Governing and Financing Cities in the Developing World

Metropolitan cities are engines of growth and modernization in developing countries. The challenge is in governing these rapidly growing urban agglomerations and financing the operating costs required to meet the needs of the people and businesses. This report explores metropolitan governance and ma...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Bahl, Roy W.
Other Authors: Linn, Johannes F.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, MA : Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, 2015.
Series:Policy Focus Reports.
Subjects:
Municipal government > Developing countries.
Municipal finance > Developing countries.
Municipal finance
Municipal government
Developing countries
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Intro; Contents; Executive Summary; Chapter 1: Metropolitan Growth in Developing Countries; Urbanization Trends and Economic Growth; Goals and Challenges; Chapter 2: Governing and Managing Metropolitan Areas; Theory; Practice; Horizontal Arrangements; Vertical Arrangements; Improving Service Delivery; Fiscal Structure and Data; Reform Options; Chapter 3: Own-Source Financing; Theory; Practice; User Charges and Betterment Levels; Property Taxation; Nonproperty Taxes; Reform Options; Chapter 4: External Sources of Financing; Theory; Practice; Intergovernmental Transfers; Borrowing
  • Public-Private PartnershipsInternational Aid; Reform Options; Chapter 5: Conclusions and Recommendations; References; About the Authors; About the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy

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