International Public Administration Reform: Implications for the Russian Federation (Directions in Development)

International Public Administration Reform: Implications for the Russian Federation (Directions in Development)
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208
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0821355724
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World Bank Publications
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Разное

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Россия в войне 1941-1945

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Cities are home to 525 million poor people, and the World Bank makes substantial investments in developing country cities every year. This study reviews the performance of 99 urban development operations completed since 1993 to see, in particular, how these interventions have improved the living conditions of the urban poor, the primary goal of the livability pillar of the World Bank?s current urban strategy. Improving the Lives of Poor People by Investing in Cities finds that cities, who hosted World Bank supported urban projects, improved their livability conditions significantly more than similar cities without such projects. These improvements included better basic water, sewerage and solid waste disposal. Factors in the relative success of these urban development projects have been involvement of both beneficiaries and borrowers, without straining their capacities or resources, and the use of lessons from prior experiences. The study also finds however, that...

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