Taxation and tax reforms in developing countries: Illustrations from sub-Saharan Africa

Report - Chr. Michelsen Institute

Volumn , Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1-34

  Fjeldstad, Odd Helge ^a   Rakner, Lise ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FISCAL POLICY; PUBLIC SERVICE; TAX REFORM; TAX SYSTEM;

AFRICA; NAMIBIA; TANZANIA; UGANDA;

EID: 0242369937     PISSN: 0805505X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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