Sivaev, Dmitry2016-01-052016-01-052015-12https://hdl.handle.net/10986/23567The objective of this paper is to review and analyze the best practices in developing and implementing city strategies, particularly in lower-income environments. It reviews available evidence to formulate the list of basic criteria that good strategies should meet, discusses three key questions that city strategies should address, and suggests how the widely applied LED and CDS approaches can be improved in the future.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOPUBLIC OFFICIALSEMPLOYMENTECONOMIC GROWTHCITIES ALLIANCEURBANIZATIONCITYEMPLOYMENT GENERATIONURBAN GROWTHCOMMUNITY SUPPORTAUTONOMYURBAN DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIESDEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONSGUARANTEESFISCAL TRANSFERSGOVERNMENTINDUSTRYLOCAL GOVERNMENTSSTRATEGIESGOOD GOVERNANCESERVICESTAX COLLECTIONURBAN GOVERNANCEHOUSINGREVENUESCDSMAYORSINDUSTRIAL ZONESPUBLIC BUDGETSGAPSPRIORITIESPROJECTSTAXCITIESSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTREGIONAL GOVERNMENTSSTRATEGIC PLANNINGDEVELOPMENT PROCESSCITY GOVERNMENTSDEVELOPED COUNTRIESGAPSUBNATIONALDEVELOPMENTURBAN STRATEGYTECHNICAL ASSISTANCEDEVELOPMENT STRATEGIESCIVIL SOCIETYCITY DEVELOPMENTINITIATIVETRANSFERSMINISTRIESCRITERIAMAYORNEEDSORGANIZATIONSLOCAL GOVERNMENTDEVELOPMENT AGENCIESSERVICE PROVISIONCITY PERFORMANCEMEDIUMLABORLOANSSERVICE DELIVERYCITY GOVERNANCESOCIAL DEVELOPMENTFINANCEGRANTSINFRASTRUCTUREDEVOLUTIONINITIATIVESLOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGYCITY LEADERSINTEGRATED DEVELOPMENTACCOUNTABILITYPOLICIESSOCIAL SERVICESENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENTBEST PRACTICESUTILITIESBANKINVESTIGATIONCAPACITY-BUILDINGNATIONAL GOVERNMENTSTAKEHOLDERSDEVELOPMENT STRATEGYSECONDARY CITIESIMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIESBEST PRACTICEREGULATORY PROCESSESMUNICIPAL BUDGETSHABITATCITY ECONOMIESURBAN DEVELOPMENTDEVELOPMENT INSTITUTIONSCITY DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIESPOLICYTOWNURBAN STRATEGIESCITY COMPETITIVENESSGOVERNANCEECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTCITY STRATEGIESMUNICIPALITYCOMPARATIVE ANALYSISORGANIZATIONPOLICY INTERVENTIONSPOVERTYDISBUSINESS ENVIRONMENTDEVELOPMENT PARTNERSDECENTRALIZATIONCITY PLANDEVELOPMENT PLANSDISTRIBUTION OF RESPONSIBILITIESLEADERSHIPCOMMUNITYAGREEMENTSTRATEGYADBGOVERNMENTSOBJECTIVESCITY PLANNINGSERVICEDISTRICTSDEVELOPMENT PROSPECTSWorking PaperWorld Bank10.1596/23567