If the economy has idle resources the government can access them without taxation; if the economy is operating near full capacity the government can get resources only by transferring them from private use. That requires either borrowing or taxation, which can either be open, explicit taxation or...
Mugabe’s victory is a mandate for the ZANU-PF manifesto, which calls for over $1.8 trillion in idle mining assets and $7.3 billion in foreign-owned assets to be turned over to Zimbabweans. Voters similarly favor the ZANU-PF plan for “education for all,”“housing for all,” and gen...