Publisher:

UCLG

Description:

"Basic services are essential to quality of life and human dignity. Improving the delivery of basic services has been a key component of the Millennium Development Goals and the Post-2015 Development Agenda. While there has been progress in service access, there is still huge gaps and deterioration in access to basic services in some cities in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. Moreover, the growing urban population and existing of nearly a billion slum-dwellers are new challenges which require increases of investment in basic service infrastructure. Local governments, as the closest government to the people, generally have responsibility for improving service access and their provision.
The report reviews the current state and local governance of basic local service provision across seven regions of the world. The significant challenge is financing for basic services, and local governments have struggled to generate the revenues to meet the recurring costs of service provision under the gradual decentralization. The report recommends that national governments and international institutions to prioritize the financing of basic services and that national and local governments need to improve efficiency of budget management and experiment with innovative financing models."

Language:

English

Source:

issuu.com/uclgcglu/docs/re_gold_eng

Copyright:

UCLG