Local Governments and Rural Development: Comparing Lessons from Brazil, Chile, Mexico, and Peru, Krister Andersson, Gustavo Gordillo de Anda, Frank van Laerhoven

Автор: Catherine Farvacque-Vitkovic, Mihaly Kopanyi
Название: Better Cities, Better World: A Handbook for Local Governments
ISBN: 1464813361 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781464813368
Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan)
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The planet is becoming increasingly urban. In many ways, the urbanization wave and the unprecedented urban growth of the past 20 years have created a sense of urgency and an impetus for change. Some 54 percent of the world population--3.9 billion people--lives in urban areas today; thus, it has become clear that "business as usual+? is no longer possible.

This new configuration places great expectations on local governments. While central governments are subject to instability and political changes, local governments are seen as more inclined to stay the course. Because they are closer to the people, the voice of the people is more clearly heard for a truly democratic debate over the choice of neighborhood investments and city-wide policies and programs, as well as the decision process on the use of public funds and taxpayers' money. In a context of skewed financial resources and complex urban challenges--which range from the provision of basic traditional municipal services to the "newer+? agenda of social inclusion, economic development, city branding,
emergency response, smart technologies, and green investment--more cities are searching for more effective and innovative ways to deal with new and old problems.

Better Cities, Better World: A Handbook on Local Governments Self-Assessments is at the heart of this debate. It recognizes the complex past, current, and future challenges that cities face and outlines a bottom-line, no-nonsense framework for data-based policy dialogue and
action; a common language that, for the first time, helps connect the dots between public investments programming (Urban Audit/Self-Assessment) and financing (Municipal Finances Self-Assessment). It helps address two key questions, too often bypassed when it comes to municipal infrastructure and services financing: Are we doing the right things? Are we doing things right?

Better Cities, Better World: A Handbook on Local Governments Self-Assessments offers a bit of everything for everyone.
- Central governments will be attracted by the purposefulness and clarity of these tools, their impact on local government capacity and performance building, and how they improve the implementation of transformative actions for policy change.

- City leaders and policy makers will find the sections on objectives and content instructive
and informative, with each issue placed in its context, and strong connections between data and municipal action.

- Municipal staff in charge of day-to-day management will find that the sections on tasks and the detailed step-by-step walk through the process give them the pragmatic knowhow that they need.

- Cities' partners--such as bilateral and multilateral agencies, banks and funds, utility companies, civil society, and private operators--will find the foundations for more effective collaborative partnerships.

Автор: Asian Development Bank
Название: Integrated Solid Waste Management for Local Governments: A Practical Guide
ISBN: 9292578375 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789292578374
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Описание: Improving solid waste management is crucial for countering public health impacts of uncollected waste and environmental impacts of open dumping and burning. This practical guide introduces key concepts of integrated solid waste management and identifies crosscutting issues in the sector, derived mainly from field experience in the technical assistance project Mainstreaming Integrated Solid Waste Management in Asia. It contains over 40 practice briefs covering solid waste management planning, waste categories, waste containers and collection, waste processing and diversion, landfill development, landfill operations, and contract issues.

Автор: Asian Development Bank
Название: Good Practices for Developing a Local Currency Bond Market: Lessons from the ASEAN+3 Asian Bond Markets Initiative
ISBN: 9292616102 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789292616106
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Описание: Local currency bond markets in ASEAN+3 play an important role in diversifying financial intermediary channels and mitigating the impacts of financial crises. They also have the potential to help mobilize developing Asia’s significant savings to meet the region’s enormous infrastructure investment needs. Drawing extensively on knowledge generated by the ASEAN+3 Bond Market Forum, the publication looks at the essential building blocks and the enabling environment for these markets, as well as the roles of government, relevant authorities, and market participants.

Название: Toward Mainstreaming and Sustaining Community-Driven Development in Indonesia: Understanding Local Initiatives and the Transition from the National Rural Community Empowerment Program to the Village Law
ISBN: 9292573160 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789292573164
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Описание: Indonesia has adopted community-driven development as a major strategy for poverty reduction, and replicated the approach nationwide through a number of programs. Over the past few years, the country has formulated a road map for sustaining the systems, procedures, and benefits of community-driven development. Through case studies, the study examines the ongoing transition from the governments long-standing National Community Empowerment Program to mainstreaming through the governments regular planning and budget allocation system through the Village Law, which was enacted in early 2014. The study summarizes important lessons learned and policy implications from the first year of Village Law implementation.