Governments and donors are advocating the participation of poor communities in the delivery of urban services. This title offers practical guidance for municipal officials, and others working in urban development and poverty reduction, on the range of issues to be addressed in planning and managing cities with community participation.

Arguing that public-private partnerships are the way forward for urban development in the south as well as in the north, this volume provides a practical sourcebook on how such partnerships can be developed in ways that meet the needs of the poor and reduce social exclusion.

For decades, corruption in Ethiopia has only been discussed at the margins. Perhaps because many have not experienced corruption as a significant constraint to their lives and businesses, or perhaps because a culture of circumspection has dampened open dialogue, Ethiopia has neither seen the information flows nor the debate on corruption that most other countries have seen in recent years. This study attempts to fill this information gap. Conducted by the World Bank (with financial support from the UK, the Netherlands and Canada) in conjunction with the Federal Ethics and Anti-Corruption...