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Can cash transfer programmes be as successful in Africa as they were in Latin America for tackling poverty and reducing inequality? Nick Branson and Jamie Hitchen identify some potential benefits and shortcomings.

L’impôt sur les terrains et sur les bâtiments pourra appuyer le développement économique et politique sur le plan local en Afrique.

This Geographical Magazine op-ed by ARI senior researcher Nick Branson explores the background to the upcoming Tanzanian constitutional referendum as a parallel to the West Lothian Question in the UK.

ARI senior researcher, Nick Branson, wrote a series of articles on Tanzania's upcoming referendum. Parts 1 and 2 were translated into Swahili and published in Mwananchi.

Part three of Nick Branson’s look at Tanzania’s proposed constitution considers how historical attachments to African socialism have been balanced with efforts to enshrine new norms and values.

Part two of Nick Branson’s look at Tanzania’s proposed constitution outlines how continuity has prevailed over change in relations between the executive and legislature.

The first part of Nick Branson’s look at Tanzania’s proposed constitution considers the relationship between the constituent parts of the Union ahead of a proposed referendum on 30 April 2015.

This Briefing Note summarises the contested and controversial history of constitutional reform in Tanzania.

Although never popular, taxation is an essential component of consensual and representative government. Property tax has been posited as the ideal source of income for municipal governments.

Ken Menkhaus argues that the most important benefit of understanding hybrid local governance is its potential to provide external actors with state-building models which are grounded in post-conflict realities.