Revenue authorities and public authority in sub-Saharan Africa

Journal of Modern African Studies

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-18

  Fjeldstad, Odd Helge ^a   Moore, Mick ^b  

^a CHR MICHELSEN INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT; INSTITUTIONAL REFORM; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK; POLITICAL ECONOMY; POWER RELATIONS; PRIVATIZATION; STATE ROLE; TAX SYSTEM;

AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 66149150281     PISSN: 0022278X     EISSN: 14697777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022278X08003637     Document Type: Article

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