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FINANCING CITIES
FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY AND URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE IN BRAZIL, CHINA, INDIA, POLAND AND SOUTH AFRICA |
| By: |
George E. Peterson (Editor), Patricia Clarke Annez (Editor) |
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Hardback |
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£45.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0761935649 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780761935643 |
| Publisher: |
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC |
| Pub. date: |
1 April, 2007 |
| Pages: |
352 |
| Description: |
Presenting experiences from India, China, Brazil, South Africa and Poland, this work examines the need to boost infrastructure investment in cities as well as the need for prudent fiscal management across all levels of government. |
| Synopsis: |
This book highlights the need to boost infrastructure investment in cities as also the necessity for fiscal management across all levels of government-within the context of decentralizing service delivery responsibilities. The volume provides case studies reflecting various viewpoints and a range of success and failure stories from five countries. The topics covered include:- Impact of political and fiscal decentralization- Limitations on borrowing- Managing moral hazard- The role of the financial sector in striking a balance between controls and encouraging the local government to maintain fiscal discipline |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
SAGE Publications Inc |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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