Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia : Issues in Urban and Municipal Development

The present study examines the challenges facing municipal governments in FYR Macedonia. The introductory chapter provides some further context for these developments, in terms of the challenges they pose for urban areas and their governments. Chapter Two examines issues for financial management of municipalities under the decentralized regime, and the attendant need for improving local government capacity. The third chapter highlights questions in the area of communal services, where municipal governments retain overall provision and supervisory responsibilities of the local public enterprises. The fourth chapter focuses on urban planning and land management, an area critical to the efficient functioning of cities and for which municipalities have acquired new obligations. The approach of the report is to assemble existing data from many available studies, both by the World Bank and by other sources, and information obtained from interviews in the country to articulate ideas and recommendations for consideration by the Government elected in July 2006, by municipal governments, and by other stakeholders.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2006-11
Subjects:	ACCESS TO INFORMATION, ACCOUNTABILITY, ACCOUNTING, ADMINISTRATIVE DECENTRALIZATION, ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES, ARREARS, ASSET SALES, ASSETS, AUCTION, AUTONOMY, BALANCE SHEET, BANKS, BORROWING, BUDGETING, CADASTRE, CADASTRES, CAPACITY BUILDING, CAPACITY CONSTRAINTS, CAPITAL EXPENDITURES, CAPITAL GRANTS, CAPITAL MARKETS, CITIES, COMMERCIAL PROPERTY, CONTINGENT LIABILITIES, CREDITWORTHINESS, CURRENCY, DEBTS, DECENTRALIZATION, DECENTRALIZATION PROCESS, DEVOLUTION, DOMESTIC DEBT, EAST EUROPE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC RECOVERY, ELECTRICITY, EMPLOYMENT, ENTERPRISE PERFORMANCE, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, EQUALIZATION, EQUIPMENT, ETHNIC GROUPS, EXPENDITURE, EXPENDITURE ASSIGNMENTS, EXTERNALITIES, FINANCES, FINANCIAL HEALTH, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE, FINANCIAL WEAKNESSES, FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION, FOREIGN CAPITAL, FOREIGN INVESTORS, GOVERNANCE ISSUES, GOVERNMENT CAPACITY, GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES, GOVERNMENT GRANTS, GOVERNMENT REFORM, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, HOLDING, HOUSEHOLD INCOME, HOUSING, INCOME, INCOME LEVEL, INCOME TAX, INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT, INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS, INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT, INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK, INSTRUMENT, INTERGOVERNMENTAL FISCAL RELATIONS, INTERGOVERNMENTAL TRANSFERS, INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, INVESTMENT CLIMATE, INVESTMENT FUNDS, INVESTMENT GRANTS, INVESTMENT REQUIREMENTS, INVESTMENT RISKS, LABOR MARKET, LABOR MARKETS, LAND DEVELOPMENT, LAND MANAGEMENT, LAND OWNERSHIP, LAND SPECULATION, LAND SUPPLY, LAND USE, LAWS, LEGAL FRAMEWORK, LEGAL FRAMEWORKS, LEGISLATION, LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK, LICENSES, LOCAL ADMINISTRATION, LOCAL AUTHORITIES, LOCAL BUDGETS, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, LOCAL GOVERNMENT BUDGETS, LOCAL GOVERNMENT MANAGEMENT, LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, LOCAL GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE, LOCAL GOVERNMENT REVENUE, LOCAL GOVERNMENT REVENUES, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE, LOCAL LEVEL, LOCAL REVENUE, LOCAL TAXES, MACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT, MARKET ECONOMIES, MARKET ECONOMY, MARKET INFORMATION, MARKET PRICES, MAYORS, MIGRATION, MUNICIPAL, MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION, MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS, MUNICIPAL DEBT, MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT, MUNICIPAL FINANCE, MUNICIPAL FINANCING, MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT, MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS, MUNICIPAL LEVEL, MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT, MUNICIPAL OFFICIALS, MUNICIPAL PERFORMANCE, MUNICIPAL REVENUE, MUNICIPAL SERVICES, MUNICIPALITIES, MUNICIPALITY, NATURAL RESOURCES, NEGATIVE EXTERNALITIES, NONPAYMENT, PENSIONS, PERSONAL INCOME, POLITICAL DECENTRALIZATION, PRIVATE INVESTMENT, PRIVATE INVESTOR, PRIVATE INVESTORS, PRIVATE SECTOR, PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION, PRODUCTIVITY, PROPERTY RIGHTS, PROPERTY TAX COLLECTION, PROPERTY TAXES, PUBLIC, PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY, PUBLIC DEBT, PUBLIC ENTERPRISES, PUBLIC INFORMATION, PUBLIC INVESTMENT, PUBLIC MANAGEMENT, PUBLIC PARTICIPATION, PUBLIC SECTOR, PUBLIC SECTOR INTERVENTIONS, PUBLIC SERVICES, PUBLIC TRANSPORT, REAL ESTATE MARKETS, REGULATORY FRAMEWORK, REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS, REMITTANCES, REPAYMENT, RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE, RESOURCE ALLOCATION, RETURN, REVENUE MOBILIZATION, REVENUE SOURCES, ROADS, SAFETY NETS, SALE OF SECURITIES, SETTLEMENTS, SEWAGE, SMALL MUNICIPALITIES, SOCIAL SERVICES, SOCIAL WELFARE, SOLID WASTE COLLECTION, SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL, SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT, SPATIAL PLANNING, STRUCTURAL PROBLEMS, TAX, TAX ADMINISTRATION, TAX CAPACITY, TAX COLLECTION, TAX COLLECTIONS, TAX REVENUES, TAXATION, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, TRANSACTIONS COSTS, TRANSITION COUNTRIES, TRANSPARENCY, TRANSPORT, UNEMPLOYMENT RATE, URBAN AREAS, URBAN ECONOMIES, URBAN GROWTH, URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE, URBAN LAND MANAGEMENT, URBAN MANAGEMENT, URBAN PLANNING, URBAN POOR, URBAN POVERTY, URBAN SERVICES, URBAN SETTLEMENTS, URBANIZATION, UTILITIES, WATER SUPPLY, WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/11/8059401/former-yugoslav-republic-macedonia-issues-urban-municipal-development-policy-note https://hdl.handle.net/10986/19254
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