Decentralized Multilevel Planning Principles and Practice (Asian and African Experiences)

Rapid urbanisation in its trail brings a host of problems such as housing for living, provision of water supply, health services and other social amenities. These amenities require huge funds. Most municipal administrations are not strong anough to carry out these functions. The problem of financing the Local Government has been heightened by the increase in prices, heavy cost of meeting the expenditure on establishment and on development activities. Added to this the inefficiency in financial m