Reviews recent lessons about decentralized governance and implications for future development programs and policies.

Over the next 20 years, most low-income countries will, for the first time, become more urban than rural. Understanding demographic trends in the cities of the

Sustainable development remains a significant issue in a globalized world requiring new economic standards and practices for the betterment of the environment a

This book explores some of the key challenges confronting the governance of cities in Africa, the reforms implemented in the field of urban governance, and the

Successful reforms need coherent approaches in which a range of stakeholders are willing to share responsibilities and resources in order to achieve the ultimat