Fighting fiscal corruption: Lessons from the Tanzania revenue authority

Public Administration and Development

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 165-175

  Fjeldstad, Odd Helge ^a  

^a CHR MICHELSEN INSTITUTE   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK; CORRUPTION; FISCAL POLICY; TAX REFORM;

TANZANIA;

EID: 0141637431     PISSN: 02712075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pad.278     Document Type: Article

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