Financing Africa's cities [electronic resource] : the imperative of local investment / Thierry Paulais ; [translated by Suzan Nolan and Leila Whittemore].
Material type: TextLanguage: English Original language: French Publication details: Washington, D.C. : Agence francaise de developpement : World Bank, 2012Description: xxiii, 349 p. : ill., mapsISBN: 9780821389485 (electronic bk.)Subject(s): Finance, Public -- Africa | Municipal finance -- Africa | Decentralization in government -- Economic aspects -- Africa | Urban policy -- Africa | Africa -- Economic conditionsGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 336.0146 LOC classification: HJ1445 | .P3813 2012Online resources: Click to View"This book was originally published in France as Financer les villes d'Afrique : L'enjeu de l'investissement local"--Copyright page.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Financing local investment: a review of fundamentals -- Urbanization and sectoral policies in context -- Decentralization, basic services and local governance -- Investment financing frameworks and new funding mechanisms -- Outlook for 2030-2050: which road map(s)? -- Case studies: 8 countries paired with their financing tools -- Results: an attempt to characterize countries and their tools.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
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