Fiscal decentralization and efficiency of public services delivery by local governments in Ghana
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- Isaac Otoo & Michael Danquah, 2021. "Fiscal decentralization and efficiency of public services delivery by local governments in Ghana," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2021-88, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
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