In this paper, the authors examine broadly the intergovernmental structure in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, which has one of the most centralized government structures in the world. The authors are addressing the reasons behind this centralized structure by looking first at the history behind the tax systems of the region. For this, the authors review the Ottoman taxation system that has been predominantly influential as a model...
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2008/10/01
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Document de travail (série numérotée)
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46719
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2010/07/01
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Disclosed
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Centralization, decentralization and conflict in the Middle East and North Africa
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assignment of expenditure responsibility