Service Delivery with More Districts in Uganda : Fiscal Challenges and Opportunities for Reforms
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Public Sector Economics Macroeconomics and Economic Growth - Subnational Economic Development Governance - National Governance Public Sector Expenditure Policy Finance and Financial Sector Development - Debt Markets Public Sector Development;NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-AFR-2013-10-18 (Africa)
- NEP-NPS-2013-10-18 (Nonprofit and Public Sector)
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