Publication
Reforming Self-Declaration Property Tax Systems: Illustrations from Rwanda
Status: Completed
Country:
Rwanda
Publication
Diagnostic Assessment of Property Tax in Nigeria – The Case of Ekiti State
Status: Completed
Country:
Nigeria
Publication
Implementing a Comprehensive Digital Addressing System: A Step-by-Step Guide Inspired by the Experience of Kanifing Municipality, The Gambia
Status: Completed
Country:
The Gambia
Publication
Realising the potential of property data sharing in Kampala, Uganda
Status: Completed
Country:
Uganda
Publication
Diagnostic Assessment of Property Tax in Nigeria – The Case of Kaduna State
Status: Completed
Country:
Nigeria
Publication
Building Comprehensive Property Tax Systems in Lower-Income Countries: ‘Cadaster-First’ vs ‘Property Tax First’ Approaches
Status: Completed
Country:
Multiple Countries
Blogs
Can participatory budgeting build government legitimacy and increase tax revenues in weak states?
Country:
Sierra Leone
Publication
Participation, Legitimacy and Fiscal Capacity in Weak States: Evidence from Participatory Budgeting
Status: Completed
Country:
Sierra Leone
News
Building Local Government Capacity for Property Tax Reform in Kananga, DRC
Country:
Democratic Republic of Congo
Blogs
Expanding the Property Tax Base: Innovations in Property Identification and Challenges in Côte d’Ivoire
Country:
Côte d’Ivoire
Publication
Sub-national property tax reform and tax bargaining: Lessons from a quasi-randomized reform program in Sierra Leone
Status: Completed
Country:
Sierra Leone
Publication
Inter-Institutional Collaboration in Property Tax Administration in Senegal: Challenges and Perspectives
Status: Completed
Country:
Senegal
Publication
Challenges and Strategies for Advancing Property Registration Efforts in Senegal
Status: Completed
Country:
Senegal
Publication
Property Discovery for Tax Purposes: Challenges and Opportunities in Zambia
Status: Completed
Country:
Zambia
Publication
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
Publication
Understanding the Potential for Property Tax Reform in Zambia
Status: Completed
Country:
Zambia
Publication
Managing the Distribution of Property Tax Bills
Publication
Strengthening Delivery of Property Tax Bills
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Publication
Reforming Self-Declaration Property Tax Systems: Illustrations from Rwanda
Status: Completed
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Rwanda -
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Diagnostic Assessment of Property Tax in Nigeria – The Case of Ekiti State
Status: Completed
Country:
Nigeria -
Project
Supporting the Government of Kaduna State with Improving Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) through Property Tax Reform
Status: On-going
Country:
Nigeria -
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Implementing a Comprehensive Digital Addressing System: A Step-by-Step Guide Inspired by the Experience of Kanifing Municipality, The Gambia
Status: Completed
Country:
The Gambia -
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Realising the potential of property data sharing in Kampala, Uganda
Status: Completed
Country:
Uganda -
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Taxing Rental Income: An Analysis of the Outcomes of Legal and Administrative Reforms in Uganda
Status: Completed
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Uganda -
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Taxing Rental Income: An Analysis of the Outcomes of Legal and Administrative Reforms in Uganda
Status: Completed
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Uganda -
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Diagnostic Assessment of Property Tax in Nigeria – The Case of Kaduna State
Status: Completed
Country:
Nigeria -
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Publication
Building Comprehensive Property Tax Systems in Lower-Income Countries: ‘Cadaster-First’ vs ‘Property Tax First’ Approaches
Status: Completed
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Multiple Countries -
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Participation, Legitimacy and Fiscal Capacity in Weak States: Evidence from Participatory Budgeting
Status: Completed
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Sierra Leone -
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GIS Mapping and Data Collection for Property Valuation in Nairobi, Kenya
Status: On-going
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Kenya -
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Tax reform coalitions for urban development: the politics of property tax reform in Sierra Leone
Status: Completed
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Sierra Leone -
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Sub-national property tax reform and tax bargaining: Lessons from a quasi-randomized reform program in Sierra Leone
Status: Completed
Country:
Sierra Leone -
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Land and Property Taxation to Finance Urban Development in Somaliland: Challenges and Prospects for Reform
Status: Completed
Country:
Somaliland -
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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 -
Publication
Using Machine Learning to Create a Property Tax Roll: Evidence from the City of Kananga, D.R. Congo
Status: Completed
Country:
Democratic Republic of Congo -
Publication
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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Public Disclosure and Tax Compliance: Evidence from Uganda
Status: Completed
Country:
Uganda -
Publication
Land and Property Taxation to Finance Urban Development in Somaliland: Challenges and Prospects for Reform
Status: Completed
Country:
Somaliland -
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Building Fiscal Capacity with Traditional Political Institutions: Experimental and Qualitative Evidence from Sierra Leone
Status: Completed
Country:
Sierra Leone -
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Strengthening Delivery of Property Tax Bills
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Managing the Distribution of Property Tax Bills
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Determinants of the Impact of the Use of the MoMo App and Impact on Taxpayer Compliance
Status: Upcoming
Country:
Benin -
Publication
Challenges and Reform Opportunities for Property Taxation in Benin
Status: Upcoming
Country:
Benin -
Publication
Assessing the Viability of Simplified Automated Valuation Methodologies for Property Taxation: Evidence from Pakistan
Status: Upcoming
Country:
Pakistan -
Publication
The Crucial Role of Politics and Institutions in Property Tax Administration and Reform
Status: Upcoming
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Malawi -
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Progressive Rate Structures and Property Tax Compliance: Evidence from Kananga, DRC
Status: Upcoming
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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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Publication
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 -
Publication
‘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
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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 -
Publication
Tax Messaging and Compliance Behaviour: Does Varying Messaging on Tax Bills Influence Compliance?
Status: Upcoming
Country:
Sierra Leone -
Project
Understanding the Dynamics of, and Attitudes Toward, Property Tax Compliance in Zambia
Status: On-going
Country:
Zambia -
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Can Rural Property Tax Generate Revenue? A Simple Accounting Exercise in Sierra Leone
Status: Completed
Country:
Sierra Leone -
Project
The Political Economy of Progressive Property Tax Reform: Evidence from Pakistan
Status: On-going
Country:
Pakistan -
Project
Potential Models for Linking Revenues with Public Services in Lilongwe, Mzuzu, Zomba and Blantyre City Councils
Status: Completed
Country:
Malawi -
Project
Readiness Assessment – Real Property Tax Reform in Lilongwe, Mzuzu, Zomba and Blantyre City Councils
Status: Completed
Country:
Malawi -
Project
Pilot of Simplified Approach to Property Identification and Valuation in Togo
Status: On-going
Country:
Togo -
Project
Diagnostic Assessment and Political Economy of Property Tax in Côte d’Ivoire
Status: On-going
Country:
Côte d’Ivoire -
Project
Strengthening Local Revenue Mobilization: The DGI-Benin and LoGRI Collaborative Initiative for Property Tax Reform
Status: On-going
Country:
Benin -
Project
IT and Property Tax Reform in the Province of Kasaï Central, DRC
Status: On-going
Country:
Democratic Republic of Congo -
Project
The Dynamics of Reform and Inter-institutional Collaboration in Senegal
Status: Completed
Country:
Senegal -
Project
Property Tax Reform in Zambia: Challenges and Opportunities
Status: Completed
Country:
Zambia -
Project
Diagnostic Assessment of the Potential for Property Tax Reforms in Selected Local Governments in Nigeria
Status: On-going
Country:
Nigeria -
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Publication
Using Machine Learning to Create a Property Tax Roll: Evidence from the City of Kananga, D.R. Congo
Status: Completed
Country:
Democratic Republic of Congo -
Publication
Digitalisation and Subnational Tax Administration in Nigeria
Status: Completed
Country:
Nigeria -
Publication
Growth or Goods: Examining Tax Morale Among Property Owners in Lagos
Status: Completed
Country:
Nigeria -
Publication
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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The Impact of Intergovernmental Transfers on Fiscal Behaviour of Local Governments in Ethiopia
Status: Completed
Country:
Ethiopia -
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Thick Claims and Thin Rights: Taxation and the Construction of Analogue Property Rights in Lagos
Status: Completed
Country:
Nigeria -
Publication
Modelling Improvements to Property Tax Collection: The Case of Addis Ababa
Status: Completed
Country:
Ethiopia -
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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:
Multiple Countries -
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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
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Kenya -
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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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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 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 -
Publication
Does Fiscal Decentralization Enhance Citizens’ Access to Public Services and Reduce Poverty? Evidence from Côte d’Ivoire Municipalities in a Conflict Setting
Status: Completed
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Côte d’Ivoire -
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Property Owners’ Knowledge and Attitudes Towards Property Taxation in Tanzania
Status: Completed
Country:
Tanzania -
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Taxing Africa: Coercion, Reform and Development
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True Values
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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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Taxation, Property Rights and the Social Contract in Lagos
Status: Completed
Country:
Nigeria -
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Taxation, Property Rights and the Social Contract in Lagos
Status: Completed
Country:
Nigeria -
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Valuation for Property Tax Purposes
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Urban Fortunes and Skeleton Cityscapes: Real Estate and Late Urbanization in Kigali and Addis Ababa
Status: Completed
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Multiple Countries -
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Strengthening IT Systems for Property Tax Reform
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Publication
Linking Property Tax Revenue and Public Services
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Publication
Property Taxation in Developing Countries
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Property Taxation and Economic Development: Lessons from Rwanda and Ethiopia
Status: Completed
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Multiple Countries -
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Revenue-Maximising or Revenue-Sacrificing Government? Property Tax in Pakistan
Status: Completed
Country:
Pakistan -
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The Effect of Central Grants on Local Tax and Non-tax Revenue Mobilisation in a Conflict Setting: Evidence from Côte d’Ivoire
Status: Completed
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Côte d’Ivoire -
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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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Understanding Low-Level State Capacity: Property Tax Collection in Pakistan
Status: Completed
Country:
Pakistan -
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How Property Tax Would Benefit Africa
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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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Mapping Property Taxes in Africa
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Making the Property Tax Work
Reforming Self-Declaration Property Tax Systems: Illustrations from Rwanda
Status: Completed
Country:
Rwanda
Diagnostic Assessment of Property Tax in Nigeria – The Case of Ekiti State
Status: Completed
Country:
Nigeria
Implementing a Comprehensive Digital Addressing System: A Step-by-Step Guide Inspired by the Experience of Kanifing Municipality, The Gambia
Status: Completed
Country:
The Gambia
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