, and before the wave of decentralization of the 1980s and 1990s, the World Bank developed an instrument with great …This book takes a look at the past to gain insights for the future. Nearly 30 years ago, when the world urban … entities (municipalities, local utilities, or community groups) on behalf of the World Bank. This arrangement makes it feasible …

, reflecting differing market, regulatory, and policy circumstances. This policy brief draws on World Bank experience and datasets … infrastructure system operators in different cities around the world, and how these link back to the climate challenges they may face … the World Bank Group …

The project, implemented between 1996 and 2001 with World Bank funding of US$24 million had two components: (i) a … construction of urban infrastructure and community facilities; and (ii) capacity building ( pilot decentralization) at the …