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Julian Michel

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A digital town hall using mobile phones was used in Sierra Leone to boost citizen participation as illustrated by an image of hands holding mobile phones.

Can participatory budgeting build government legitimacy and tax revenues in weak states?

Kevin Grieco, Niccolò Meriggi, Abou Bakarr Kamara, Julian Michel, Wilson Prichard
Blog
Cover page for working paper

Participation, legitimacy and fiscal capacity in weak states: Evidence from participatory budgeting

Kevin Grieco, Abou Bakarr Kamara, Niccolò Meriggi, Julian Michel, Wilson Prichard
Working paper
Dwarzack community in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Photo credit: Tina C. Kamara / SLURC / Development Planning Unit University College London, CC BY 2.0.

Reforming property tax valuation in Sierra Leone

Kevin Grieco, Julian Michel, Derek Holliday
Blog
Freetown, Sierra Leone. Photo credit: Annabel Symington via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0.

Simplifying property tax administration in Africa: Piloting a points-based valuation in Freetown, Sierra Leone

Kevin Grieco, Abou Bakarr Kamara, Niccolò Meriggi, Julian Michel, Wilson Prichard, Graeme Stewart-Wilson
Policy brief

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