilson, Kevin Grieco, Niccolo Meriggi, Julian Michel, Graeme Stewart-Wilson. 2019. “Simplifying Property Tax Administration in Africa: Piloting a Points Based Valuation in Freetown, Sierra Leone.” ICTD Policy Brief/IGC Policy Brief.

Prichard, Wilson, Anna Custers, Roel Dom, Steve Davenport, Michael Roscitt. 2019. “Innovations in Tax Compliance: Conceptual Framework.” World Bank Policy Reseach Working Paper. Washington, D.C.: World Bank.

Prichard, Wilson. 2018. “Linking Beneficial Ownership Transparency to Improved Tax Revenue Collection in Developing Countries.” ICTD Summary Brief 15. International Centre for Tax and Development.

Prichard, Wilson. 2018. “What Might an Agenda for Equitable Taxation Look Like?” ICTD Summary Brief 16. International Centre for Tax and Development.

Prichard, Wilson, and Mick Moore. 2018. “Tax Reform for Low Income Countries: Five Ideas for Simplifying Tax Systems to Fit Local Realities.” ICTD Summary Brief 17. International Centre for Tax and Development.

Boogaard, Vanessa van den, Wilson Prichard, and Samuel S. Jibao. 2018. “Norms, Networks, Power, and Control: Understanding Informal Payments and Brokerage in Cross-Border Trade in Sierra Leone.” ICTD Working Paper 74. International Centre for Tax and Development. Available here.

Moore, Mick, and Wilson Prichard. 2017. “How Can Governments of Low-Income Countries Collect More Tax Revenue?” ICTD Working Paper 70. International Centre for Tax and Development. Available here.

Jibao, Samuel S., Wilson Prichard, and Vanessa Van den Boogaard. 2017. “Informal Taxation in Post-Conflict Sierra Leone: Taxpayers’ Experiences and Perceptions.” ICTD Working Paper 66. International Centre for Tax and Development. Available here.

Boogaard, Vanessa van den, Wilson Prichard, Nikola Milicic, and Matthew Benson. 2016. “Tax Revenue Mobilization in Conflict-Affected Developing Countries.” WIDER Working Paper 2016/155. Helsinki, Finland: UNU-WIDER. Available here.

Prichard, Wilson, and Vanessa van den Boogaard. 2015. “Norms, Power and the Socially Embedded Realities of Market Taxation in Northern Ghana.” ICTD Working Paper 30. International Centre for Tax and Development. Available here.

Moore, Mick, Odd-Helge Fjeldstad, Jan Isaksen, Olav Lundstøl, Rhiannon McCluskey, and Wilson Prichard. 2015. “Building Tax Capacity in Developing Countries.” Policy Briefing Issue 96. Brighton: Institute of Development Studies. Available here.

Prichard, Wilson. 2014. “Electoral Competitiveness, Political Budget Cycles and Taxation in Developing Countries.” ICTD Working Paper 24. International Centre for Tax and Development. Available here.

Prichard, Wilson, Paola Salardi, and Paul Segal. 2014. “Taxation, Non-Tax Revenue and Democracy: New Evidence Using New Cross-Country Data.” ICTD Working Paper 23. International Centre for Tax and Development. Available here.

Morrissey, Oliver, Wilson Prichard, and Samantha Torrance. 2014. “Aid and Taxation: Exploring the Relationship Using New Data.” ICTD Working Paper 21. International Centre for Tax and Development. Available here.

Prichard, Wilson, Alex Cobham, and Andrew Goodall. 2014. “The ICTD Government Revenue Dataset.” ICTD Working Paper 19. International Centre for Tax and Development. Available here.

Hassan, Mirza, and Wilson Prichard. 2013. “The Political Economy of Tax Reform in Bangladesh: Political Settlements, Informal Institutions and the Negotiation of Reform.” ICTD Working Paper 14. International Centre for Tax and Development. Available here.

Jibao, Samuel, and Wilson Prichard. 2013. “Rebuilding Local Government Finance After Conflict: The Political Economy of Property Tax Reform in Post-Conflict Sierra Leone.” ICTD Working Paper 12. International Centre for Tax and Development. Available here.

Prichard, Wilson, Jean-François Brun, and Oliver Morrissey. 2012. “Donors, Aid and Taxation in Developing Countries: An Overview.” ICTD Working Paper 6. International Centre for Tax and Development. Available here.

Joshi, Anuradha, Wilson Prichard, and Christopher Heady. 2013. “Taxing the Informal Economy: Challenges, Possibilities and Remaining Questions.” ICTD Working Paper 4. International Centre for Tax and Development. Available here.

Prichard, Wilson. 2010. “Taxation and State Building: Towards a Governance Focused Tax Reform Agenda.” Working Paper 341. Brighton: Institute of Development Studies. Available here.

Prichard, Wilson. 2009. “The Politics of Taxation and Implications for Accountability in Ghana 1981–2008.” Working Paper 330. Brighton: Institute of Development Studies. Available here.