03497oam 22007815 450 991095329400332120240516210438.09786613808790978128216572412821657209780821389485082138948310.1596/978-0-8213-9455-7(CKB)2670000000230672(EBL)981595(OCoLC)802295952(SSID)ssj0000695500(PQKBManifestationID)12289586(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000695500(PQKBWorkID)10677492(PQKB)10018904(MiAaPQ)EBC981595(Au-PeEL)EBL981595(CaPaEBR)ebr10583941(CaONFJC)MIL380879(The World Bank)17211917(US-djbf)17211917(Perlego)1483708(EXLCZ)99267000000023067220120315d2012 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierFinancing Africa's cities : the imperative of local investment /by Thierry Paulais ; translated by Suzan Nolan and Leila Whittemore1st ed.Washington, D.C. :World Bank,2012.pages cmAfrica development forum Financing Africa's cities "This book was originally published in France as Financer les villes d'Afrique : L'enjeu de l'investissement local"--Copyright page.9780821394557 082139455X 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.This volume addresses the issues of financing urban growth of the African continent -- which has the highest urban growth rate on the planet -- in the next decades. Considerable investment will be needed to sustain this level of growth and to clear up accumulated backlogs. At the same time, decentralization has resulted in increased responsibilities for local government; but in most cases, institutional reforms were carried out without the transfer of a sufficient level of resources, and local capacities in governance and project management are weak.Which mechanisms will finance these extensivWorld Bank e-Library.Finance, PublicAfricaMunicipal financeAfricaDecentralization in governmentEconomic aspectsAfricaUrban policyAfricaAfricaEconomic conditionsFinance, PublicMunicipal financeDecentralization in governmentEconomic aspectsUrban policy336.0146Paulais Thierry1809439Whittemore Leila1809440Nolan Suzan1809441Agence française de développement.IEN/DLCIENDLCBOOK9910953294003321Financing Africa's cities4360229UNINA