Publication: Property Tax in Anglophone Africa : Issues and Constraints
Date
1993-09
ISSN
Published
1993-09
Author(s)
Keith, Simon
Abstract
All the countries in Anglophone Africa
share a common history of British colonialism. Many of the
administrative practices and laws are similar. There must
have been a model set of legal clauses for property tax
produced in Whitehall for the colonial administration to use
and adapt to local conditions. The shadow of it still
persists in similar phrases found in the laws of many
different countries. But the laws and local conditions are
not identical for all countries. The paper previewed in this
article is a practical manual which discusses legal issues;
the process of setting up a valuation office; property tax
collection; management issues related to the day-to-day
running of the valuations office; and making property tax
politically acceptable. The central core of the book,
however, gives practical instructions on how to get a
revaluation done. The book also touches upon computers,
privatization, training and skills, and buoyancy. It
concludes with a list of criteria by which success may be measured.
Citation
“Keith, Simon. 1993. Property Tax in Anglophone Africa : Issues and Constraints. Africa Region Findings & Good Practice Infobriefs; No. 3. © World Bank, Washington, DC. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/publication/d5c28d1c-59f5-59c7-b806-90692d830c3d License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”