CMI Staff
Dr Odd-Helge Fjeldstad
Thematic research group:
Public Sector Reform
Keywords:
Public finance management, taxation, revenue administration, tax evasion, fiscal corruption, capital flight, intergovernmental fiscal relations, local government tax reform
Geographic keywords:
Sub-Saharan Africa
The Middle East and Northern Africa
Africa: Angola, Namibia, Tanzania, Uganda, South Africa, Zambia.
Middle East: Palestine.
Senior Researcher
E-mail: odd.fjeldstad@cmi.no
Phone: +47 47938080 Mob: +47 40450010
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Odd-Helge Fjeldstad is an economist (Dr. Oecon) with more than 20 years of experience from research and policy analysis in Eastern and Southern Africa and the Middle East. Thematically his work focuses on public sector reforms, mainly related to taxation and revenue administration, including tax evasion, fiscal corruption, capital flight, intergovernmental fiscal relations, and local government tax reform. Fjeldstad has considerable experience in research management and has served as director of major multidisciplinary research and training programmes. He has been advisor for several African Governments on public financial management, and has worked as consultant for bilateral and multilateral development organisations. His experience also covers teaching and training in economic policy analysis, fiscal reforms, political ecology and the economics of corruption. Fjeldstad is Professor of ‘Development Ethics and Corruption’ at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (www.umb.no/noragric). Currently he is Visiting Scholar at the Institute for Security Studies, Cape Town (www.ISSafrica.org).
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Current and recently completed projects:
Participation, representation and taxation in local governance in Angola
Start: Oct. 2008 (Initiation)
Geography: Angola
Linking procurement and political economy
Start: Feb. 2010 (Current)
Keywords: procurement, political economy analysis
Advisory work for 'Multi-donor anti-corruption evaluation'
Start: Dec. 2008 (Current)
Keywords: Anti-corruption, corruption, evaluation, aid
Violence, Poverty and Police Corruption
Start: Jan. 2007 (Current)
Keywords: Police, Corruption, Violence
Geography: India, Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania
Local government reform in Tanzania (Phase 2)
Start: Sep. 2005 (Current)
Keywords: Local government
Fiscal decentralisation
Public financial management
Governance
Geography: Tanzania
Anti-Corruption Resource Centre U4
Start: Feb. 2002 (Current)
Keywords: corruption,anti-corruption
Geography: World
Capital flight and the banking sector
Start: Oct. 2009 (Completed)
Keywords: capital flight, illicit financial flows, tax havens, corruption, banks
From curse to development: Natural resources, institutions and public revenues
Start: May. 2009 (Completed)
Keywords: Natural resources, public revenues, taxation
Evaluation of the World Bank's Support for Public Sector Reform
Start: Jun. 2007 (Completed)
Keywords: Developing countries, transitionary countries, corruption, transparency, public sector, evaluation
Planning the new 'Natural Resources Management Programme' in Tanzania
Start: Feb. 2007 (Completed)
Keywords: Natural resources, governance
Geography: Tanzania
Effects of the tax systems in Africa on investments and growth
Start: Aug. 2006 (Completed)
Keywords: Taxation, tax reform, tax administration, effective tax rate, investments, economic growth
Geography: Africa, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia
Research and Institutional Development Links between CMI and SEAPREN
Start: Apr. 2003 (Completed)
Keywords: Institutional cooperation, research, policy analysis, capacity building, poverty, governance, regioanal integration
Geography: Africa: Botswana, Kenya, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia.
| Publications | Publication search: Odd-Helge Fjeldstad |
Publications by category:
Books and Anthologies
Taxation and State Building in Developing Countries
Brautigam, Deborah, Odd-Helge Fjeldstad and Mick Moore (Eds.) (2008)
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
Journal Articles and Book Chapters
Vers plus d'éthique dans les douanes en Afrique subsaharienne; The pursuit of integrity in customs: experiences from sub-Saharan Africa
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (2009)
in Afrique Contemporaine vol. 230 no. 2 pp. 33-54
Revenue authorities and public authority in sub-Saharan Africa
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge and Mick Moore (2009)
in Journal of Modern African Studies vol. 47 no. 1 pp. 1-18
Tax Reform and State Building in a Globalized World
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge and Mick Moore (2008)
in Deborah Brautigam, Odd-Helge Fjeldstad and Mick Moore: Taxation and State Building in Developing Countries. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press pp. 235-260
Mass Taxation and State-Society Relations in East Africa
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge and Ole Therkildsen (2008)
in Deborah Brautigam, Odd-Helge Fjeldstad and Mick Moore: Taxation and State Building in Developing Countries. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press pp. 114 - 134
Local Revenue Mobilization in Urban Settings in Africa
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (2006)
in Karin Millett, Dele Olowu & Robert Cameron: Local Governance and Poverty Reduction in Africa. Joint Africa Institute, Chapter 5 pp. 105-126
Private Tax Collection - Remnant of the Past or a Way Forward? Evidence from Rural Uganda
Iversen, Vegard, Odd-Helge Fjeldstad, Godfrey Bahiigwa, Frank Ellis and Robert James (2006)
in Public Administration and Development vol. 26 no. 4 September pp. 317-328
Corruption in Tax Administration: Lessons from Institutional Reforms in Uganda
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (2006)
in Susan Rose-Ackerman, ed.: International Handbook on the Economics of Corruption. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar pp. 484-511
Entitlement, Affordability or a Matter of Trust? Reflections on the Non-payment of Service Charges in Local Authorities
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (2005)
in Steinar Askvik and Nelleke Bak, eds.: Trust in Public Institutions in South Africa. Aldershot/Burlington: Ashgate pp. 85-100
Taxation and state formation in Palestine 1994-2000
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge and Adel Zagha (2004)
in Inge Amundsen, Mushtaq Husain Khan and George Giacaman (eds.): State formation in Palestine: Viability and governance during a social transformation. Lond./N.Y.: RoutledgeCurzon pp. 192-214
Taxation during state formation. Lessons from Palestine, 1994-2000
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge and Adel al-Zagha (2004)
in Forum for Development Studies vol. 31 no. 1 pp. 89-113
What's trust got to do with it? Non-payment of service charges in local authorities in South Africa
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (2004)
in The Journal of Modern African Studies vol. 42 no. 4 pp. 539-562
Fiscal decentralisation in Tanzania. For better or for worse?
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (2003)
in Journal of Public Administration vol. 38 no. 2 June pp. 133-149
'Fiscal corruption: a vice or virtue': a reply
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge and Bertil Tungodden (2003)
in World Development vol. 31 no. 8 pp. 1473-1475
Fiscal corruption: A vice or virtue?
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge and Bertil Tungodden (2003)
in World Development vol. 31 no. 8 pp. 1459-1467
Fighting fiscal corruption: Lessons from the Tanzania Revenue Authority
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (2003)
in Public Administration and Development vol. 23 no. 2 pp. 165-175
Taxation, coercion and donors. Local government tax enforcement in Tanzania
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (2001)
in The Journal of Modern African Studies vol. 39 no. 2 pp. 289-306
La décentralisation fiscale en Tanzania: Pour le meilleur ou pour le pire?
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (2001)
in Afrique contemporaine no. 199 pp. 128-142
Why people pay taxes: The case of the development levy in Tanzania
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge and Joseph Semboja (2001)
in World Development vol. 29 no. 12 pp. 2059-2074
Who levies what taxes?
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (2001)
in Alta Folscher & Joachim Wehner (eds.): Budget watch. Cape Town: Institute for Democracy in South Africa (IDASA) pp. 4-5
Intergovernmental fiscal relations in the developing world: A review of issues
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (2001)
in Norman Levy & Chris Tapscott (eds.): Intergovernmental relations in South Africa: The challenges of co-operative government. Cape Town: Institute for Democracy in South Africa (IDASA) pp. 143-162
Dilemmas of fiscal decentralisation: A study of local government taxation in Tanzania
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge and Jospeh Semboja (2000)
in Forum for Development Studies vol. 27 no. 1 pp. 7-41
Hvorfor folk betaler skatt: En studie av skatteadferd i kommuner i Tanzania
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (2000)
in Den Ny Verden vol. 33 no. 4 pp. 45-61
Combating corruption: A transparency index for donors?
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (1999)
in Development Today vol. 9 no. 6
Korrupsjon
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (1999)
in Rune Jansen Hagen og Karl Rolf Pedersen (red.): Fordeling og vekst i fattige land. Bergen: Fagbokforlaget pp. 295-321
Martin Paldam: "Dansk u-landshjelp. Altruismens politiske økonomi"
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (1998)
in Sosialøkonomen vol. 52 no. 3 pp. 24-28
Growth, sustainability and development
Angelsen, Arild, Odd-Helge Fjeldstad and Ussif Rashid Sumaila (1994)
in Development Matters vol. 2 no. 1
U-hjelp, norsk næringsliv og blandede kreditter
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (1993)
in Idegruppen om Nord/Sør: Informasjonsheft no. 1 pp. 105-117
The World Bank's world view: Survival of the optimists?
Angelsen, Arild and Odd-Helge Fjeldstad (1993)
in Development Today vol. 3 no. 3 pp. 11-0
Verdensbankens verdensbilde: Noen kommentarer til World Development Report 1990, 1991 og 1992
Bøe, Turid and Odd-Helge Fjeldstad (1992)
in Sosialøkonomen vol. 46 no. 11 pp. 2-8
Susan George: A fate worse than debt, or A faith with no doubt?
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge and Geir-Helge Sjøtrø (1989)
in Sosialøkonomen vol. 43 no. 6 pp. 12-17
Reports
Planning in local government authorities in Tanzania: Bottom-up meets top-down
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge, Lucas Katera and Erasto Ngalewa (2010)
Dar es Salaam: REPOA (REPOA Brief no. 18) 8 p.
Maybe we should pay tax after all? Citizens' views on taxation in Tanzania
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge, Lucas Katera and Erasto Ngalewa (2009)
Dar es Salaam: Mkuni Na Nyota Publishers (REPOA Special Paper no. 29) 38 p.
Outsourcing revenue collection to private agents: Experiences from local authorities in Tanzania
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge, Lucas Katera and Erasto Ngalewa (2009)
Dar es Salaam: Mkuni Na Nyota Publishers (REPOA Special Paper no. 28) 28 p.
Disparities in Citizens' Perceptions of Service Delivery by Local Government Authorities in Tanzania
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge, Lucas Katera and Erasto Ngalewa (2008)
REPOA Brief no. 13 pp. 1-8
Anti-corruption Reforms: Challenges, Effects and Limits of World Bank Support
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge and Jan Isaksen (2008)
Washington DC: Independent Evaluation Group (IEG), World Bank (IEG Working Paper no. 7) 78 p.
Crime, Poverty and Police Corruption in Non-Rich Countries
Andvig, Jens Chr. and Odd-Helge Fjeldstad (2008)
Oslo: Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI Working Paper no. 738) 43 p.
Changes in Citizens' Perceptions of the Local Taxation System in Tanzania
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge, Erasto Ngalewa and Lucas Katera (2008)
REPOA Brief no. 12 pp. 1-4
Public Sector Reform: What Works and Why?
Webb, S. W(team leader), M. Casanegra (tax adm), A. Evans (civil service reform), O.-H. Fjeldstad & J. Isaksen (anticorruption), I. Funke (ass team leader), R. Webb (history), C. Wescott (public financial management) (2008)
Washington DC: World Bank (IEG Evaluation Report) 90 p.
Citizens Demand Tougher Action on Corruption
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge, Erasto Ngalewa and Lucas Katera (2008)
REPOA Brief no. 11 pp. 1-8
Outsourcing Revenue Collection: Experiences from Local Government Authorities in Tanzania
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge, Lucas Katera and Erasto Ngalewa (2008)
REPOA Brief no. 10 pp. 1-7
Local Government Reform in Tanzania 2002 - 2005: Summary of Research Findings on Governance, Finance and Service Delivery
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge, Einar Braathen and Amon Chaligha (2006)
Dar es Salaam: REPOA (Brief no. 6) 4 p.
To Pay or not to Pay? Citizens' Views on Taxation by Local Authorities in Tanzania
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (2006)
Dar es Salaam: Mkuni Na Nyota Publishers (REPOA Special Paper no. 18) 36 p.
Corruption in Revenue Administration: Challenges and Policy Responses
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (2005)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (U4 Issue no. 2:2005)
Local Governance, Finances and Service Delivery in Tanzania. A Summary of Findings from Six Councils
Braathen, Einar, Amon Chaligha and Odd-Helge Fjeldstad (2005)
Oslo: Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research (NIBR Working Paper) 39 p.
Trust in public finance: Citizens' view on taxation by local authorities in Tanzania
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (2004)
Dar es Salaam: REPOA (Formative process research on the local government reform in Tanzania. Project Brief no. 12) 4 p.
Budgetary processes and economic governance in Southern and Eastern Africa. Literature review.
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge, Dirk Hansohm, Jan Isaksen and Erwin Naimhwaka (2004)
Windhoek: NEPRU (Working Paper no. 95) 38 p.
Citizens' access to information on local government finances.
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (2004)
Dar es Salaam: REPOA (Formative process research on the local government reform in Tanzania.. Project Brief no. 7) 3 p.
Local government finances and financial management in Tanzania. Observations from six councils, 2000-2003
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge, with Florida Henjewele, Geoffrey Mwambe, Erasto Ngalewa and Knut Nygaard (2004)
Dar es Salaam: Mkuni Na Nyota Publishers: (REPOA Special Paper no. 16) 40 p.
Taxation, aid and democracy. Research programme 2000-2003. Final report.
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge and Ole Therkildsen (2004)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute 19 p.
Low awareness amongst citizens of local government reforms
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge and Knut Nygaard (2004)
Dar es Salaam: REPOA (Project Brief no. 6) 4 p.
Rural taxation in Uganda: Implications for growth, income distribution, local government revenue and poverty reduction
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge, Godfrey Bahiigwa, Frank Ellis and Vegard Iversen (2004)
Kampala: Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC Research Series no. 35) 37 p. (Commissioned study for DFID)
Formative process research on the local government reform programme in Tanzania. Summary of findings
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge, Einar Braathen, Amon Chaligha, Siri Lange, Deo Mushi and Erasto Ngalewa (2003)
Bergen: Tanzania. Presidents Office. Regional Administration and Local Government (Fieldreport no. 2) 11 p.
Formative process research on the local government reform programme in Tanzania. Summary of findings
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge, Einar Braathen, Amon Chaliga, Siri Lange, Deo Mushi and Erasto Ngalewa (2003)
Dar es Salaam: Tanzania. Presidents Office. Regional Administration and Local Government (Fieldreport no. 1) 15 p.
New challenges for local government revenue enhancement. Formative process research on the local government reform in Tanzania
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (2003)
Dar es Salaam: Research on Poverty Alleviation (REPOA) (Project Brief no. 2)
Formative process research on the local government reform in Tanzania. About the project
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge, Amon Chaligha and Einar Braathen (2003)
Dar es Salaam: Research on Poverty Alleviation (REPOA) (Project brief no. 1)
Collectors, councillors and donors: Local government taxation and state-society relations in Tanzania
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (2002)
(IDS Bulletin vol. 33 no. 3) pp. 21-29
'What, who and where'. Research on corruption in Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Tanzania and Uganda
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge, with Jens Andvig (2001)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute
Taxation, aid and democracy. An agenda for research in Africa
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge, with Lise Rakner and Joseph Semboja (2000)
Copenhagen: Centre for Development Research
Corruption: A selected and annotated bibliography
Amundsen, Inge and Odd-Helge Fjeldstad (2000)
Bergen
Corruption: Critical assessment of contemporary research
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge, with Jens Chr. Andvig and Amit Shrivastan (2000)
Bergen
Taxation, coercion and donors. A study of local government tax enforcement in Tanzania
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (1999)
Bergen
Samfunnsøkonomiske aspekter ved planlegging og vurdering av vannforsyningsprosjekter i u-land
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (1990)
Bergen: Senter for Anvendt Forskning, NHH (SAF Report no. 11/1990)
Kostnadsgjenvinning og prissetting i vannforsyningsprosjekter i u-land
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (1990)
Bergen: Senter for Anvendt Forskning, NHH (SAF Report no. 24/1990)
Norwegian assistance to agricultural and rural development in Northern Province, Zambia: Programme review May-June 1990
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge, E. Kang'ombe, N. Mukutu, K. Samset, S. Stevenson and E. Whist (1990)
Oslo: NORAD
Skuggeprisar for prosjektvurdering i u-land
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (1989)
Bergen: Senter for Anvendt Forskning, NHH (SAF Report no. 19/1989)
Prosjektvurdering i u-land: Innføring i samfunnsøkonomisk nytte-/kostnadsanalyse
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (1989)
Bergen: Senter for Anvendt Forskning, NHH (SAF Report no. 31/1989)
Sør-sør samarbeid - med hovedvekt på tiltak for å støtte næringslivsamarbeidet i SADCC-regionen
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (1988)
Bergen: Senter for Anvendt Forskning (SAF Working Paper no. 36/1988)
Norad's provisions for investment support
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge, K.A. Hagen, K.R. Pedersen and L.O. Vaagen (1987)
Oslo: The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Development Cooperation (Evaluation Report no. 4a.87) 159 p.
NORADs investerings-støtteordninger
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge, K.A. Hagen, K.R. Pedersen and L.O. Vaagen (1987)
Oslo: Departementet for Utviklingshjelp (Evaluation Report no. 4.87)
CMI Reports
How banks assist capital flight from Africa: A literature review
Heggstad, Kari, Odd-Helge Fjeldstad (2010)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Report R 2010: 6) 24 p.
Local Governance, Urban Poverty and Service Delivery in Namibia
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge, Gisela Geisler et al. (2005)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Report R 2005: 12) 111 p.
Autonomy, incentives and patronage: a study of corruption in the Tanzania and Uganda Revenue Authorities
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge, Ivar Kolstad, Siri Lange (2003)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Report R 2003:9) 84 p.
Taxation and tax reforms in developing countries: Illustrations from sub-Saharan Africa
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge, Lise Rakner (2003)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Report R 2003:6) 34 p.
Between Oslo and al-Aqsa. Taxation and state formation in Palestine 1994-2000
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge and Adel Zagha (2002)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Report R 2002:13) 42 p.
Corruption: A review of contemporary research
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge and Jens Chr. Andvig, with Inge Amundsen, Tone Sissener and Tina Søreide (2001)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Report R 2001:7) 122 p.
Local government taxation and tax administration in Tanzania
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge and Joseph Semboja (1999)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Report R 1999:3) 74 p.
Project appraisal and sustainability in less developed countries
Angelsen, Arild, Odd-Helge Fjeldstad and Ussif Rashid Sumaila (1994)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Report R 1994:1) 136 p.
Verdensbankens verdensbilde
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (ed.) (1992)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Report R 1992:7) 70 p.
Økonomisk velferdsteori og fordelingsaspektet
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (1992)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Report D 1992:4) 22 p.
Multiple inflasjonslikevekter og deres stabilitet: En drøfting av stabiliseringsprogrammene i Argentina, Brasil og Israel på midten av 1980-tallet
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (1992)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Report D 1992:5) 21 p.
CMI Working Papers
The pursuit of integrity in customs: Experiences from sub-Saharan Africa
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (2009)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Working Paper WP 2009: 8) 14 p.
Crime, Poverty and Police Corruption in Developing Countries
Andvig, Jens Chr. and Odd-Helge Fjeldstad (2008)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Working Paper WP 2008: 7) 32 p.
Revenue Authorities and State Capacity in Anglophone Africa
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge, Mick Moore (2008)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Working Paper WP 2008: 1) 13 p.
Taxation and State Building: Poor Countries in a Globalised World
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge and Mick Moore (2007)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Working Paper WP 2007: 11) 22 p.
Local Revenue Mobilization in Urban Setttings in Africa
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (2006)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Working Paper WP 2006: 15) 18 p.
Bribes, Taxes and Regulations: Business Constraints for Micro Enterprises in Tanzania
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge, Ivar Kolstad and Knut Nygaard (2006)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Working Paper WP 2006: 2) 17 p.
Corruption in Tax Administration: Lessons from Institutional Reforms in Uganda
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (2005)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Working Paper WP 2005: 10) 22 p.
To pay or not to pay? Citizens' views on taxation in local authorities in Tanzania
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (2004)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Working Paper WP 2004: 8) 25 p.
Local government finances and financial management in Tanzania
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge with Florida Henjewele, Geoffrey Mwambe, Erasto Ngalewa and Knut Nygaard (2004)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Working Paper WP 2004: 7) 31 p.
What has trust got to do with it? Non-payment of service charges in local authorities in South Africa
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (2003)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Working Paper WP 2003:12) 26 p.
Fighting fiscal corruption: The case of the Tanzania Revenue Authority
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (2002)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Working Paper WP 2002:3) 15 p.
The fight against corruption and the role of parliamentarians
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (2002)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Working Paper WP 2002:6) 10 p.
Fiscal corruption: A vice or a virtue?
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge and Bertil Tungodden (2001)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Working Paper WP 2001:13) 12 p.
Fiscal decentralisation in Tanzania: For better or for worse?
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (2001)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Working Paper WP 2001:10) 15 p.
Intergovernmental fiscal relations in developing countries. A review of issues
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (2001)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Working Paper WP 2001:11) 15 p.
Research on corruption in Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Tanzania and Uganda. What, who and where?
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge, Jens Chr. Andvig (eds.) (2001)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Working Paper WP 2001:18) 19 p.
Corruption: Critical assessments of contemporary research. Report from a multidisciplinary workshop
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge, Jens Chr. Andvig and Amit Shrivastava (2001)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Working Paper WP 2001:17) 29 p.
Taxation, aid and democracy. An agenda for research in African countries
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge and Ole Therkildsen, with Lise Rakner and Joseph Semboja (2000)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Working Paper WP 2000:4)
Taxation, coercion and donors. Local government tax enforcement in Tanzania
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (2000)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Working Paper WP 2000:7)
Controlling fiscal corruption. Theoretical approaches and illustrations from Tanzania
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (1999)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Working Paper WP 1999:6) 35 p.
Why people pay taxes. The case of development levy in Tanzania
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (1998)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Working Paper WP 1998:5)
Korrupsjon
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (1998)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Working Paper WP 1998:8)
Tax evasion and corruption in local governments in Tanzania: Alternative economic approaches
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (1996)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Working Paper WP 1996:14)
Bistand og næringsutvikling. Noen kommentarer til St.meld. Nr. 19 (1995-96)
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (1996)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Working Paper WP 1996:4)
Valued-added taxation in Tanzania?
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (1995)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Working Paper WP 1995:5) 27 p.
Taxation and tax reforms in Tanzania: A survey
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (1995)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Working Paper WP 1995:4) 35 p.
Land reforms and land degradation in Tanzania. Alternative economic approaches
Angelsen, Arild and Odd-Helge Fjeldstad (1995)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Working Paper WP 1995:3)
CMI Briefs
Overloaded Planning Systems, Limited Fiscal Autonomy, but some Improvements in Service Delivery: Lessons from the Local Government Reform in Tanzania 2002 - 2005
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge, Einar Braathen and Amon Chaligha (2007)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Brief) 4 p.
Revenue Administration and Corruption: What works?
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (2005)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Brief no. 2)
U4 Publications
Fiscal Decentralisation and Corruption - A Brief Overview of the Issues
Kolstad, Ivar and Odd-Helge Fjeldstad (2006)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (U4 Issue 2006:3)
Revenue administration and corruption
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (2005)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (U4 Issue 2005:2)
Theses
Tax Evasion and Fiscal Corruption. Essays on Compliance and Tax Administrative Practices in East and South Africa
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (2006)
Bergen: Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration (NHH) 126 p.
Other External Publications
Preaching tax morality, practicing tax avoidance
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (2009)
in Development Today vol. 19 no. 9-10. p.11
Broadening the Base
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (2007)
in D+C Development and Cooperation. International Journal vol. 34 no. 5 pp. 202-203
Die steuerbasis verbreitern
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (2007)
in E+Z Entwicklung und Zusammenarbeit. Internationale Zeitschrift vol. 48 no. 5 pp. 202-204
Donors turn blind eye to extortion in tax collection in Africa
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (2001)
in Development Today vol. 11 no. 8
Korrupsjon og skatteunndragelse i Tanzania: En studie av Tanzania Revenue Authority
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge and Bertil Tungodden (2001)
in Den Ny Verden vol. 34 no. 3 pp. 55-78
Why taxes matter for development.
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (2001)
in Republikein, Windhoek, Namibia vol. 15 November 2001
Conference Papers
Tax administration - an entry point for reforms
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (2009)
Presented at: International conference "From curse to development: Natural resources, institutions and public revenues", Oslo, 8 September 2009
Tax havens and development
Countries, Norwegian Government Commission on Capital Flight from Poor (2009)
Presented at: The Annual Conference of the Task Force on Financial Integrity and Economic Development, Washington DC, 16-17 September 2009
Local government finances and financial management in Tanzania: empricial evidence of trends 2000-2007
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge, Lucas Katera, Jamal Msami and Erasto Ngalewa (2009)
Presented at: REPOA Annual Research Workshop, White Sands Hotel, Dar es Salaam, 1-2 April
Crime, poverty and police corruption: a review of issues
Andvig, Jens Chr. and Odd-Helge Fjeldstad (2008)
Annual Bank Conference on Development Economics (ABCDE). World Bank/National Treasury, Cape Town, South Africa, 9-11 June 2008
Taxation and state-building: Lessons from tax reforms in poor countries
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (2008)
Presented at: Seminar on 'Taxation and development: Why taxes matter and the role of donors', Norad, Oslo, 12 March
Taxation, governance and state-building: Concepts and issues
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (2008)
Presented at: Seminar on 'Taxation and development: Why taxes matter and the role of donors', Norad, Oslo, 12 March
Taxation, aid and democracy: The evolution of tax systems in Africa.
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (2008)
Presented at: Final conference of the research programme Development Paths in the South. Research Council of Norway, Oslo, 10 March
Maybe we should pay tax after all? Citizens' changing views on taxation in local government authorities
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge, Lucas Katera, Erasto Ngalewa (2008)
Presented at: REPOA Annual Research Workshop
Revenue authorities: Experiences from sub-Saharan Africa
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (2007)
Presented at: SEAPREN Conference on Poverty Policies and Budgetary Processes. Safari Court Conference Centre. Windhoek, 5 - 6 July 2007.
Taxation and state-building: Poor countries in a globalised world
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge and Mick Moore (2007)
Presented at: Annual Bank Conference on Development Economics (ABCDE), Bled, Slovenia, 17-18 May
Local revenue mobilisation in urban authorities: Lessons from Africa
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (2006)
Presented at: REPOA's 11th Annual Research Workshop. Dar es Salaam, 4 April
Resourcing Development: Opportunities for Fiscal Self-reliance in Tanzania
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (2006)
Presented at: Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism, Workshop, Paradise Resort Hotel, Bagamoyo 2-3 October 2006
Tax Reform in Developing Countries - How can we establish Accountable Resource Mobilisation? Issues for Debate
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (2006)
Presented at: GTZ Public Finance Conference, Eschborn, 7 September 2006
Monitoring Performance of Revenue Authorities
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (2006)
Presented at: SATI Workshop on 'Tax Policy and Administration', Southern Africa Tax Institute, University of Pretoria, 19-20 June 2006.
Independent Revenue Authorities: Successes and Failures
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (2006)
Presented at: SATI Workshop on 'Tax Policy and Administration', Southern Africa Tax Institute, University of Pretoria, 19-20 June 2006.
Anti- Corruption and Anti-Corruption Agencies: The Utstein Approach
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (2006)
Presented at: 'European Anti-Corruption Agencies: Protecting the Community's Financial Interests in a Knowledge-Based, Innovative and Integrated Manner'. Centro de Investigação e Estudos de Sociologia - CIES/ISCTE, Lisbon, 17-19 May 2006.
Bribes, taxes and property rights: Business constraints for microenterprises in Tanzania
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (2005)
Presented at: the Development Economics Seminar Series (with Ivar Kolstad & Knut Nygaard). Bergen, 21 January 2005
Local revenue mobilization in urban settings
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (2005)
Presented at: the Workshop on Local Governance and Poverty Alleviation in Africa, African Development Bank, Tunis, 21-24 June 2005
Poll taxation and state-society relations in Tanzania and Uganda
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (2005)
Presented at: the African Studies Association's (ASA) Annual Meeting. (with Ole Therkildsen). Washington DC, 20 November 2005
Non-payment of service charges in South Africa
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (2004)
Presented at: Namibian Economic Policy Research Unity (NEPRU), Windhoek. 29 January 2004
To pay or not to pay? Tax compliance in local authorities in Tanzania
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (2004)
Presented at: REPOA's 9th Annual Research Workshop, Dar es Salaam, 26 March 2004
Bribes, taxes and property rights: Business constraints for small enterprises in Tanzania
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (2004)
Presented at: Annual Bank Conference on Development Economics (ABCDE)-Europe (with Ivar Kolstad & Knut Nygaard). Brussels 10 May 2004
Taxation and state formation in Palestine, 1994-2000
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (2004)
Presented at: CMI-MUWATIN Symposium on Palestinian state formation: prospects and challenges. Bergen, 24-25 May 2004
Taxation and accountability. Lessons from sub-Saharan Africa
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (2004)
Presented at: Paper presented at the Eschborn Dialogue Conference, GTZ, Eschborn, 16 June 2004
Privatised tax collection: Experiences from local authorities in Tanzania
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (2004)
Presented at: workshop on the Formative Process Research on the Local government Reform in Tanzania, REPOA, Dar es Salaam, 30-31 August 2004
Between a rock and a hard place: Challenges for enhanced public integrity in local authorities in East Africa
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (2003)
Presented at: Conference Towards a New Type of Local Government - an Uphill Battle? Association for Law and Administration in Developing and Transitional Countries (ALADIN), Utrecht School of Governance, Utrecht, 26 September 2003
The birth, demise and resurrection of the private tax collector. Tax farming in rural Uganda
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (2003)
Presented at: Annual Conference of the Norwegian Association for Development Research (NFU) 'Politics and poverty' (with Vegard Iversen & Frank Ellis). Oslo, 23-24 October 2003
What has trust got to do with it? Non-payment of service charges in local authorities in South Africa
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (2003)
Presented at: Annual Conference of the Norwegian Association for Development Research (NFU) 'Politics and poverty', Oslo, 23-24 October 2003
Tax compliance and trust in local governments [in Norwegian: Skatt og betalingsvillighet: betydningen av tillit til lokale myndigheter]
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (2002)
Presented at: the seminar Power and trust in South Africa [Makt og tillit i Sør-Afrika]. Department of Administration and Organisation Theory, University of Bergen, Bergen, 12 February 2002
Controlling fiscal corruption: The case of Tanzania Revenue Authority
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (2002)
Presented at: Annual Workshop on 'Taxation, aid and democracy: The evolution of tax systems in Namibia, Tanzania and Uganda'. NEPRU, Windhoek, 4-5 April 2002
User fee financed local authorities: Does Namibia point the way for poor African countries?
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (2002)
Presented at: Annual Workshop on 'Taxation, aid and democracy: The evolution of tax systems in Namibia, Tanzania and Uganda' (with Ole Therkildsen). NEPRU, Windhoek, 4-5 April 2002
TAXMOD. A revenue projection model for Tanzania
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (2002)
Presented at: 2nd National Workshop on Macroeconomic Modelling in Tanzania (with Ussi Hussein & Bedason Shallanda). Dar es Salaam, 29-30 April 2002
The fight against corruption and the role of parliamentarians
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (2002)
Presented at: Third Annual Conference of the Parliamentary Network on the World Bank (PnoWB), Bern Switzerland, 9-11 May 2002
Getting ideas right: Public management, corruption and development', by Martin Minogue
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (2002)
Presented at: Workshop on New Public Management: Challenges for Improved Accountability and Corruption Control; Annual Bank Conference on Development Economics-Europe. World Bank, Oslo 25 June 2002.
Fighting fiscal corruption. Lessons from the Tanzania Revenue Authority
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (2002)
Presented at: the conference Taxation Perspectives: A Democratic Approach to Public Finance in Developing Countries', Institute of Development (IDS), Sussex, 28 - 29 October 2002
What has trust got to do with it? Reflections on the non-payment of service charges in local authorities in South Africa
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (2002)
Presented at: Annual Meeting of the Adm-in-South Africa Research Programme. Cape Town, 2-4 December 2002
Tax compliance in Uganda. Preliminary findings from two surveys
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (2001)
Presented at: Annual Workshop on 'Taxation, aid and democracy: The evolution of tax systems in Namibia, Tanzania and Uganda' (with Adam Mugume & Caiphas Chekwoti). EPRC, Makerere University, Kampala, 7-8 April 2001
Tax compliance in Tanzania. Preliminary findings from two surveys
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (2001)
Presented at: Annual Workshop on 'Taxation, aid and democracy: The evolution of tax systems in Namibia, Tanzania and Uganda' (with Deo Mushi & Joseph Semboja). EPRC, Makerere University, Kampala, 7-8 April 2001
Decentralisation, corruption and local politics
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (2001)
Presented at: Donor seminar on How to Prevent Corruption in Sector Programmes (SWAP), NORAD, Voksenåsen, Oslo, 31 May - 1 June 2001
Tax compliance: Theory and findings from Eastern and Southern Africa
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (2001)
Presented at: Namibian Economic Policy Research Unit (NEPRU), Windhoek, 23 October 2001
Fiscal decentralisation: Experiences from Eastern and Southern Africa
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (2001)
Presented at: Institute for Democracy in South Africa (IDASA), Cape Town, 21 November 2001
Why people pay taxes. Theory and findings from Eastern and Southern Africa
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (2001)
Presented at: Annual Meeting of the Adm-in-South Africa Research Programme, School of Government, University of Western Cape, Cape Town, 3-5 December 2001
To pay or not to pay? Reflections on tax compliance in South Africa
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (2000)
Presented at: Annual Meeting of the Adm-in-South Africa Research Programme. Cape Town, 3-7 December 2000
Newspaper Op-Eds
New study hints on country's business barriers
Gumbo, Perege, Odd-Helge Fjeldstad, Ivar Kolstad and Knut Nygaard (2007)
The Guardian (Tanzania) 7 August 2007
New Challenges Face Local Government Revenue
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (2005)
Daily Times (Dar es Salaam, Tanzania) August 23
Citizens Negative on Tanzania's Local Government Taxation Practice
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (2005)
Daily Times (Dar es Salaam, Tanzania) August 16
Popular Presentations and Lectures
Human rights and corruption
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (2009)
The Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 28 and 29 April
Corruption in natural resource management
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (2009)
The Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 17 and 19 March
Corruption in Africa
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (2008)
'The use and abuse of power: Cultures of corruption in the modern world.' Viadrina Summer University, Frankfurt am Oder, 23 June 2008
Anti-corruption: Diagnosis and strategies
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (2007)
World Bank - Independent Evaluation Group 6 June 2007
Study of the Effective Tax Impact in five Priority Sectors in Tanzania
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (2006)
Aide Memoire presented for Senior Officials from the Tanzania Revenue Authority and the Ministry of Finance, and donor representatives (joint with IFC staff and international experts). Dar es Salaam, 3 February 2006
Local governance, urban poverty and service delivery in Namibia
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (2005)
Presentation of the study, including findings, at the University of Namibia-Northern Campus, involving researchers, representatives from Outapi Town Council, NGOs and civil based organisations. Oshakati, Namibia, 23 February 2005
Local governance, urban poverty and service delivery in Namibia
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (2005)
Presentation of the study, including findings, at Ondangwa Town Council involving council staff, councillors and representatives from informal settlements (with Gisela Geisler, Selma Nangulah & Albertina Shifotoka). Ondangwa, Namibia, 24 February
Corruption in developing countries [in Norwegian: Korrupsjon i utviklingsland]
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (2004)
Lecture at Bergen Rotaryklubb, Bergen, 27 October 2004
Local governance, urban poverty and service delivery in Namibia
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (2004)
Presentation at the National Habitat Committee Meeting (with Selma Nangulah, Akiser Pomuti & Albertina Shifotoka). Windhoek, 24 November 2004
Taxation and tax reforms in developing countries. Illustrations from sub-Saharan Africa
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (2003)
Paper presented at donor seminar on Taxation and Development [in Norwegian: Skatt og utvikling. Skattefaglig bistand i utviklingssamarbeid]. NORAD, Oslo, 24 March 2003
Controlling fiscal corruption: Lessons from the Tanzania Revenue Authority
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (2003)
Lecture for visiting master students from NLH/Noragric. Chr. Michelsen Institute, Bergen, 25 April 2003
Research on corruption. A policy oriented survey
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (2001)
Presentation of report to NORAD-staff (with Jens Andvig). Oslo, 4 May 2001
Taxation and tax administration in developing countries. Illustrations from Tanzania
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (2000)
Presentation at NORAD seminar. Oslo, 13 April 2000
