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Helping African cities
Author(s) -
Stren Richard E.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
public administration and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.574
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 1099-162X
pISSN - 0271-2075
DOI - 10.1002/pad.4230110316
Subject(s) - service delivery framework , private sector , economic growth , service (business) , business , urban policy , presentation (obstetrics) , public sector , community service , public administration , urban planning , economics , political science , economy , public relations , marketing , medicine , ecology , radiology , biology
While African urban populations have been expanding rapidly, there has been a general decline in the availability of resources for essential urban services and facilities. Consequently, African cities have turned from a ‘statist’ model of service delivery to the ‘privatization’ of urban services, including effective local participation. To maximize benefits and reduce the potential problems associated with privatization, African urban policy‐makers should attempt to improve two‐way flows of communication, public sector/private sector coordination, and community participation in the financing and managing of local services. This article is extracted from Dr. Stren's (1989) presentation ‘Institutional arrangements’, to two workshops held in Poretta Terme, Italy, March 5–17, 1989, available as the ED1 Policy Seminar Report, No. 21. This was prepared jointly by the World Bank and the Istituto Italo‐Africano, under the title, Strengthening Local Governments in Sub‐Saharan Africa. World Bank EDI, Washington, D.C.