Municipal Capacity Building Series

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1. Municipalities and Finance

   A Sourcebook for Capacity Building

   By Nick Devas

   Edited by Ian Blore, Richard Slater

   Series: Municipal Capacity Building Series

   Finance is a critical issue for municipal governments around the world, and a major constraint on the delivery of pro-poor services at the local level. In many countries, decentralisation has brought the issue of municipal finance to the fore. This sourcebook provides a framework for analysing...

   Published August 31st 2004 by Routledge
2. Focusing Partnerships

   A Sourcebook for Municipal Capacity Building in Public-private Partnerships

   By Janelle Plummer

   Series: Municipal Capacity Building Series

   Despite the increasing occurrence of policies aimed at mobilising the financial and human resources of the private sector, most urban local governments responsible for urban basic services in the South do not have the capacity to initiate and sustain partnerships. Nor do they understand how they...

   Published February 28th 2002 by Routledge
3. Municipalities and Community Participation

   A Sourcebook for Capacity Building

   By Janelle Plummer

   Series: Municipal Capacity Building Series

   'Among all the literature on participation, this is the first book I know that focuses on municipal authorities. It... also has particular importance both for higher levels of government (at national or provincial/state level) and for international agencies. Firstly, it is a reminder of the...

   Published June 30th 2000 by Routledge