Tax for development : alternative perspectives on aid and development

Abstract

In this thesis I have tried to analyze Norad’s “Tax for Development” program based on a selection of alternative perspectives on foreign aid and the very notion of development. It has been difficult to place the program as the duality of the revolutionary promises justified through buzzwords give one impression, while the lack of providing clear methods or plans for the revolutionary changes it sets out to implement gives another. Thereby, the program can be analyzed differently based on which element and aspect is focused on.