Institute of Development Studies

Biography

Professor Mick Moore is a political economist. He has done extensive field research in Asia and Africa, especially Sri Lanka, Taiwan and India. He has taught at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His broad research interests are in the domestic and international dimensions of good and bad governance in poor countries. He focuses specifically on taxation and governance, and is the founding Chief Executive Officer of the International Centre for Tax and Development.

Selected Projects and Recent Work

• Academic Partnership in Support of Teaching Development Aid Curriculum in Russia

Thematic Expertise

Governance; Public Policy; State Capacity; Politics and Power; Taxation.

Selected Publications »»

• Moore, M. (2012) 'The Practical Political Economy of Illicit Flows' in Reuter, P. (eds), Draining Development? Controlling Flows of Illicit Funds from Developing Countries, Washington D.C.: The World Bank
• Moore, M. (2011) 'Globalisation and Power in Weak States', Third World Quarterly 32.10, Taylor and Francis
• Mathew, S. and Moore, M. (2011) 'State Incapacity by Design: Understanding the Bihar Story', IDS Working Paper 366, Brighton: IDS
• AnanthPur, K. and Moore, M.P. (2010) 'Ambiguous Institutions: Traditional Governance and Local Democracy in Rural South India', Journal of Development Studies 46.4
• The Centre for the Future State (2010) An Upside Down View of Governance, Brighton: IDS
• Moore, M.P. and Fjeldstad, O.H. (2009) 'Revenue authorities and public authority in sub-Saharan Africa', Journal of Modern African Studies 1.47:1-18, Cambridge:
• Harris, D., Moore, M. and Schmitz, H. (2009) 'Country Classifications for a Changing World', IDS Working Paper 326, Brighton: IDS
• Moore, M. and Schmitz, H. (2008) 'Idealism, Realism and the Investment Climate in Developing Countries', IDS Working Paper 307, Brighton: IDS
• Moore, M. (2008) 'Improving Governance in Bottom Billion Countries', IDS In Focus 3.9, Brighton: IDS
• Brautigam, D., Fjeldstad, O.H. and Moore, M. (2008) Taxation and State-Building in Developing Countries: Capacity and Consent, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
• Moore, M. and Fjeldstad, O.H. (2008) 'Revenue Authorities and State Capacity in Anglophone Africa', CMI Working Paper 2008.1, Norway: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI)
• Moore, M.P. (2007) 'Cómo Afecta La Tributación A La Calidad De La Gobernación?', El Trimestre Económico 74.2:281 - 325
• Ananth Pur, K. and Moore, M.P. (2007) 'Ambiguous Institutions: Traditional Governance and Local Democracy in Rural India', IDS Working Paper 282, Brighton: IDS
• Moore, M.P. and Unsworth, S. (2006) 'Britain’s New White Paper: Making Governance Work for the Poor', Development Policy Review 24.6:706-16
• Acharya, A., Fuzzo de Lima, A.T. and Moore, M.P. (2006) 'Proliferation and Fragmentation: Transactions Costs and the Value of Aid', Journal of Development Studies 42.1:1-21