 Urban Development Policies in the 1990s: A Summary of World Bank Urban Policy Paper and Research UpdateMichael A. Cohen and Kyu Sik Lee Chapter 2 in Regional Science in Developing Countries, 1997, pp 7-15 from Palgrave Macmillan Abstract: Abstract In 1991, the World Bank produced a policy paper to address emerging urban development issues that cities in the developing world face in the 1990s. This paper, entitled Urban Policy and Economic Development: An Agenda for the 1990s, (Cohen et al., 1991) proposed a policy framework and strategy to link World Bank assistance in the urban sector to the broader objectives of economic development. The policy framework was developed based on a review of the past experiences of the governments of member countries and the donor community, in response to the increasing demand for urban services and infrastructure resulting from the rapid growth of these cities. In this regard, this urban policy paper is a retrospective and prospective report, which takes stock of twenty years of experiences of the bank and member countries, and presents a new policy framework and strategy for building a ‘working consensus’ among the parties concerned. Keywords: Gross Domestic Product; Policy Framework; Urban Economy; Urban Policy; Infrastructure Service (search for similar items in EconPapers) There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:pal:palchp:978-1-349-25459-0_2 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-25459-0_2 Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in Palgrave Macmillan Books from Palgrave Macmillan |
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