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Conference Proceedings | 01 Mar 2001Fighting Urban Poverty
This volume contains the views, experiences, and plans of Asian municipal leaders in tackling the high incidence of poverty amongst their citizens through five critical interventions:
This volume contains the views, experiences, and plans of Asian municipal leaders in tackling the high incidence of poverty amongst their citizens through five critical interventions:
creating jobs for the poor
building partnerships for reducing poverty
working together to improve slums
expanding housing for the poor
getting rid of urban wastes
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Conference Proceedings | 01 Apr 2000Partnerships for Better Municipal Management
This volume represents the experiences of several Asian municipal leaders and representatives of development agencies in improving governance and delivery of municipal services, particularly through partnerships with the private sector and nongovernment organizations.
It is also a summary of the proceedings of theAsian Mayors' Forumheld in Colombo in June 1999.
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Conference Proceedings | 01 Mar 1998
Reforming Dhaka City Management
This volume is a collection of papers presented at a workshop in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which discussed issues relating to institutional arrangements, and financial and solid waste management in Dhaka.
It provides recommendations on organizational reforms to deal with these issues.
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Conference Proceedings | 01 Feb 1998Leadership and Change in City Management
This volume summarizes the proceedings of a forum at the ADB Institute in Tokyo where 31 officials from 14 Asian cities discussed issues and techniques relating to leadership, corporate and business plans, human resource management, and customer focus.
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Conference Proceedings | 01 Oct 1997Municipal Management Issues in South Asia
This volume is a collection of papers presented at a workshop in Lahore, Pakistan. It discusses municipal management issues in selected South Asian cities, with special emphasis on organizational problems in Lahore. It also provides a review of municipal reforms and urban governance issues in India and Sri Lanka.