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SBS Publishers and Distributors Pvt Ltd Urban Public Finance: Concepts And Experiences by Amit Singh Sisodiya and N Janardhan Rao
Rapid Urbanization, Across The Globe In Posing Significant Challenges To The Crumbling Age Old Infrastructure In The Cities More So In The Developing Countries.However, There Is Shortage Of Government Revenue To Provide The Services Demanded In The Growing Cities. According To The World Bank, The Problem Of Urban Growth Has Assumed National Significance In Most Developing Countries.There Is A General Concern About The Rapid Growth Of Large Cities And The Need For Policies To Manage The Urban Growth And Its Reated Problems Of Congestion, Pollution, Slum Settlements And Inadequate Services And Facilities More Effectively.Local Government Finance, Sub-Stream Of Public Finance, Pertains Specifically To The Finance Of Local Governments In Relation To The Upper Tiers Of Governments, I.E., Federal And State Governments. Here,Finances Of Urban Local Bodies, Or Urban Public Finance, Have Assumed Greater Importance As Urban Areas Have Increasingly Become Important Not Only In Terms Of Population Share But Also In Terms Of Economic Wealth. Urban Public Finance Is Primarily Concerned With The Local Governments Of Urban Areas Known As Municipalities/Civil Corporations, Sometimes Referred To As Municipal Finance.The Book Comprising Two Sections-Urban Public Finance: Trends And Perspectives, And Country Experiences-Highlights The Experiences Of Development Countries, Which Are Successful In Their Urban Infrastructure Development Through Public Finance.