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An Overview of Local Government Finance Reform in Tanzania

In: Local Government Finance Reform in Developing Countries

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  • Jameson Boex

    (Georgia State University)

  • Jorge Martinez-Vazquez

    (Georgia State University)

Abstract

In recent years, developing countries all around the world have been embarking on ambitious decentralization programs. While the impetus for these reforms has come from different sources, in many countries the emphasis has been on greater economic efficiency and growth, and even the need to fight poverty by providing poor rural households with access to basic services. In this light, the Government of Tanzania has been actively pursuing the reform of the role that local governments play in the public sector and the manner in which local government activities are financed. Although local government authorities in Tanzania have played a substantive role in the delivery of key government services since the mid-1980s (including primary education and basic health care), the central government has traditionally maintained tight control over most resources provided to local governments.

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  • Jameson Boex & Jorge Martinez-Vazquez, 2006. "An Overview of Local Government Finance Reform in Tanzania," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Local Government Finance Reform in Developing Countries, chapter 1, pages 1-20, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-0-230-59949-9_1
    DOI: 10.1057/9780230599499_1
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    1. Li, Tianyu & Du, Tongwei, 2021. "Vertical fiscal imbalance, transfer payments, and fiscal sustainability of local governments in China," International Review of Economics & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 74(C), pages 392-404.

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