03866oam 22007575 450 991081265470332120200520144314.01-282-25971-797866122597150-8213-8044-310.1596/978-0-8213-8043-7(CKB)1000000000788718(EBL)459722(OCoLC)437420791(SSID)ssj0000087494(PQKBManifestationID)11111599(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000087494(PQKBWorkID)10069116(PQKB)10783239(MiAaPQ)EBC459722(Au-PeEL)EBL459722(CaPaEBR)ebr10324030(CaONFJC)MIL225971(The World Bank)ocn321047523(US-djbf)15732570(EXLCZ)99100000000078871820090511d2009 uf 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierImproving municipal management for cities to succeed : an IEG special studyWashington, DC :World Bank,2009.xviii, 103 pages illustrations ;28 cmDescription based upon print version of record.0-8213-8043-5 Includes bibliographical references.Contents; Abbreviations; Acknowledgments; Executive Summary; Management Comments; Chairperson's Summary: Committee on Development Effectiveness (CODE); 1 Managing Engines of Growth; 2 Bank Support for Better Municipal Management; Figure 2.1 MDP Trends, 1998-2008; Figure 2.2 MDPs across the Regions, 1998-2008; Table 2.1 Completed and Ongoing MDPs by Region, 1998-2008; Table 2.2 Completed MDPs with More Municipal Clients Perform Better; Box 2.1 Defining Features of Different MDP Approaches; Table 2.3 Completed MDPs: Performance by Region, 1998-2008Table 2.4 Focus of Objectives of Completed and Ongoing MDPs, 1998-2008Table 2.5 Focus of Components of Completed and Ongoing MDPs, 1998-2008; 3 Better Municipal Planning; Table 3.1 Summary of MDP Results in Municipal Planning; 4 Stronger Municipal Finances; Table 4.1 Summary of MDP Results in Municipal Finance; 5 Managing Service Provision; Table 5.1 Summary of MDP Results in Service Provision; 6 Conclusions; Appendixes; Endnotes; BibliographyCities now house half the world's population and produce 70 percent of its GDP. Managing them well helps development. Strengthening municipal management of planning, finance, and service provision has been at the core of World Bank support through municipal development projects (MDPs). This book reviews how, worldwide, nearly 3,000 municipalities have benefitted from 190 World Bank-supported MDPs over the past decade, three quarters of which achieved satisfactory outcomes.The finance dimension of MDPs-computerized accounting, revenue generation, and municipal credit-produced some of the best rWorld Bank e-Library.City planningDeveloping countriesMunicipal servicesDeveloping countriesMunicipal governmentDeveloping countriesMunicipal financeDeveloping countriesEconomic assistanceDeveloping countriesCity planningMunicipal servicesMunicipal governmentMunicipal financeEconomic assistance352.1609172/4World Bank.Independent Evaluation Group.DLCDLCBTCTAYDXCPC#PBWXCDXDLCBOOK9910812654703321Improving municipal management for cities to succeed4108194UNINA