Can city governments in the South deliver for the poor? A municipal finance perspective

International Development Planning Review

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-29

  Devas, Nick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; EXPENDITURE; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; PLANNING PROCESS; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RESOURCE USE; URBAN AREA; URBAN POLICY;

EID: 22244467611     PISSN: 14746743     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3828/idpr.25.1.1     Document Type: Article

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