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Senegal - The Urban Development and Decentralization Program

After twenty-five years of experience in the urban development sector in Africa and nearly 400 projects involving a combined investment of US$25 billion, an in-depth study distill lessons from this experience and identifies strategic thrusts for fu...

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Main Authors: Farvacque-Vitkovic, C., Godin, L.
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
ACCOUNTABILITY
BASIC SERVICES
CITIES
COMMUNITIES
COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE
CONTRACTING PROCEDURES
CONTRACTORS
DECENTRALIZATION
DECENTRALIZATION PROCESS
EMPLOYMENT
HOUSING
LOCAL AUTHORITIES
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
MAYORS
MUNICIPAL
MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT
MUNICIPAL FINANCING
MUNICIPALITIES
MUNICIPALITY
SETTLEMENTS
TAXATION
URBAN AREAS
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
URBAN MANAGEMENT
URBAN PLANNING
URBAN POPULATION
URBAN POVERTY
URBAN PROJECTS
URBAN SERVICES
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/07/12356231/senegal-urban-development-decentralization-program
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9838
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Summary:After twenty-five years of experience in the urban development sector in Africa and nearly 400 projects involving a combined investment of US$25 billion, an in-depth study distill lessons from this experience and identifies strategic thrusts for future operations. The future of African cities: urban development issues and priorities present policy guidelines already built into a number of new projects. This article deals initially with the African situation and then looks at the Senegal experience.

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