Tom Goodfellow

This profile is also available in French

Biography

Tom Goodfellow is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Urban Studies and Planning at the University of Sheffield. His research concerns the political economy of urban development in Africa, with particular interests in the politics of urban informal economies, urban conflict and violence, land governance and taxation.

Share

Partner Publication

Taxing the urban boom: property taxation in Africa

Odd-Helge Fjeldstad, Merima Ali, Tom Goodfellow

Partner Publication

Property taxation and economic development: Lessons from Rwanda and Ethiopia

Working Paper

Taxing the Urban Boom: Property Taxation and Land Leasing in Kigali and Addis Ababa

30 July 2020

Insecurity underpins property rights in Lagos – no matter what class you are

Recurrent episodes of marginal communities being evicted from the waterfronts of Lagos have made global media headlines over the last…

23 July 2018

The Land Use Charge controversy in Lagos: What lessons to learn?

Since the turn of the millennium, the Lagos State government has made no secret of its ambitious plans to become…

8 October 2014

Property tax in Africa: the ‘Cinderella’ of revenue instruments and why it matters for development

It is well-established that urban property tax is among the most underutilised revenue sources in Africa. Many cities across the…

Nothing to show.

Nothing to show.

14 August 2020

ICTD research featured in The Conversation, Modern Ghana, and All Africa

NTRN’s Lead Research Consultant Olly Owen and researcher Tom Goodfellow published their blog “Insecurity underpins property rights in Lagos —…