Geographical Positioning and Market Resources in Benin Border Communes
Publication Date: 04/11/2019
Author(s): Acacha Acakpo Hortensia V..
Volume/Issue: Volume 2 , Issue 2 (2019)
Abstract:
Space is not neutral and its dynamism depends on the activities that take place on the one hand and interactions between actors on the other. This work analyzes the dynamics of border areas across municipalities. Border municipalities are mainly characterized by strong trading networks that influence the tax base. Assuming that market infrastructures influence the tax, base and using the panel data on municipalities' revenues, the results show that the autocorrelation is not located at specific locations, such as in the municipality of Grand popo in southwestern Benin. Local self-government of municipalities is a challenge to decentralization. It is necessary to strengthen market networks, develop a more effective strategy for mobilizing and broadening the tax burden and, finally, raise the awareness of actors to learn their rights and duties by paying taxes. remains a challenge.
