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Improving tax collection capacity in the developing world: Evidence from local government in Ghana

Improving local government tax collection capacity: Evidence from Ghana

Policy brief 30 Sep 2019 State

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James Dzansi

Senior Country Economist, Ghana, International Growth Centre

Anders Jensen

Associate Professor, Harvard University

David Lagakos

Professor of Economics, Boston University

Henry Telli

Senior Country Economist, Ghana, International Growth Centre
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