Governing and Financing Cities in the Developing World
Language: English
Published by Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, 2014
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- Title
- Governing and Financing Cities in the Developing World
- Author
- Roy Bahl
- Publisher
- Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
- Publication year
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- PAP
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1558442995
- ISBN 13
- 9781558442993
- Item weight
- 277 grams
Governments in developing countries face two key challenges: how to capture a share of the economic growth to finance the needed expenditures, and how to manage cities so that the urban economy functions efficiently, services are delivered cost-effectively to all, and citizens have a voice in governing the city.
This report identifies the critical issues and describes current practice, the gap between practice and theory, and potential reform paths. Two core issues are explored: how to manage complex vertical and horizontal urban governance structures, and how to raise the finances to promote efficient, equitable, and sustainable metropolitan growth. The report explores local revenue instruments, with a focus on property-based local taxes and user charges, as well as external revenue sources such as intergovernmental transfers, borrowing, public-private partnerships, and international assistance.
In the 50-plus metropolitan cities considered here, practice often deviates widely from theory and varies greatly across cities. Therefore, it is impossible to make sweeping recommendations for all countries and cities.
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About the Author
Johannes F. Linn is a resident senior scholar at the Emerging Markets Forum in Washington, DC, and a nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. From 2005 to 2010, he was director of the Wolfensohn Center for Development at Brookings. Prior to joining Brookings in 2003, he worked for three decades at the World Bank in various capacities, including as the Bank’s vice president for financial policy and resource mobilization, and as vice president for Europe and Central Asia. Linn has published extensively on development and global governance issues.
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