For people living in the Eastern villages of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), it is often impossible to carry out daily activities without being taxed.

But can an ‘all-pervasive system of taxation’ have an upside?”

Katherine Haver discusses how taxation affects people’s livelihoods.

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Katherine Haver

Katherine holds a Master degree in International Affairs (Columbia University). She has worked on humanitarian policy and practice, focusing on delivering aid in insecure environments as well as risk management, humanitarian financing and institutions.