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Conference Paper / Presentation | 2023

The legacy of pre-colonial centralization on tax compliance in Uganda

Odd-Helge Fjeldstad (2023)
Presented at: TaxCapDev-conference Perspectives on tax policy reforms and tax compliance in Africa. Zanzibar, 27-28 November 2023
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Odd-Helge Fjeldstad

Research Professor, Coordinator: Tax and Public Finance
  • odd.fjeldstad@cmi.no
  • +47 40450010

Public services, security and the legacy of pre-colonial states in Uganda

Feb 2020 - Aug 2024
  • Tax and Public Finance
  • Uganda
  • Tax
  • Tax compliance
  • Pre-colonial centralization

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CMI Working Paper | Dec 2025

Multiplicity of taxes, marketization of services: Ugandan citizens’ experiences with and perceptions of tax and service payments

Anne Mette Kjær, Godfrey Asiimwe

Blog post | 2023

Pre-colonial politics affects tax compliance in modern day Uganda

Merima Ali and Odd-Helge Fjeldstad

See also:

Blog post | Oct 2025

Research and Advisory Work on Taxation and Public Finance Management in Tanzania 1993-2025

Odd-Helge Fjeldstad

Journal Article | Aug 2025

The state-capital nexus in fragile contexts: a case study of tax relations in Somalia

Gayatri Sahgal

The Journal of Modern African Studies

CMI Brief | Aug 2025

Trust in tax administration: Why it matters for tax compliance

Viola Asri, Odd-Helge Fjeldstad, Lucas Katera, Samwel Nassary

CMI Working Paper | Aug 2025

To trust or not to trust? Taxation from the perspective of businesspeople in Tanzania

Viola Asri, Odd-Helge Fjeldstad, Lucas Katera, Samwel Nassary

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