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Own Revenues and the Political Economy of Intergovernmental Finance Reform: The Albanian Case]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=412478&RSSFeed=UI_CenteronInternationalDevelopmentandGovernance.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Anthony Levitas) Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Exploring the Measurement and Effectiveness of the Local Public Sector : Toward a Classification of Local Public Sector Finances and a Comparison of Devolved and Deconcentrated Finances]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=412474&RSSFeed=UI_CenteronInternationalDevelopmentandGovernance.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Jameson Boex) Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Asset Management: An International Perspective]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901467&RSSFeed=UI_CenteronInternationalDevelopmentandGovernance.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Olga Kaganova) Fri, 09 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Asset Management: An International Perspective]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901466&RSSFeed=UI_CenteronInternationalDevelopmentandGovernance.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Olga Kaganova) Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[An Assessment of Afghanistan's Municipal Governance Framework]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=412448&RSSFeed=UI_CenteronInternationalDevelopmentandGovernance.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Jameson Boex, Grace Buencamino, Deborah Kimble) Fri, 18 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Local Government Finances and the Status of Fiscal Decentralization in Macedonia: A Statistical Review, 2008-2011]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=412444&RSSFeed=UI_CenteronInternationalDevelopmentandGovernance.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Anthony Levitas) Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Gender and Property Rights : A Critical Issue in Urban Economic Development]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=412387&RSSFeed=UI_CenteronInternationalDevelopmentandGovernance.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Carol Rabenhorst, Anjali Bean) Wed, 31 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Planning for New Libya in Post-Gadhafi Era]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901445&RSSFeed=UI_CenteronInternationalDevelopmentandGovernance.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Jack Goldstone, Charles Cadwell) Mon, 29 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Fiscal Decentralization in Kenya: A Small Step or Giant Leap?]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=412332&RSSFeed=UI_CenteronInternationalDevelopmentandGovernance.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Jameson Boex, Roy Kelly) Fri, 06 May 2011 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Democratization in Egypt: The Potential Role of Decentralization]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=412301&RSSFeed=UI_CenteronInternationalDevelopmentandGovernance.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Jameson Boex) Wed, 16 Feb 2011 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[International Experiences on Government Land Development Companies: What Can Be Learned?]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=412299&RSSFeed=UI_CenteronInternationalDevelopmentandGovernance.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Olga Kaganova) Tue, 15 Feb 2011 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Government Management of Land and Property Assets: Justification for Engagement by the Global Development Community]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=412286&RSSFeed=UI_CenteronInternationalDevelopmentandGovernance.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Olga Kaganova) Wed, 19 Jan 2011 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[An Analytical Framework for Assessing Decentralized Local Governance and the Local Public Sector]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=412279&RSSFeed=UI_CenteronInternationalDevelopmentandGovernance.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Jameson Boex, Serdar Yilmaz) Mon, 27 Dec 2010 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[The Effects of the Suspension of Serbia's Law on Local Government Finance on the Revenue and Expenditure Behavior of Local Governments: 2007-2009]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=412236&RSSFeed=UI_CenteronInternationalDevelopmentandGovernance.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Anthony Levitas) Mon, 25 Oct 2010 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Localizing the MDGs: Unlocking the Potential of the Local Public Sector to Engage in Development and Poverty Reduction]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=412237&RSSFeed=UI_CenteronInternationalDevelopmentandGovernance.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Jameson Boex) Mon, 25 Oct 2010 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Using Survey Information To Provide Evaluative Citizen Feedback For Public Service Decisions]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=412215&RSSFeed=UI_CenteronInternationalDevelopmentandGovernance.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Ritu Nayyar-Stone, Harry P. Hatry) Thu, 16 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[The Local Government System in Pakistan: Citizens Perceptions and Preferences]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=412216&RSSFeed=UI_CenteronInternationalDevelopmentandGovernance.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Ritu Nayyar-Stone, Additional Authors) Thu, 16 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Decentralized local governments as a modality for post-conflict recovery and development: An emerging natural experiment in Northern Uganda]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=412217&RSSFeed=UI_CenteronInternationalDevelopmentandGovernance.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Jameson Boex, Deborah Kimble, Juliana H. Pigey) Thu, 16 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[The Effectiveness of the State, Intergovernmental Relations, and the Success or Failure of the International Strategy in Afghanistan]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=412080&RSSFeed=UI_CenteronInternationalDevelopmentandGovernance.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Jameson Boex, Charles Cadwell) Mon, 26 Apr 2010 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Local Government Finances in Macedonia Today: Possible Reforms for Tomorrow]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=412030&RSSFeed=UI_CenteronInternationalDevelopmentandGovernance.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Anthony Levitas) Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Development beyond the Central City: Eco-Infrastructure in Ulcinj, Montenegro]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=412023&RSSFeed=UI_CenteronInternationalDevelopmentandGovernance.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Gretchen Mikeska, John Tabor) Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST <![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 ( 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 ( Bureau for Economic Growth Agriculture and Trade, 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