Title: Localizing the MDGs : unlocking the potential of the local public sector to engage in development and poverty reduction

Authors: Boex, Jamie

Place: [Washington, DC]

Publisher: Urban institute center on international development and governance (IDG)

Year: 2010

Journal: IDG working paper

Volume: 2010-04

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Subject: Rural Decentralization and Local Governance

Keywords: local government, poverty alleviation, development strategies, international co-operation

Abstract: This paper explores how local governments and deconcentrated national government departments can contribute to achieving poverty reduction and development outcomes. Increasingly, the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are pursued in a top-down manner.

URL: http://www.urban.org/UploadedPDF/412237-Localizing-the-MDGs.pdf

Document type: Portal