Building Effective, Equitable & Accountable Property Tax Systems in Lower-Income Countries
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Property Identification and Mapping for Property Taxation
Status: Completed
Country: Africa, South Asia
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Inter-Institutional Collaboration in Property Tax Administration in Senegal: Challenges and Perspectives
Status: Completed
Country: Senegal
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Challenges and Strategies for Advancing Property Registration Efforts in Senegal
Status: Completed
Country: Senegal
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Property Discovery for Tax Purposes: Challenges and Opportunities in Zambia
Status: Completed
Country: Zambia
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Strengthening Property Valuation for Taxation in Zambia
Status: Completed
Country: Zambia
Blogs
Challenges of Automating the Property Tax System in Garowe City, Puntland, Somalia
Country: Somalia
Blogs
Evaluating Property Tax Performance in Post-Conflict Garowe City, Puntland, Somalia
Country: Somalia
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Understanding the Potential for Property Tax Reform in Zambia
Status: Completed
Country: Zambia
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Managing the Distribution of Property Tax Bills
Status: Completed
Country: Africa, South Asia
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Implementing a Points-Based Valuation System for Property Taxation
Status: Completed
Country: Africa
News
Building Progressive & Equitable Property Tax Systems in Lower-Income Countries: Insights from LoGRI’s Inaugural Conference
Country: Africa, South Asia
Event
Property Tax – Approaches, Successes and Challenges of Property Tax Reforms for Subnational Domestic Resource Mobilisation
Country: Africa, South Asia
Where We Work
Worldview of Our Work
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Key Elements of IT System Design for Property Taxation
Status: Completed
Country: Africa, South Asia
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Property Identification and Mapping for Property Taxation
Status: Completed
Country: Africa, South Asia
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Inter-Institutional Collaboration in Property Tax Administration in Senegal: Challenges and Perspectives
Status: Completed
Country: Senegal
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Challenges and Strategies for Advancing Property Registration Efforts in Senegal
Status: Completed
Country: Senegal
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Property Discovery for Tax Purposes: Challenges and Opportunities in Zambia
Status: Completed
Country: Zambia
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Strengthening Property Valuation for Taxation in Zambia
Status: Completed
Country: Zambia
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Understanding the Potential for Property Tax Reform in Zambia
Status: Completed
Country: Zambia
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Implementing a Points-Based Valuation System for Property Taxation
Status: Completed
Country: Africa
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Managing the Distribution of Property Tax Bills
Status: Completed
Country: Africa, South Asia
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Factsheet: Building Taxpayer’s Trust, Compliance and Public Support for Reform | ATI – LoGRI Workshop Series
Status: Completed
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Factsheet: Effective Information Technology Systems for Property Tax Administration | ATI – LoGRI Workshop Series
Status: Completed
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Factsheet: Rethinking Property Identification and Registration for Tax Purposes | ATI – LoGRI Workshop Series
Status: Completed
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Factsheet: Strategies for Cost-Effective Property Valuation Systems | ATI – LoGRI Workshop Series
Status: Completed
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Problem Driven Digitalization of Tax Administration
Status: Upcoming
Country: Africa, South Asia
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Determinants of the Impact of the Use of the MoMo App and Impact on Taxpayer Compliance
Status: Upcoming
Country: Benin
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Challenges and Reform Opportunities for Property Taxation in Benin
Status: Upcoming
Country: Benin
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Assessing the Viability of Simplified Automated Valuation Methodologies for Property Taxation: Evidence from Pakistan
Status: Upcoming
Country: Pakistan
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The Crucial Role of Politics and Institutions in Property Tax Administration and Reform
Status: Upcoming
Country: Malawi
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Progressive Rate Structures and Property Tax Compliance: Evidence from Kananga, DRC
Status: Upcoming
Country: Democratic Republic of Congo
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Transparency, Procedural Fairness and Property Tax Compliance: Evidence from Kananga, DRC
Status: Upcoming
Country: Democratic Republic of Congo
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Assessing a Simplified Approach to Property Identification and Valuation in Togo
Status: Upcoming
Country: Togo
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Improving Sensitization Strategies for Voluntary Property Tax Compliance in Zambia
Status: Upcoming
Country: Zambia
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Customary and State Land in Zambia: Implications for Property Taxation
Status: Upcoming
Country: Zambia
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Building Comprehensive Property Tax Systems in Lower-Income Countries: ‘Cadaster-First’ vs ‘Property Tax First’ Approaches to Reform Property Tax Systems
Status: Upcoming
Country: Multiple Countries
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‘Cadaster-First’ vs ‘Property Tax-First’ Approaches to Property Tax Reform: Evidence from a Land-Titling and Property Tax Reform Program in Senegal
Status: Upcoming
Country: Senegal
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The Political and Intergovernmental Dynamics of Property Tax Reforms in Senegal
Status: Upcoming
Country: Senegal
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The Political Economy of Property Tax Reform in Freetown, Sierra Leone: Lessons from an Innovative Reform Programme
Status: Upcoming
Country: Sierra Leone
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Mapping Tax Compliance: Unpacking the Social, Economic, Political and Network Drivers of Tax Compliance in Freetown, Sierra Leone
Status: Upcoming
Country: Sierra Leone
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Does the Expansion of Tax Demands Lead to Greater Political Engagement and Demands for Accountability? Evidence from a Property Tax Reform in Sierra Leone
Status: Upcoming
Country: Sierra Leone
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Participatory Budgeting and Tax Compliance in a Weak State: Evidence from Sierra Leone
Status: Upcoming
Country: Sierra Leone
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Tax Messaging and Compliance Behaviour: Does Varying Messaging on Tax Bills Influence Compliance?
Status: Upcoming
Country: Sierra Leone
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Can Traditional Political Institutions Help the State Raise Taxes? Experimental Evidence from Sierra Leone
Status: Upcoming
Country: Sierra Leone
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Project
Understanding the Dynamics of, and Attitudes Toward, Property Tax Compliance in Zambia
Status: On-going
Country: Zambia
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Project
The Political Economy of Progressive Property Tax Reform: Evidence from Pakistan
Status: On-going
Country: Pakistan
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Potential Models for Linking Revenues with Public Services in Lilongwe, Mzuzu, Zomba and Blantyre City Councils
Status: Completed
Country: Malawi
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Readiness Assessment – Real Property Tax Reform in Lilongwe, Mzuzu, Zomba and Blantyre City Councils
Status: Completed
Country: Malawi
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Pilot of Simplified Approach to Property Identification and Valuation in Togo
Status: On-going
Country: Togo
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Diagnostic Assessment and Political Economy of Property Tax in Côte d’Ivoire
Status: On-going
Country: Côte d’Ivoire
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IT and Property Tax Reform in the Province of Kasaï Central, DRC
Status: On-going
Country: Democratic Republic of Congo
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The Dynamics of Reform and Inter-institutional Collaboration in Senegal
Status: On-going
Country: Senegal
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Property Tax Reform in Zambia: Challenges and Opportunities
Status: Completed
Country: Zambia
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Diagnostic Assessment of the Potential for Property Tax Reforms in Selected Local Governments in Nigeria
Status: On-going
Country: Nigeria
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Growth or Goods: Examining Tax Morale Among Property Owners in Lagos
Status: Completed
Country: Nigeria
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The Enigma of the Central–Local Government Relationship and its Impact on Property Tax Administration in Developing Countries: The Ghanaian Perspective
Status: Completed
Country: Ghana
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Five Tenets for Consideration When Undertaking Property Tax Reform in Africa
Status: Completed
Country: Africa
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Thick Claims and Thin Rights: Taxation and the Construction of Analogue Property Rights in Lagos
Status: Completed
Country: Nigeria
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Modelling Improvements to Property Tax Collection: The Case of Addis Ababa
Status: Completed
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Can Traditional Political Institutions Help the State Raise Taxes? Experimental Evidence from Sierra Leone
Status: Completed
Country: Africa
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Simplifying Property Tax Administration in Africa: Piloting a Points-Based Valuation in Freetown, Sierra Leone
Status: Completed
Country: Sierra Leone
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Enhancing Property Rates Administration, Collection, and Enforcement in Uganda: The Case of Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) and Four Other Municipalities
Status: Completed
Country: Uganda
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Enhancing Property Rates Administration, Collection, and Enforcement in Uganda: The Case of Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) and Four Other Municipalities
Status: Completed
Country: Uganda
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The Role of Information Technology to Enhance Property Tax Revenue in Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia
Status: Completed
Country: Zambia
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Local Government Property Tax Administration and Collaboration with Central Government: Case Studies of Kiambu, Laikipia and Machakos Counties, Kenya
Status: Completed
Country: Kenya
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Local Government Property Tax Administration and Collaboration with Central Government: Case Studies from Kenya
Status: Completed
Country: Kenya
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How Local Authorities Can Exploit the Potential for Effective Property Taxes: A Case Study of Harare
Country: Zimbabwe
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Policy Implementation Under Stress: Central-Local Government Relations in Property Tax Administration in Tanzania
Status: Completed
Country: Tanzania
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Property Tax in African Secondary Cities: Insights from the Cases of Kisumu (Kenya) and M’Bour (Senegal)
Status: Completed
Country: Multiple Countries
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The Role of Information Communication Technology to Enhance Property Tax Revenue in Africa: A Tale of Four Cities in Three Countries
Status: Completed
Country: Multiple Countries
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How Local Authorities Can Exploit the Potential for Effective Property Taxes: A Case Study of Harare
Status: Completed
Country: Zimbabwe
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Property Owners’ Knowledge and Attitudes Towards Property Taxation in Tanzania
Status: Completed
Country: Tanzania
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Practical Guidance Note: Training Manual for Implementing Property Tax Reform with a Points-Based Valuation
Status: Completed
Country: Africa
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Property Taxation in Kampala, Uganda: An Analytic Case Study on a Successful Reform
Status: Completed
Country: Uganda
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Policy Implementation Under Stress: Central-Local Government Relations in Property Tax Collection in Tanzania
Status: Completed
Country: Tanzania
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Urban Fortunes and Skeleton Cityscapes: Real Estate and Late Urbanization in Kigali and Addis Ababa
Status: Completed
Country: Multiple Countries
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Central-Local Government Roles and Relationships in Property Taxation
Status: Completed
Country: Africa
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Linking Property Tax Revenue and Public Services
Status: Completed
Country: Africa, South Asia
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Property Taxation and Economic Development: Lessons from Rwanda and Ethiopia
Status: Completed
Country: Multiple Countries
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Taxing the Urban Boom: Property Taxation and Land Leasing in Kigali and Addis Ababa
Status: Completed
Country: Multiple Countries
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The Political Economy of Property Tax in Africa: Explaining Reform Outcomes in Sierra Leone
Status: Completed
Country: Sierra Leone
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Rebuilding Local Government Finance After Conflict: The Political Economy of Property Tax Reform in Sierra Leone
Status: Completed
Country: Sierra Leone
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Meet Our Team
Titilola Akindeinde
Executive Director
Moyo Arewa
Program Director
Evan Trowbridge
Technical Lead
Colette Nyirakamana
Research Lead
Marie-Reine Mukazayire
Research Officer
Kevin Greico
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow
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