Jeffrey Paller argues that as Ghana’s cities grow the challenge will be to prevent the creation of more informal settlements, the rise of unregulated transport systems and the deepening of urban inequalities.
Although never popular, taxation is an essential component of consensual and representative government. Property tax has been posited as the ideal source of income for municipal governments.
Speakers: Professor Mick Moore (International Centre for Tax and Development), Dr Nara Monkam (Director of Research - African Tax Administration Forum)
Those wishing to support continued political development in Somali regions should pay greater heed to the historical and cultural context in which it is occurring.
Ken Menkhaus argues that the most important benefit of understanding hybrid local governance is its potential to provide external actors with state-building models which are grounded in post-conflict realities.
