Transforming tax administration in Ghana: The tension between computers and human agency

Development Policy Review

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 339-356

  Tettey, Wisdom J ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATION; CUSTOMS; TAXATION SYSTEM;

GHANA;

EID: 0031462923     PISSN: 09506764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-7679.00041     Document Type: Article

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