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Author : Rick K. Wilson
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)
Download or read book Institutional Arrangements and the Delivery of Urban Services written by Rick K. Wilson and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : William R. Dillinger
Publisher : World Bank Publications
ISBN 13 : 9780821332320
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (323 download)
Download or read book Better Urban Services written by William R. Dillinger and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 1995-01-01 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The World Bank plays an active role through lending operations and analytical work in support of countries' efforts to address population issues. This study examines those issues in Asia, home to half the world's population, to provide a comparative analysis from a policy perspective. The book is divided into three parts. The first provides the historical context for demographic policies, including a graphic framework based on data from past population growth patterns and fertility rates. The second examines the cost, financing, and organization of family planning programs. The final part assesses population prospects, including the sensitivity of future population sizes to sharp declines in fertility rates, and the implications of growth for the environment, the delivery of social services, employment, and the demand for urban infrastructure.
Author : Shabbir Cheema
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 9811529736
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (115 download)
Download or read book Governance for Urban Services written by Shabbir Cheema and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-03-02 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines three vital issues in urbanization and democratization: the institutional structures and processes of urban local governance to improve access to urban services; their outcomes in relation to low-income groups’ access to services, citizen participation in local governance, accountability of local leaders and officials, and transparency in local governance; and the factors that influence access to urban services, especially for the poor and marginalized groups. Further, it describes decentralization policies, views of the residents of slums on the effectiveness of government programs, and innovations in inclusive local governance and access to urban services.
Author : Iryna Ivanov
Publisher : Socialy Press
ISBN 13 : 9781681178189
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (781 download)
Download or read book Public Service Provision and Urban Development written by Iryna Ivanov and published by Socialy Press. This book was released on 2017-06 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The provision of public services -- such as health care, education, sanitation and criminal justice -- is a key task for government. People care about public services and depend on them being delivered well. Public services provide the most common interface between people and the state, and their functioning shapes peoples sense of trust in and expectations of government. At a national level, public services underpin human welfare and economic growth and need to be delivered with integrity, centred around citizens, and responsive to their needs, particularly the needs of the most vulnerable. Promoting greater transparency and enabling ordinary citizens to assess the quality, adequacy and effectiveness of basic services, to voice their needs and preferences and to become involved in innovation offers an opportunity to enable better use of public funds, and improve service delivery. It is also recognised that urban service delivery is an integral part of urban development and enables cities to have economies of scale and economies of settlements. As a result, urban policies, institutional arrangements and initiatives have developed a frame-work of urban infrastructure to produce and deliver urban services to a cross-section of consumers. The citizen focus on services has involved three main factors namely efficiency, resource mobilisation and equity. However, the gap in the normative base of urban services has significantly increased over a period of time across the countries with a particular reference to developing economies. At the same time innovative methods for alternative institutional arrangements, new patterns of financing covering marked borrowings, PPP and community mobilisation have also emerged and recognised by international community. Public Service Provision and Urban Development encompasses a number of major themes related to the analysis of public services. The text evaluates sustainability in urban centres from a social, economic, and environmental perspective. It shows how cities can improve and sustain housing, land use, business activity, and infrastructure. This book will be of great interest not only to political scientists but also to geographers and to sociologists or for those related with community organisations, non-profit advocacy groups, and government sustainability agencies.
Author : Kala Seetharam Sridhar
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Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Reforming Delivery of Urban Services in Developing Countries written by Kala Seetharam Sridhar and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Case study of Ludhiana District, India.
Author : Devyani Mani
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Total Pages : 334 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (536 download)
Download or read book Delivery of Select Urban Services in Ahmedabad written by Devyani Mani and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jo Beall
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1136549501
Total Pages : 255 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (365 download)
Download or read book Uniting a Divided City written by Jo Beall and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2014-10-14 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For many, Johannesburg resembles the imagined spectre of the urban future. Global anxieties about catastrophic urban explosion, social fracture, environmental degradation, escalating crime and violence, and rampant consumerism alongside grinding poverty, are projected onto this city as a microcosm of things to come. Decision-makers in cities worldwide have attempted to balance harsh fiscal and administrative realities with growing demands for political, economic and social justice. This book investigates pragmatic approaches to urban economic development, service delivery, spatial restructuring, environmental sustainability and institutional reform in Johannesburg. It explores the conditions and processes that are determining the city's transformation into a cosmopolitan metropole and magnet for the continent.
Author : Ronald K. Vogel
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313032947
Total Pages : 466 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (13 download)
Download or read book Handbook of Research on Urban Politics and Policy in the United States written by Ronald K. Vogel and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 1997-01-21 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive reference work which provides a way to access research on urban politics and policy in the United States. Experts in the field guide readers through major controversies, while evaluating and assessing the subfields of urban politics and policy. Each chapter follows the same basic organization with topics such as methodological and theoretical issues, current states of the field, and directions for future research. For students, this work provides a starting place to guide them to the most important works in a particular subfield and a context to place their work in a larger body of knowledge. For scholars, it serves as a reference work for immediately familiarity with subfields of the discipline, including classic studies and major research questions. For urban policymakers or analysts, the handbook provides a wealth of information and allows quick identification of existing academic knowledge and research relevant to the problem at hand.
Author : Arthur J. Swersey
Publisher : North Holland
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Delivery of Urban Services written by Arthur J. Swersey and published by North Holland. This book was released on 1986 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Christine Kessides
Publisher : World Bank Publications
ISBN 13 : 9780821326275
Total Pages : 98 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (262 download)
Download or read book Institutional Options for the Provision of Infrastructure written by Christine Kessides and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 1993-01-01 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper explains why tough public sector reform and a sound macroeconomy are essential to sustained growth. It provides a strategy to help countries evaluate how well their governments' policies work. Decisionmakers will learn ways to build an evaluations program that can make governments more accountable and improve their performance. Some options could include making central banks independent, eliminating earmarked funds, and balancing the national budget. The author suggests which government offices should oversee and develop evaluation policies to get the best results, and explains why evaluation results must be linked with all budget decisions. He describes the political and economic environment that allows the evaluation process to develop freely. Also discussed is the role that the World Bank and other insti- tutions should play in supporting evaluation programs. The study examines how sound evaluation can lead to more consistent international policies and better international governance.
Author : Pradeep Saxena
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 13 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (798 download)
Download or read book Democratic Decentralisation of Urban Government written by Pradeep Saxena and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 13 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Kala Seetharam Sridhar
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199088160
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (99 download)
Download or read book State of Urban Services in India's Cities written by Kala Seetharam Sridhar and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2010-08-25 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With increasing population and expanding demand for urban infrastructure services, the capacities of local governments in many developing countries are overburdened. Adequate infrastructure is not only necessary for increasing productivity but also improving the quality of living. Given the primacy of public service delivery for cities to become engines of growth, this book answers two critical questions: Does low spending explain the state of poor public service delivery? How can urban local bodies have access to greater resources so as to enable them to improve public service delivery? Using case studies of four citie—Ahmedabad, Kolkata, Jaipur, and Bangalore—the book examines urban services such as water supply, sewerage, sanitation, solid waste management, municipal roads, and street lighting. It compares the state of these services with international norms and suggests new ways in which they can be financed and improved. More specifically, the book examines the role of land as a revenue-generating source in India's cities.
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Total Pages : 600 pages
Book Rating : 4.M/5 ( download)
Download or read book Intergovernmental Perspective written by and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 600 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Each issue concentrates on a different topic.
Author : Abdu Muwonge
Publisher : World Bank Publications
ISBN 13 : 146481726X
Total Pages : 197 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (648 download)
Download or read book Making Devolution Work for Service Delivery in Kenya written by Abdu Muwonge and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2022-02-23 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kenya adopted a new Constitution and began the process of devolution in 2010. The new Constitution was the institutional response to longstanding grievances over the centralization of state powers and public sector resources, and regional disparities in service delivery and development outcomes. This radical restructuring of the Kenyan state has three main objectives: decentralizing political power, public sector functions, and public finances; ensuring a more equitable spatial distribution of resources between regions; and promoting more accountable, participatory, and responsive government at all levels. The first elections under the new Constitution were held in 2013. Alongside the national government, 47 new county governments were established. Each county government is made up of a County Executive, headed by an elected Governor and works under the oversight of an elected County Assembly. Seven years after the "devolution train" left the station, this report takes stock of how devolution has affected the delivery of devolved basic services to Kenyan citizens. Whereas devolution was driven by political reform, the ensuing institutions and systems were expected to deliver greater socioeconomic equity through devolved service delivery. The Making Devolution Work for Service Delivery (MDWSD) study is the first major assessment of Kenya’s devolution reform. The study was a jointly coordinated effort by the Government of Kenya and the World Bank. The study provides key messages with respect to what is working, what is not working, and what could work better to enhance service delivery based on the currently available data. It provides an independent assessment of service delivery performance in five sectors, namely health, education, agriculture, urban, and water services and includes an in-depth review of the main pillars of devolved service delivery, namely public financial management, intergovernmental finance, human resource management, politics and accountability.
Author : Judy L. Baker
Publisher : World Bank Publications
ISBN 13 : 0821389602
Total Pages : 323 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (213 download)
Download or read book Climate Change, Disaster Risk, and the Urban Poor written by Judy L. Baker and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2012-04-01 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The urban poor living in slums are at particularly high risk from the impacts of climate change and natural hazards. This study analyzes key issues affecting their vulnerability, with evidence from a number of cities in the developing world.
Author : Bas van Vliet
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135051860
Total Pages : 173 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (35 download)
Download or read book Urban Waste and Sanitation Services for Sustainable Development written by Bas van Vliet and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-11-12 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Urban sanitation and solid waste sectors are under significant pressure in East Africa due to the lack of competent institutional capacity and the growth of the region’s urban population. This book presents and applies an original analytical approach to assess the existing socio-technical mixtures of waste and sanitation systems and to ensure wider access, increase flexibility and ecological sustainability. It shows how the problem is not the current diversity in waste and sanitation infrastructures and services and variety of types and scales of technology, of formal and informal sector involvement, and of management and ownership modes. The book focuses instead on the lack of an integrative approach to managing and upgrading of the various waste and sanitation configurations and services so as to ensure wider access, flexibility and sustainability for the low income populations who happen to be the main stakeholders. This approach, coined "Modernized Mixtures", serves as a nexus throughout the book. The empirical core addresses the waste and sanitation challenges and debates at each scale - from the micro-level (households) to the macro-level (international support) - and is based on the results of a five-year-long interdisciplinary, empirical research program. It assesses the socio-technical diversity in waste and sanitation and provides viable solutions to sanitation and waste management in East Africa. This book provides students, researchers and professional in environmental technology, sociology, management and urban planning with an integrated analytical perspective on centralized and decentralized waste and sanitation configurations and tools for improvement in the technology, policy and management of sanitation and solid waste sectors.
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Total Pages : 1002 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
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