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Survey of local government revenue mobilisation capacity in Ghana, 2017: Summary and policy implications

Project report 7 Jan 2019 State and Tax

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

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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

Isaac Otoo

Research Assistant, University of Ghana

Henry Telli

Senior Country Economist, Ghana, International Growth Centre

Cynthia Zindam

Research Assistant, University of Ghana

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