Local government finance reform in developing countries: The case of Tanzania

Local Government Finance Reform in Developing Countries: The Case of Tanzania

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 1-242

  Boex, Jameson ^a   Martinez Vazquez, Jorge ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 70350694646     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1057/9780230599499     Document Type: Book

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