This book analyzes the architecture of fiscal decentralization in one hundred and ten countries as well as in major metropolitan areas. In the majority of these countries, local authorities are taking on more and more responsibilities for public investment and the provision of services that are...

With less than five years to go before 2015, work has begun on a post-2015 development agenda. This report - sixth in the series published by ADB, ESCAP and UNDP on MDG achievement in Asia and the Pacific region - is part of that effort. The report, Accelerating Equitable Achievement of the...