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Outsourcing revenue collection to private agents

M. Carpenter / Panos Pictures

This paper suggests that where appropriately managed and monitored, outsourced revenue collection may provide a foundation for more efficient and effective local government revenue administration.

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Principles for good NGO governance: ( M. Wyatt / International Center for Not-for-Profit Law , 2004); The central and Eastern European Working Group on Nonprofits Governance has been exploring challenges facing nonprofits boards since its founding in 2001. A set of guidelines that could promote a s...
An analysis of the role of parliamentary committees in improving health: ( R. Loewenson;L. London;J. Thomas / EQUINET: Network for Equity in Health in Southern Africa , 2009); Parliamentarians can play a key role in lobbying for health and social issues as part of the legislative process. This EQUINET discussion paper explores the contribution of parliamentary committees...
Enthusiasm for peace in Nepal: ( N. Jones;B. Bhatta;G. Gill / Overseas Development Institute [ES] , 2009); Latent and violent unrest has plagued Nepal since the process of parliamentary politics was reintroduced in 1991 after 50 years of monarchical rule. This document focuses on grassroots experiences ...
Progressive transsexual laws in Iran lead to greater oppression: ( R. Bahreini / Muslim World Journal of Human Rights , 2009); The Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) punishes homosexuality with death but acknowledges transsexuality, and partially funds sex change operations. This article examines how this seemingly progressive st...
Do private agents outperform local councils in revenue collection?: ( O-H. Fjeldstad;L. Katera;E. Ngalewa / Research on Poverty Alleviation, Tanzania , 2009); Many local government authorities in Tanzania have reformed their tax collection systems in recent years in order to increase their revenue. This paper examines how systems of privatized tax collectio...
Torture and repression: condoned by Syria's exceptional court: ( Human Rights Watch , 2009); This report examines the activities of the Supreme State Security Court (SSSC) in Syria set up during the state of emergency in 1963. While the the SSSC was set up to prosecute those it deemed a threa...
Which nations are the most peaceful?: ( Vision of Humanity , 2009); Which countries are the most peaceful? Which states favour non-confrontational international relations rather than engaging in ‘military diplomacy’? Furthermore, what states are the mos...
Attitudes to democracy building in Africa: ( M. Bratton;R. Mattes / Afrobarometer , 2009); The central questions addressed in this bulletin concern the fate of democracy, especially as seen by Africans themselves. Do they say they want democracy, a preference that we call the popular demand...
Is large-scale private land acquisition beneficial to Africa?: ( L. Cotula;S. Vermeulan;R. Leonard / Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations , 2009); Over 2008 large-scale acquisitions of farmland in Africa, Latin America, Central Asia and Southeast Asia have increased. This report discusses key trends and drivers in land acquisitions, the contract...
Re-defining security: reflecting the differing needs of different sectors of society: ( Institute of Development Studies, Sussex, UK , 2009); Ruling administrations often determine security policy and direct its apparatus for the 'benefit of society'. But is security something to be grateful for, or a citizens’ right? Rather should...