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Publication - Project Report
The spatial distribution of health services in Zambia
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Project
Guidance on 'One-District, One Factory'
Ghana has begun an ambitious policy of building one new factory in each of its 216 districts. This study provides guidance on which types of factories would be most viable in each district. The study concludes that several unexploited primary resources exist in almost each district, and highlights the challenges districts are likely to face when trying to process...
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Publication - Project Report
Manufacturing capabilities in Ghana’s districts: A guidebook for “One District One Factory”
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Project
Exploring scalable, efficient innovations to improve tax compliance among MSMEs
In Zambia, tax compliance rates are very low, especially among the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). Concerns have been raised by some MSMEs that the current institutions, modes, and approaches employed in taxing MSMEs are outdated, costly, or otherwise cumbersome. The objective of this research project is to explore the possible barriers to and solutions for...
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Publication - Policy Brief
Onde estão os professores? Distribuição dos professores em escolas públicas em Moçambique
Desde o aperto fiscal após a suspensão do apoio ao orçamento geral do Estado pelos principais doadores bilaterais, em 2016, aumentou a preocupação do governo em relação ao uso eficiente dos recursos no sector da educação; Os professores são um elemento-chave no sistema de ensino e o maior componente na estrutura de custos do sector de educação pública em...
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Publication - Policy Brief
Where are the teachers? The distribution of teachers across public primary schools in Mozambique
Following the suspension of general budget support by the main bilateral donors in 2016, consequent fiscal tightening has seen the efficient use of resources in the education sector becoming a priority of the Mozambican government. Teachers are the largest cost component in the public education sector in Mozambique, with their compensation accounting for more than...
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Blog post
The new international geography of deindustrialisation
The problem with Donald Trump’s trade narrative is that it ignores the simple fact that deindustrialisation in Latin America and sub-Saharan Africa has been more severe than it has been in the US and Europe. Trump seems intent on starting a global trade war. His recent imposition of tariffs on steel and aluminium is consistent with his rambling inaugural address about...
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Event
Uganda National Budget Conference and Economic Growth Forum FY 2019/20
Following the results of the High-Level Economic Growth Forum held in September 2017, it was agreed that there was need for a link between the country’s growth and budget strategies. The Ministry of Finance, Planning & Economic Development (MoFPED) is therefore combining the National Budget Consultative workshop with the Growth Forum to reflect on the state of the Ugandan...
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Multimedia Item - Video
The underlying causes of fragility and instability in Sierra Leone
This event in Freetown on 24 July 2018 featured speakers Donald Kaberuka and Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. It launched the Sierra Leone country case study "The underlying causes of fragility and instability in Sierra Leone" and discusses the findings of the LSE-Oxford Fragility Commission’s report "Escaping the fragility trap".
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Publication - Project Report
Event report: International experience in tax policy design and enforcement