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  1. Library Resource
    February, 2014
    Global

    The economic recession, the end of
    stimulus funding and central government cutbacks, rising
    social costs and aging, and the need for infrastructure
    upgrading for urbanization are putting enormous fiscal
    stress on cities. The financing capacity of municipalities
    is greatly affected because of the decline in the tax base,
    expenditure pressures, and growing and more expensive debt.
    Today's urban fiscal crisis is similar to that

  2. Library Resource
    December, 2015
    Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa

    Africa is rapidly urbanizing and will
    lead the world’s urban growth in the coming decades.
    Currently, Africa is the least‐urbanized continent,
    accommodating 11.3 percent of the world’s urban population,
    and the Sub‐Saharan region is the continent’s
    least‐urbanized area. However, the region’s cities are
    expanding rapidly, by 2050; Africa’s urban population is
    projected to reach 1.2 billion, with an urbanization rate of

  3. Library Resource
    January, 2016
    Mali

    Prior to the political and security
    crisis of 2012, Mali, a large landlocked country in West
    Africa already ranked among the poorest countries in the
    world. In early 2012, the vast northern regions fell under
    the control of extremist forces, while a coup d’état in
    Bamako threw the country into political instability and
    turmoil. A strong international military response in early
    2013 prevented further destabilization, though part of the

  4. Library Resource
    July, 2016
    Central America

    Central America is undergoing an
    important transition, with urban populations increasingat
    accelerated speeds, bringing pressing challenges as well as
    opportunities to boost sustained,inclusive and resilient
    growth. Today, 59 percent of Central America's
    population lives in urban areas, but it is expected that
    within the next generation 7 out of 10 people will live in
    cities, equivalent to adding 700,000 new urban residents

  5. Library Resource
    June, 2016
    Latin America and the Caribbean

    Latin America and the Caribbean (LCR)
    will be center stage in the global development debate as
    leaders from around the world convene in Lima, Peru for the
    annual meetings of the World Bank Group and International
    Monetary Fund. Critical progress in poverty reduction has
    been made in the region over the last decade. The region’s
    bottom 40 percent of the population saw growth eclipsing
    that seen by the group in every other region in the world.

  6. Library Resource
    November, 2015
    Ethiopia

    The urban population in Ethiopia is
    increasing rapidly. If managed proactively, urban population
    growth presents a huge opportunity to shift the structure
    and location of economic activity from rural agriculture to
    the larger and more diversified urban industrial and service
    sectors. If not managed proactively, rapid urban population
    growth may pose a demographic challenge as cities struggle
    to provide jobs, infrastructure and services, and housing.

  7. Library Resource
    November, 2015
    Vietnam

    Affordable housing will be instrumental
    to helping Vietnam achieve its goals for increasing
    productivity and inclusive urban growth. Since Doi Moi, the
    country has experienced impressive economic growth, averaged
    at 7.4 percent per annum from 1990 to 2008, lowering to an
    average of 6 percent per annum from 2007 to 2013. Strong
    economic growth has supported a substantial reduction in
    poverty, from 58 percent in 1993 to 17 percent in 20121.

  8. Library Resource
    February, 2014

    Despite strong economic growth,
    investment in basic urban infrastructure -- water supply,
    wastewater removal and treatment, roads, and other
    capital-intensive systems -- has failed to keep pace with
    urban growth, leaving a critical urban infrastructure
    deficit. At the same time, urban lands in these many
    developing countries are among the most expensive in the
    world. Much of this land is owned by public authorities.

  9. Library Resource
    October, 2015

    Over the past twenty years, Uganda’s
    population density has been increasing rapidly, placing
    significant pressure on the use of land. Uganda now has a
    population density of 194 persons per square kilometer of
    arable land, compared to 80 in Kenya and 116 in Ghana. At
    present, the majority of Uganda’s population still lives in
    rural areas, where the main source of livelihood is
    agriculture. However, the proportion of the population

  10. Library Resource
    June, 2016

    Land rights and the systems that
    administer them can vary significantly across the world and
    within countries (World Bank 2003). For a number of reasons,
    land rights may be unclear or insecure. Securing land rights
    plays an important role in driving economic growth and
    poverty reduction. In recent years there has been increasing
    awareness of the relevance of land tenure issues to food
    security, climate change, rapid urbanization, informality,

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