Financing Africa's cities
Subtitle: the imperative of local investment
By: by Thierry Paulais
Publisher: World Bank; World Bank Publications
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 374
ISBN-13: 9780821394557; 9780821389485
Subjects: Decentralization in government; Public Finance; Economic conditions; Urban policy; Municipal finance
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Financing local investment: a review of fundamentals; title: Urbanization and sectoral policies in context; title: Decentralization, basic services and local governance; title: Investment financing frameworks and new funding mechanisms; title: Outlook for 2030-2050: which road map(s)?; title: Case studies: 8 countries paired with their financing tools; title: Results: an attempt to characterize countries and their tools.