Title: Do external grants to district governments discourage own-revenue generation? : a look at local public finance dynamics in Ghana

Authors: Mogues, Tewodaj and Benin, Samuel and Cudjoe, Godsway

Place: Washington, DC [etc.]

Publisher: International food policy research institute (IFPRI)

Year: 2009

Journal: IFPRI discussion paper

Volume: 934

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Subject: Rural Decentralization and Local Governance

Keywords: public finance, public services, local government, decentralization in government, ghana

Abstract: Panel data on district governments' public finances in Ghana are used to examine the impact of the flow and size of external transfers on districts' internally generated revenues.

URL: http://www.ifpri.org/sites/default/files/publications/ifpridp00934.pdf

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