African governments, and their international advisors, need to join up their thinking more effectively when pursuing ‘big urban reform’ Tax is back in fashion in international development circles. We know that in the history of much of the world developing taxation systems was virtually synonymous with state-building; we believe that taxation enhances accountability and builds the ‘social contract’; and consequently … Continue reading →
14 July 2015 by Tom Goodfellow
Categories: Development, Economics, Global South, Inequality, SPERI Comment, Tax
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Tags: Africa, property, Rwanda, the International Centre for Tax and Development, Tom Goodfellow
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Land leasing vs property tax?
African governments, and their international advisors, need to join up their thinking more effectively when pursuing ‘big urban reform’ Tax is back in fashion in international development circles. We know that in the history of much of the world developing taxation systems was virtually synonymous with state-building; we believe that taxation enhances accountability and builds the ‘social contract’; and consequently … Continue reading →
14 July 2015 by Tom Goodfellow
Categories: Development, Economics, Global South, Inequality, SPERI Comment, Tax | Tags: Africa, property, Rwanda, the International Centre for Tax and Development, Tom Goodfellow | Leave a comment