This paper examines broadly the intergovernmental structure in the Middle East and North Africa region, which has one of the most centralized government structures in the world. The authors address the reasons behind this centralized structure by looking first at the history behind the tax systems of the region. They review the Ottoman taxation system, which has been predominantly influential as a model, and discuss its impact on current government...
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2008/11/01
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Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques
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WPS4774
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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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intergovernmental transfer