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Development of the cities of Ghana: Challenges, Priorities, and Tools

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dc.contributor.authorFarvacque-Vitkovic, Catherine
dc.contributor.authorRaghunath, Madhu
dc.contributor.authorEghoff, Christian
dc.contributor.authorBoakye, Charles
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-15T15:16:50Z
dc.date.available2024-08-15T15:16:50Z
dc.date.issued2008-08-01
dc.description.abstractThis report presents an analysis of the urban sector in Ghana and provides practical recommendations on how to unlock the development potential of the cities of Ghana. Three entry points have been identified: the first is urbanization and land markets. Current rapid and largely uncontrolled urban growth is stressing capacity to efficiently deliver infrastructure and services and is resulting in urban sprawl and inefficient use of land. Land management is a key constraint, with lack of systematic planning complicated by an overlap between the customary and formal systems of land delivery. The second is decentralization, municipal finance and service delivery. Financing of service delivery and practical arrangements for sharing of duties and responsibilities between the District Assemblies and the central Government remain to be implemented. There is a need to move away from dependency on transfers and to link the local planning process to the mandate of local authorities. The third is local economic development. Urban areas provide the ideal environment for businesses to maximize opportunities for economic growth. Currently, the country's service sector is inching along and productivity gains and economies of scale are limited. The report advocates moving away from "business as usual" and recommends a set of concrete actions linking municipal management reforms to improved access to services and economic growth, providing operational tools for planning for the future, improving fiscal transfers and local taxation and creating an environment favorable to businesses and economic activities.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/318351468256521007/Development-of-the-cities-of-Ghana-challenges-priorities-and-tools
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/42046
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/42046
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseriesAfrica Region Working Paper Series; no. 110
dc.rightsCC BY-NC 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/igo
dc.subjectINFORMATION AND COMMUNICTION TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectSOCIAL SECURITY AND NATIONAL INSURANCE TRUST
dc.subjectELECTRICITY CORPORATION
dc.subjectSMALL AND MEDIUM SIZE ENTERPRISE
dc.subjectHOUSING FOR THE POOR
dc.subjectDELIVERY OF INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICE
dc.subjectCOST OF DOING BUSINESS
dc.subjectFINANCING OF SERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subjectINCREASE IN LAND VALUE
dc.subjectSMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISE
dc.subjectLEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR DECENTRALIZATION
dc.subjectMILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL;URBANIZATION
dc.subjectNO POVERTY
dc.subjectSDG 1
dc.subjectDECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectSDG 8
dc.subjectINDUSTRY, INNOVATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectSDG 9
dc.titleDevelopment of the cities of Ghanaen
dc.title.subtitleChallenges, Priorities, and Toolsen
dc.typeWorking Paper (Numbered Series)
dspace.entity.typePublication
okr.crossref.titleDevelopment of the cities of Ghana: Challenges, Priorities, and Tools
okr.date.disclosure2010-07-01
okr.date.lastmodified2018-03-18T00:00:00Zen
okr.doctypeWorking Paper (Numbered Series)
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/318351468256521007/Development-of-the-cities-of-Ghana-challenges-priorities-and-tools
okr.guid318351468256521007
okr.identifier.docmid090224b0828aebf1
okr.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1596/42046
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000334955_20080801052342
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum9727498
okr.identifier.report44871
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okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/318351468256521007/pdf/448710NWP0Box31UBLIC10AFRWP0no10110.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeAfrica Western and Central (AFW)
okr.region.countryGhana
okr.topicMacro-Fiscal Policy
okr.topicEconomic Adjustment and Lending
okr.topicUrban Housing and Land Settlements
okr.topicCity to City Alliances
okr.topicPublic Sector Economics
okr.topicNational Urban Development Policies and Strategies
okr.topicRegional Urban Development
okr.topicUrban Economics
okr.topicUrban Governance and Management
okr.topicUrban Housing
okr.topicPublic and Municipal Finance
okr.topicMunicipal Management and Reform
okr.topicUrban Economic Development
okr.topicIntergovernmental Fiscal Relations and Local Finance Management
okr.topicPublic Finance Decentralization and Poverty Reduction
okr.topicInequality
okr.topicUrban Communities
okr.topicGovernance
okr.topicPublic Sector Development
okr.topicUrban Development
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development
okr.unitAFT: Urban/Water Francophone (AFTU2)
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