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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
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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 | 2025

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

Anne Mette Kjær, Godfrey Asiimwe

CMI Working Paper | 2025

A brief history of taxation in Uganda: From pre-colonial times to the present

Odd-Helge Fjeldstad, Godfrey B. Asiimwe

See also:

CMI Working Paper | May 2026

Tax Salience: Experimental Evidence from Tanzania.

Odd-Helge Fjeldstad, Sunniva Nygård Ingholm, Lucas Katera, Emil Løstegård, Ingrid Hoem Sjursen, Vincent Somville, Jasmin Vietz

Newspaper Op-Ed | Apr 2026

Skatt for utvikling – eller til kuler og krutt?

Odd-Helge Fjeldstad

CMI Report | Apr 2026

Afghanistan lærdomar for den sivile delen av Nansen-programmet

Arne Strand

Book Chapter | Mar 2026

Tax reforms and donor support

Odd-Helge Fjeldstad

Elgar Encyclopedia of African Politics

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