Blar i Chr. Michelsens Institutt på forfatter "Katera, Lucas"
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Changes in Citizens' Perceptions of the Local Taxation System in Tanzania
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge; Ngalewa, Erasto; Katera, Lucas (REPOA Brief 12, Research report, 2008-08-22)This brief examines changes in citizens' perceptions of local taxation over time in Tanzania based on survey data from 2003 and 2006. It investigates why people do or do not pay taxes, their perceptions of misuse of tax ... -
Citizens Demand Tougher Action on Corruption
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge; Ngalewa, Erasto; Katera, Lucas (REPOA Brief 11, Research report, 2008-05-10)This brief examines the extent of corruption perceived by residents of six councils in Tanzania; identifying the sectors worst affected. It also presents recommendations on measures to address local corruption based upon ... -
Civil society’s role in petroleum sector governance: The case of Tanzania
Dupuy, Kendra; Rakner, Lise; Katera, Lucas (CMI Brief no. 2019:02, Report, 2019-05-01)Good governance in the management of natural resources is now recognized by scholars and policy makers as key to ensuring that countries can prevent and escape the resource curse and translate resource wealth into inclusive ... -
Cursed before production?
Dupuy, Kendra; Katera, Lucas (CMI Brief no. 2019:01, Report, 2019-02-01)Big discoveries of high value natural resources can have negative economic, political, and social effects long before full production of a resource begins. While Tanzania has already experienced some tensions around the ... -
Disparities in Citizens' Perceptions of Service Delivery by Local Government Authorities in Tanzania
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge; Katera, Lucas; Ngalewa, Erasto (REPOA Brief 13, Research report, 2008-01-01)The Local Government Reform Programme (LGRP) in Tanzania aims to restructure local government authorities so that they can respond more effectively to local priorities of service delivery in a sustainable manner. Various ... -
Local government finances and financial management in Tanzania. Empirical evidence of trends 2000-2007
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge; Katera, Lucas; Msami, Jamal; Ngalewa, Erasto (Special paper 10/2, Research report, 2010-11-15)The paper examines local government capacity with respect to financial management and revenue enhancement, and analyses trends in financial accountability and efficiency for the period 2000–2006/07. The study covers six ... -
Maybe we should pay tax after all? Citizens' changing views on taxation in local government authorities
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge; Katera, Lucas; Ngalewa, Erasto (Conference object, 2008-04-22) -
Outsourcing revenue collection to private agents: Experiences from local authorities in Tanzania
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge; Katera, Lucas; Ngalewa, Erasto (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
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge; Katera, Lucas; Ngalewa, Erasto (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 ... -
Petroleum’s potential impact on future state-society relations in Tanzania
Dupuy, Kendra; Katera, Lucas (CMI Brief no. 2019:03, Report, 2019-05-01)Tanzanian citizens continue to have high expectations about the benefits that the country’s emerging petroleum sector will provide them with, yet they possess low knowledge about the sector. Policy makers should take ... -
Policy implementation under stress: Central-local government relations in property tax administration in Tanzania
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge; Ali, Merima; Katera, Lucas (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
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge; Ali, Merima; Katera, Lucas (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 ... -
Property owners’ knowledge and attitudes towards property taxation in Tanzania
Ali, Merima; Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge; Katera, Lucas (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
Ali, Merima; Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge; Katera, Lucas (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 ... -
Taxing the urban boom in Tanzania: Central versus local government property tax collection
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge; Ali, Merima; Katera, Lucas (CMI Insight 2017:3, Report, 2017-06-01)Effective collection of property taxes requires constructive working relations between the central government revenue authority and the municipalities, independent of the mode of administration. Clear division of function ... -
Theory and practise of decentralization by devolution: Lessons from a research programme in Tanzania (2002-13)
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge; Katera, Lucas (Research and policy nexus: Perspectives from twenty years of policy research in Tanzania., Chapter, 2017-06-01)What impact did Tanzania’s decentralization reform have on local governance, finances and service delivery? To what extent are the central-local government relationships changed with respect to resource allocation and ...