Outputs (2)

Drugs, frontier capitalism and illicit peasantries: towards a comparative research agenda (2023)
Journal Article
Goodhand, J., Ballvé, T., & Meehan, P. (2024). Drugs, frontier capitalism and illicit peasantries: towards a comparative research agenda. The Journal of Peasant Studies, 51(4), 801-825. https://doi.org/10.1080/03066150.2023.2258808

A defining character of drugs-affected frontier regions is their dynamic instability and their boom-and-bust cycles. These are violent and disturbed landscapes, in which illicit drug economies play a transformative role. But not all frontiers are the... Read More about Drugs, frontier capitalism and illicit peasantries: towards a comparative research agenda.

Taxation and State-Building in Afghanistan: A Political Economy Perspective (2001-2021) (2023)
Thesis
Isar, S. Taxation and State-Building in Afghanistan: A Political Economy Perspective (2001-2021). (Thesis). SOAS University of London

This research focuses on the fiscal dimension of state-building in Afghanistan. It examines the relationship between state-building and taxation with a particular focus on the Karzai (2001–2014) and Ghani (2014–2019) administrations, whilst also plac... Read More about Taxation and State-Building in Afghanistan: A Political Economy Perspective (2001-2021).