Browsing Chr. Michelsens Institutt by Subject "Tanzania"
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Non-formal girls’ life skills programming Implications for policy and practice
(POLICY BRIEF, Research report, 2018-05-01)Research in developing countries demonstrates the importance of life skills for improving a range of outcomes for adolescent girls. These outcomes include improved psychosocial and mental health (e.g., emotional resilience, ... -
Non-resource taxation in a resource rich setting: A broader tax base will enhance tax compliance in Tanzania
(CMI Brief vol. 14 no. 8, Report, 2015-12-01)Huge reservoirs of natural gas have been discovered offshore the southern coast of Tanzania. The country might become a large producer of gas, and a potential exporter of liquefied natural gas (LNG) during the next decades. ... -
Nordic Exeptionalism in Development Assistance? Aid Policies and the Major Donors: The Nordic Countries
(Research report, Research report, 2006)The Nordic countries are often praised for their efforts in development assistance and commended for their generosity. Over the last few decades the Nordic countries and the Netherlands have consistently been among the ... -
Not so great expectations: Gas revenue, corruption and willingness to pay tax in Tanzania
(CMI Brief vol. 15 no. 4, Report, 2016-02-01)Huge reservoirs of natural gas have been discovered offshore the southern coast of Tanzania. There are high expectations that exploitation of natural resources will substantially increase Tanzania’s national income. This ... -
Outsourcing revenue collection to private agents: Experiences from local authorities in Tanzania
(REPOA Special Paper 28, Research report, 2009-04-20)This paper examines recent experiences with outsourced revenue collection to private agents in local government authorities in Tanzania. Based on evidence from four urban and three rural councils, the study examines how ... -
Outsourcing Revenue Collection: Experiences from Local Government Authorities in Tanzania
(REPOA Brief 10, Research report, 2008-04-10)Many local government authorities in Tanzania have reformed their tax collection systems in recent years in order to increase their revenue. This brief examines recent experiences with privatised revenue collection in seven ... -
Overworked? The relationship between workload and health worker performance in rural Tanzania
(CMI Working paper, Working paper, 2009)The current shortage of health workers in many low-income countries poses a threat to the quality of health services. When the number of patients per health worker grows sufficiently high, there will be insufficient time ... -
Petro-Governance in Tanzania: Opportunities and Challenges
(CMI Brief vol. 15 no. 14, Report, 2016-10-01)Recent significant natural gas discoveries have pushed Tanzania into the international spotlight as a new petroleum producer. How can the country ensure that its newfound wealth is translated into economic development? ... -
Petroleum fund in Tanzania? Other alternatives may be better
(CMI Brief vol. 15 no. 10, Report, 2016-07-01)The Government of Tanzania is looking for the best policies and institutional designs to turn future petroleum revenues into welfare, development and jobs. This Brief argues that the Tanzanian society will benefit more by ... -
Petroleum populism: How new resource endowments shape voter choices
(CMI Brief vol. 16 no. 11, Report, 2017-12-01)High-value natural resources can be a political “curse” when political elites use resource revenues to maintain power, subvert democratic rule, and distribute public goods to their supporters. New resource discoveries can ... -
Policy implementation under stress: Central-local government relations in property tax administration in Tanzania
(Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction vol. 26 no. 2, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-03-01)Inter-organisational cooperation in revenue collection has received limited attention in the tax administration literature. Recent experiences from Tanzania offer a unique opportunity to examine opportunities and challenges ... -
Policy implementation under stress: Central-local government relations in property tax collection in Tanzania
(CMI Working Paper WP 2018:1, Working paper, 2018-01-01)Inter-organisational cooperation in revenue collection has received limited attention in the tax administration literature. Recent experiences from Tanzania offer a unique opportunity to examine opportunities and challenges ... -
Policy Making in the Tanzanian Petro State: Building a Statistical Basis
(CMI Working Paper WP 2017:5, Working paper, 2017-03-01)This paper deals with needs and availability of data, statistics and information in Tanzania. It relates to a five-year (2014–19) research programme on prospects and challenges for the petroleum sector. The main objectives ... -
Poverty and development in Tanzania: A discussion note
(Research report, Research report, 2000)This brief discussion note is focusing on major policy issues confronting Tanzania when aiming at a substantial reduction in poverty level over the next decades. The government has high ambitions for creating high quality ... -
Productivity of health workers: the case of Tanzania
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Property owners’ knowledge and attitudes towards property taxation in Tanzania
(CMI Insight 2018:01, Report, 2018-08-01)Property taxation (PT) is high on the political agenda in Tanzania and considered a cornerstone of the Government’s efforts to strengthen broad based direct taxation. Because it is visible to taxpayers, and in principle ... -
Property Taxation in Developing Countries
(CMI Brief vol. 16 no. 1, Report, 2017-03-01)Property tax (PT) raises on average revenues of less than 1% of GDP in developing countries. In many African countries it contributes far less than 0.5%. Following such low contribution, there is a growing eagerness among ... -
Prospects for peace in a petro-state: Gas extraction and participation in violence in Tanzania
(CMI Brief vol. 16 no. 10, Report, 2017-12-01)Significant petroleum discoveries in Tanzania have shaped the country’s political discourse in recent years, with politicians promising to turn this newfound resource wealth into rapid economic growth and poverty reduction. ... -
Prospects for Tanzania's Mining Sector
(CMI Working paper, Working paper, 2000)The success of Tanzania's structural reform efforts will (inter alia) depend on its ability to generate foreign exchange incomes. Mineral exports seem a promising source of such incomes. Tanzania is reportedly well endowed ...