Local Government Financial Reform in Developing Countries: The Case of Tanzania

This book analyzes recent local government finance reforms in Tanzania, including the introduction of a formula-based system of intergovernmental grants. Due to the scope and speed of Tanzania's local government finance reforms, the country is becoming one of the best-practice examples of fiscal decentralization reform in Africa.

JAMESON BOEX is a Research Professor of Economics at the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies at Georgia State University, USA, and has been closely involved in local government finance reforms in Tanzania since 2002. He specializes in the analysis of intergovernmental transfer arrangements and has led and contributed to policy reforms and research projects on intergovernmental fiscal relations, tax policy and fiscal management issues in twelve transitional and developing countries.

JORGE MARTINEZ-VAZQUEZ is a Professor of Economics and Director of the International Studies Programme at the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies at Georgia State University, USA. He enjoys worldwide recognition as a leading expert on fiscal decentralization, tax policy and administration, and fiscal management, and has directed, managed and served as a senior economist on policy reform projects in over 30 countries around the world.