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DRC
April 2015|
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ICTD Supports New Project On Conflict And Taxation In Congo

The International Centre for Tax and Development (ICTD) is supporting two new and important projects in…

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January 2015|
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How Property Tax Would Benefit Africa

by Mick Moore & Nara Monkam

New publication by Nara Monkam and Mick Moore The developmental benefits of governments taxing citizens, even…

Governing Lagos: The Politics of Reform in Nigeria’s Megacity
January 2015|
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Governing Lagos: The Politics of Reform in Nigeria’s Megacity

An excellent new study shows how reforming Governors of Lagos State, Nigeria constructed a new social contract around…

Newer and Better? Reflections on a new dataset on taxation and development
January 2015|
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Newer and Better? Reflections on a new dataset on taxation and development

by Morten Jerven

  It is said that nothing in this world can be said to be certain, except death…

Claudia
November 2014|
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IMF Speech at the launch of the Government Revenue Dataset

The official launch of the International Centre for Tax and Development (ICTD) Government Revenue Dataset September…

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October 2014|
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Role of Tax Structures on Economic Growth: New evidence

by Kyle McNabb

The past three decades have seen sweeping changes in the means by which many developing countries…

Why Good Tax Data Matters in Africa
October 2014|
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Why Good Tax Data Matters in Africa

  Big data has been creeping in all aspects of our lives. There is now an unimaginably…

October 2014|
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Property tax in Africa: the ‘Cinderella’ of revenue instruments and why it matters for development

by Tom Goodfellow

It is well-established that urban property tax is among the most underutilised revenue sources in Africa. Many cities…

ICTD Government Revenue Dataset: Best Bet for Tax Data and Research
October 2014|
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ICTD Government Revenue Dataset: Best Bet for Tax Data and Research

by Kyle McNabb

  I recently had the privilege of attending the launch of the ICTD Government Revenue Dataset…

September 2014|
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Corporate tax avoidance and development: opening Pandora’s box

by Maya Forstater

Taxation is important for development, not only because taxes provide the revenues to fund public services…

Tax Justice Campaigning: Is Tough Always Smart?
July 2014|
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Tax Justice Campaigning: Is Tough Always Smart?

by Mick Moore

  The Tax Justice Network has just published a report that starts from the assertion that the OECD…

How Developing Countries can take Control of their own Tax Destinies
July 2014|
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How Developing Countries can take Control of their own Tax Destinies

by Krishen Mehta

  Krishen Mehta, a Senior Adviser to TJN, has written a short document with ten pointers offering ways…

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