The shortage of finance for housing has long been recognized as one of the obstacles to the provision of housing for low-income households. Currently, for every house built using fund...

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Rapid urbanization is taking place across Asia, with more and more people in need of housing. Over 500 million people live in slums and squatter settlements in the Asia-Pacific region. At...

Introduction of participatory budgeting can be a sound vehicle in realizing good governance and fighting poverty. It is a mechanism that involves elected leaders, public officials, service providers, and non-state actors – civil society, private s...

Introduction of participatory budgeting can be a sound vehicle in realizing good governance and fighting poverty. It is a mechanism that involves elected leaders, public officials, service providers, and non-state actors – civil society, private s...

This series is designed to cover all aspects of sound financial management for local governments in developed and developing countries and economies in transition. Concepts of good governance, transparency and accountability are woven into the t...