Urban Institute: Center on International Development and Governance http://iac.urban.org Urban Institute reports from: Center on International Development and Governance - The Urban Institute is a nonprofit nonpartisan policy research and educational organization established to examine the social, economic, and governance problems facing the nation. en-us Copyright 2009 Urban Institute http://backend.userland.com/rss Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:45:04 EST Urban Institute http://www.urban.org/images/UI_logo_29x29.jpg 29 29 http://www.urban.org <![CDATA[Low Income Shelter Finance in Slum Upgrading]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411966&RSSFeed=UI_CenteronInternationalDevelopmentandGovernance.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Sally R. Merrill, Ajay Suri) Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Fiscal Decentralization and Intergovernmental Finance Reform as an International Development Strategy]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411919&RSSFeed=UI_CenteronInternationalDevelopmentandGovernance.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Jameson Boex) Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Microfinance for Housing: Assisting the "Bottom Billion" and the "Missing Middle"]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411920&RSSFeed=UI_CenteronInternationalDevelopmentandGovernance.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Sally R. Merrill) Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Condominium Housing and Mortgage Lending in Emerging Markets--Constraints and Opportunities]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411921&RSSFeed=UI_CenteronInternationalDevelopmentandGovernance.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Carol Rabenhorst, Sonia Ignatova) Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Foreign Aid: Essential to Security, but Money Alone Is Not Enough : IDG Working Paper]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411884&RSSFeed=UI_CenteronInternationalDevelopmentandGovernance.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Charles Cadwell) Thu, 14 May 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Local Government Revenue, Land Use, and Economic Development Policies in Serbia: The Case of Nis : IDG Working Paper]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411885&RSSFeed=UI_CenteronInternationalDevelopmentandGovernance.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Anthony Levitas) Thu, 14 May 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[What Determines the Quality of Local Financial Management? The Case of Tanzania : IDG Working Paper]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411886&RSSFeed=UI_CenteronInternationalDevelopmentandGovernance.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Jameson Boex, Matitu C. Muga) Thu, 14 May 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Aid Effectiveness in the Infrastructure Sector: Final Report]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411848&RSSFeed=UI_CenteronInternationalDevelopmentandGovernance.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Harry Garnett, Ritu Nayyar-Stone, Sarah Polen) Mon, 16 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Integrating Public Property in the Realm of Fiscal Transparency and Anti-Corruption Efforts]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411821&RSSFeed=UI_CenteronInternationalDevelopmentandGovernance.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Olga Kaganova) Fri, 16 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Introducing More Transparent and Efficient Land Management in Post-Socialist Cities : Lessons from Kyrgyzstan]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411822&RSSFeed=UI_CenteronInternationalDevelopmentandGovernance.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Olga Kaganova, Abdirasul Akhmatov, Charles Undeland) Fri, 16 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[An Urban-Rural Focus on Food Markets in Africa]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411604&RSSFeed=UI_CenteronInternationalDevelopmentandGovernance.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Clare Romanik) Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Univ. of Maryland's Charles Cadwell Is Appointed Director of Urban Institute's International Activities Center]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901081&RSSFeed=UI_CenteronInternationalDevelopmentandGovernance.xml paffairs@urban.org ( The Urban Institute) Thu, 17 May 2007 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Assessing the Impact of Devolution of Healthcare and Education in Pakistan]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411318&RSSFeed=UI_CenteronInternationalDevelopmentandGovernance.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Ritu Nayyar-Stone, Robert D. Ebel, Sonia Ignatova, Khalid Rashid, Harry P. Hatry, George E. Peterson) Fri, 05 May 2006 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Estimating the Impact of a Russian Job Search Program Targeted on the Unemployed in Very Low-Income Families]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411060&RSSFeed=UI_CenteronInternationalDevelopmentandGovernance.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Raymond J. Struyk, Kirill Chagin) Fri, 20 Aug 2004 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Client Satisfaction with Home Care Services in Rural Russia]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411056&RSSFeed=UI_CenteronInternationalDevelopmentandGovernance.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Raymond J. Struyk, Alexandra Alexandrova, Igor Belyakov, Kirill Chagin) Thu, 01 Jul 2004 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Assessment of Intergovernmental Relations and Local Governance in the Republic of Uzbekistan]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411152&RSSFeed=UI_CenteronInternationalDevelopmentandGovernance.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Peter Epstein, Matthew Winter, Munira Aminova, Andrei Makarikhin, Clare Romanik) Sun, 01 Feb 2004 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Assessing and Starting a Local Economic Development (LED) Initiative : A Primer for USAID Field Staff]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411087&RSSFeed=UI_CenteronInternationalDevelopmentandGovernance.xml paffairs@urban.org ( EGAT / UP, The Urban Institute) Sat, 15 Nov 2003 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[The Policy Fellows Program : In-Service Training in Public Policy for Russian Local Government Officials]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=1000701&RSSFeed=UI_CenteronInternationalDevelopmentandGovernance.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Kristin Morse, Raymond J. Struyk) Wed, 01 Oct 2003 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Urban Sectoral Training for USAID Staff : Final Report and Recommendations for Future Training]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411079&RSSFeed=UI_CenteronInternationalDevelopmentandGovernance.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Clare Romanik, Kathy Alison) Wed, 01 Oct 2003 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Contracting with NGOs for Social Services : Building Civil Society and Efficient Local Government in Russia]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=410871&RSSFeed=UI_CenteronInternationalDevelopmentandGovernance.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Raymond J. Struyk) Tue, 30 Sep 2003 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA["I Was Born in that Village" : Prospects for Minority Returns and Sustainable Integrated Communities in Kosovo]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411100&RSSFeed=UI_CenteronInternationalDevelopmentandGovernance.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Carol Rabenhorst, Kimberly D. Cartwright, Mark Baskin, Enver Hoxhaj, Snezana Karadjic) Sun, 01 Jun 2003 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[USAID Citizen Participation Program in Nine Pilot Cities : Report on 2002 Second Follow-Up Household Survey Findings]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411090&RSSFeed=UI_CenteronInternationalDevelopmentandGovernance.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Sam Coxson) Sat, 03 May 2003 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Participation in a Decentralized Housing Allowance Program in a Transition Economy]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=410831&RSSFeed=UI_CenteronInternationalDevelopmentandGovernance.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Tatiana Lykova, Ekaterina Petrova, Sergei Sivaev, Raymond J. Struyk) Thu, 01 May 2003 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Final Closeout Report for Armenia Local Government Project]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411091&RSSFeed=UI_CenteronInternationalDevelopmentandGovernance.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Sam Coxson) Thu, 01 May 2003 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Russia's Winter Woes : Tariff Setting for Local Utilities in a Transition Economy]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=410830&RSSFeed=UI_CenteronInternationalDevelopmentandGovernance.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Valentin Andrianov, Sergei Sivaev, Raymond J. Struyk, Emin Askerov) Tue, 01 Apr 2003 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Assessment of Current Legal and Operational Status of Housing Partnerships in Uzbekistan]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411077&RSSFeed=UI_CenteronInternationalDevelopmentandGovernance.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Carol Rabenhorst, Irina Genstler, Sabina Gradwal) Fri, 01 Nov 2002 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Community-Based Economic Development Strategy, City of Ijevan, Armenia, 2003-2006]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411093&RSSFeed=UI_CenteronInternationalDevelopmentandGovernance.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Malcolm Simpson) Sun, 01 Sep 2002 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Law of the Republic of Armenia on Apartment Building Management]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411092&RSSFeed=UI_CenteronInternationalDevelopmentandGovernance.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Carol Rabenhorst) Wed, 01 May 2002 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Managing Think Tanks : A Practical Guide for Maturing Organizations]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=410454&RSSFeed=UI_CenteronInternationalDevelopmentandGovernance.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Raymond J. Struyk) Wed, 01 May 2002 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Mortgage Default Insurance in the U.S. : Implications for Russia]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=410832&RSSFeed=UI_CenteronInternationalDevelopmentandGovernance.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Raymond J. Struyk, Douglas E. Whiteley) Fri, 01 Mar 2002 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Allocation of Community Development Funds to Gminas by Formula : Illustrative Analysis for the Communal Credit and Development Program]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411084&RSSFeed=UI_CenteronInternationalDevelopmentandGovernance.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Raymond J. Struyk) Wed, 22 Mar 2000 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Baseline Study for Armenia Local Government Program]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411094&RSSFeed=UI_CenteronInternationalDevelopmentandGovernance.xml paffairs@urban.org ( John V. Doane, Malcolm Simpson, Carol Rabenhorst) Wed, 01 Mar 2000 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[The Real Estate Market in Bosnia-Herzegovina : Current Status and Recommendations for Reform]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411101&RSSFeed=UI_CenteronInternationalDevelopmentandGovernance.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Carol Rabenhorst) Sat, 01 Jan 2000 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[RomaniaWinners and Losers : The Impact of Reform of Intergovernmental Transfers]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411081&RSSFeed=UI_CenteronInternationalDevelopmentandGovernance.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Clare Romanik, Pena Coman, Daniel Daianu, Hernando Garzon) Fri, 01 Oct 1999 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Analysis of Affordability of Cost Recovery : Communal and Network Energy Services]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411085&RSSFeed=UI_CenteronInternationalDevelopmentandGovernance.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Clare Romanik) Wed, 30 Sep 1998 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Novgorod Regional Investment Initiative : Land and Real Estate Reform Sector]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411083&RSSFeed=UI_CenteronInternationalDevelopmentandGovernance.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Martin R. Miller, Peter Hart, Steven B. Butler) Tue, 01 Sep 1998 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Commercial Real Estate Lending Project : Final Report]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=409515&RSSFeed=UI_CenteronInternationalDevelopmentandGovernance.xml paffairs@urban.org ( M. Dovgyallo, D. Gofman, M. Khoroshenkov, Raymond J. Struyk, Andrei Tkachenko) Sat, 15 Aug 1998 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Agency for Housing Mortgage Lending Business Preparation : Russian Federation Housing Sector Reform Project II]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=409506&RSSFeed=UI_CenteronInternationalDevelopmentandGovernance.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Nitin Dave, Dana Keeney, Gregory Frey, Laurie Maggiano) Sun, 05 Oct 1997 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Enterprise Housing Divestiture in the Russian Federation]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=1000709&RSSFeed=UI_CenteronInternationalDevelopmentandGovernance.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Raymond J. Struyk, Sheila O'Leary, Ilona N. Dmitrieva) Tue, 22 Oct 1996 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Housing Demand Among Panama's Middle- and Low-Income Population]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411086&RSSFeed=UI_CenteronInternationalDevelopmentandGovernance.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Harold M. Katsura, Clare Romanik) Wed, 01 May 1996 00:00:00 EST