Autonomy or organisation? Reforms in the Ghanaian Internal Revenue Service

Public Administration and Development

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 289-302

  Joshi, Anuradha ^a   Ayee, Joseph ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Autonomous Revenue Authorities; Autonomy; Decentralisation; Ghana; Informal sector; Tax administration; Taxation

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMY; DECENTRALIZATION; INFORMAL SECTOR; INSTITUTIONAL REFORM; TAX SYSTEM;

AFRICA; GHANA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 70349314431     PISSN: 02712075     EISSN: 1099162X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pad.535     Document Type: Article

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