World Bank2014-08-012014-08-012006-11https://hdl.handle.net/10986/19254The present study examines the challenges facing municipal governments in FYR Macedonia. The introductory chapter provides some further context for these developments, in terms of the challenges they pose for urban areas and their governments. Chapter Two examines issues for financial management of municipalities under the decentralized regime, and the attendant need for improving local government capacity. The third chapter highlights questions in the area of communal services, where municipal governments retain overall provision and supervisory responsibilities of the local public enterprises. The fourth chapter focuses on urban planning and land management, an area critical to the efficient functioning of cities and for which municipalities have acquired new obligations. The approach of the report is to assemble existing data from many available studies, both by the World Bank and by other sources, and information obtained from interviews in the country to articulate ideas and recommendations for consideration by the Government elected in July 2006, by municipal governments, and by other stakeholders.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO INFORMATIONACCOUNTABILITYACCOUNTINGADMINISTRATIVE DECENTRALIZATIONADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIESARREARSASSET SALESASSETSAUCTIONAUTONOMYBALANCE SHEETBANKSBORROWINGBUDGETINGCADASTRECADASTRESCAPACITY BUILDINGCAPACITY CONSTRAINTSCAPITAL EXPENDITURESCAPITAL GRANTSCAPITAL MARKETSCITIESCOMMERCIAL PROPERTYCONTINGENT LIABILITIESCREDITWORTHINESSCURRENCYDEBTSDECENTRALIZATIONDECENTRALIZATION PROCESSDEVOLUTIONDOMESTIC DEBTEAST EUROPEECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC RECOVERYELECTRICITYEMPLOYMENTENTERPRISE PERFORMANCEENTREPRENEURSHIPEQUALIZATIONEQUIPMENTETHNIC GROUPSEXPENDITUREEXPENDITURE ASSIGNMENTSEXTERNALITIESFINANCESFINANCIAL HEALTHFINANCIAL MANAGEMENTFINANCIAL PERFORMANCEFINANCIAL WEAKNESSESFISCAL DECENTRALIZATIONFOREIGN CAPITALFOREIGN INVESTORSGOVERNANCE ISSUESGOVERNMENT CAPACITYGOVERNMENT EXPENDITURESGOVERNMENT GRANTSGOVERNMENT REFORMGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTHOLDINGHOUSEHOLD INCOMEHOUSINGINCOMEINCOME LEVELINCOME TAXINFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTINFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTSINSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENTINSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORKINSTRUMENTINTERGOVERNMENTAL FISCAL RELATIONSINTERGOVERNMENTAL TRANSFERSINTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTINVESTMENT CLIMATEINVESTMENT FUNDSINVESTMENT GRANTSINVESTMENT REQUIREMENTSINVESTMENT RISKSLABOR MARKETLABOR MARKETSLAND DEVELOPMENTLAND MANAGEMENTLAND OWNERSHIPLAND SPECULATIONLAND SUPPLYLAND USELAWSLEGAL FRAMEWORKLEGAL FRAMEWORKSLEGISLATIONLEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORKLICENSESLOCAL ADMINISTRATIONLOCAL AUTHORITIESLOCAL BUDGETSLOCAL GOVERNMENTLOCAL GOVERNMENT BUDGETSLOCAL GOVERNMENT MANAGEMENTLOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALSLOCAL GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCELOCAL GOVERNMENT REVENUELOCAL GOVERNMENT REVENUESLOCAL GOVERNMENTSLOCAL INFRASTRUCTURELOCAL LEVELLOCAL REVENUELOCAL TAXESMACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENTMARKET ECONOMIESMARKET ECONOMYMARKET INFORMATIONMARKET PRICESMAYORSMIGRATIONMUNICIPALMUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATIONMUNICIPAL BUILDINGSMUNICIPAL DEBTMUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENTMUNICIPAL FINANCEMUNICIPAL FINANCINGMUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTMUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTSMUNICIPAL LEVELMUNICIPAL MANAGEMENTMUNICIPAL OFFICIALSMUNICIPAL PERFORMANCEMUNICIPAL REVENUEMUNICIPAL SERVICESMUNICIPALITIESMUNICIPALITYNATURAL RESOURCESNEGATIVE EXTERNALITIESNONPAYMENTPENSIONSPERSONAL INCOMEPOLITICAL DECENTRALIZATIONPRIVATE INVESTMENTPRIVATE INVESTORPRIVATE INVESTORSPRIVATE SECTORPRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATIONPRODUCTIVITYPROPERTY RIGHTSPROPERTY TAX COLLECTIONPROPERTY TAXESPUBLICPUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITYPUBLIC DEBTPUBLIC ENTERPRISESPUBLIC INFORMATIONPUBLIC INVESTMENTPUBLIC MANAGEMENTPUBLIC PARTICIPATIONPUBLIC SECTORPUBLIC SECTOR INTERVENTIONSPUBLIC SERVICESPUBLIC TRANSPORTREAL ESTATE MARKETSREGULATORY FRAMEWORKREGULATORY FRAMEWORKSREMITTANCESREPAYMENTRESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATERESOURCE ALLOCATIONRETURNREVENUE MOBILIZATIONREVENUE SOURCESROADSSAFETY NETSSALE OF SECURITIESSETTLEMENTSSEWAGESMALL MUNICIPALITIESSOCIAL SERVICESSOCIAL WELFARESOLID WASTE COLLECTIONSOLID WASTE DISPOSALSOLID WASTE MANAGEMENTSPATIAL PLANNINGSTRUCTURAL PROBLEMSTAXTAX ADMINISTRATIONTAX CAPACITYTAX COLLECTIONTAX COLLECTIONSTAX REVENUESTAXATIONTECHNICAL ASSISTANCETELECOMMUNICATIONSTRANSACTIONS COSTSTRANSITION COUNTRIESTRANSPARENCYTRANSPORTUNEMPLOYMENT RATEURBAN AREASURBAN ECONOMIESURBAN GROWTHURBAN INFRASTRUCTUREURBAN LAND MANAGEMENTURBAN MANAGEMENTURBAN PLANNINGURBAN POORURBAN POVERTYURBAN SERVICESURBAN SETTLEMENTSURBANIZATIONUTILITIESWATER SUPPLYWATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS10.1596/19254