02142nam a2200421 a 4500 ebr10583941 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 120315s2012 dcuab sb 001 0 eng d 2012011197 9780821394557 9780821389485 (e-book) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)802295952 eng fre f------ HJ1445 .P3813 2012eb 336.0146 23 Paulais, Thierry. Financing Africa's cities [electronic resource] : the imperative of local investment / Thierry Paulais ; [translated by Suzan Nolan and Leila Whittemore]. Washington, D.C. : Agence fran�caise de d�eveloppement : World Bank, 2012. xxiii, 349 p. : ill., maps. "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. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Finance, Public Africa. Municipal finance Africa. Decentralization in government Economic aspects Africa. Urban policy Africa. Africa Economic conditions. Electronic books. local Whittemore, Leila. Nolan, Suzan. ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10583941 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 82440 82440