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Strengthen local tax revenue to finance urban development in Africa

Guidance and systemization of experiences

This publication illuminates, through eight case studies of various African cities, the prominence of local taxation in the structure of local budgets and the importance of upgrading the latter for wider access to other sources of additional funding as loans. From locally tested solutions and bottlenecks frequently raised by local elected representatives and their technical teams, training workshops will be provided current 2015 for local authorities and their partners.

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Trans-Saharan labour emigration from Niger: Local governance as mediator of its underlying causes and consequences

Available in Français

This report reviews the existing literature of trans-Saharan labour emigration from Niger both conducted by Nigeriens but also by other West Africans, given Niger’s importance as a country of transit....

Developed by Swedish International Centre for Local D...

Posted by Maria Jansson

Case studies and best practices

Localizing Public Services and Development: The Local Public Sector’s Role in Achieving Development Goals in Health and Education

Available in Français

The study seeks to answer several key research questions: how big is the local public sector in different countries, and what is the composition of local public sector expenditures in health and educa...

Developed by Decentralisation & Local Governance (DeL...

Posted by Local2030

Guidance and systemization of experiences

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