Managing the Coordination of Service Delivery in Metropolitan Cities : The Role of Metropolitan Governance

This paper examines different models of governing structure found in metropolitan areas around the world. It evaluates how well these models achieve the coordination of service delivery over the entire metropolitan area as well as the extent to which they result in the equitable sharing of costs of services. Based on theory and case studies from numerous cities in developed and less developed countries, the paper concludes that there is no "one size fits all" model of metropolitan governance. Other observations from the case studies highlight the importance of the process of implementing a metropolitan structure, the need to match fiscal resources with expenditure responsibilities, the need to have a governance structure that covers the entire economic region, and the critical importance of having a strong regional structure that ensures that services are delivered in a coordinated fashion across municipal boundaries.

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Main Author:	Slack, Enid
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2007-08
Subjects:	ACCESSIBILITY, ACCOUNTABILITY, ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS, ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEMS, AIR, ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES, AUTONOMY, BASIC SERVICE, BUSES, CAPITAL EXPENDITURES, CENTRAL CITIES, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT, CITIZENS, CITIZENSHIP, CIVIL SOCIETY, COMPLAINTS, CONGESTION, CONSENSUS, CONSTITUENCIES, CONSTITUENCY, CONSTITUTION, CORRUPTION, COUNCILS, CRIME, DEBENTURES, DECENTRALIZATION, DECISION MAKERS, DECISION-MAKING, DECISION-MAKING PROCESS, DEMOCRACY, DEMOCRATIC COUNTRIES, DEMOCRATIZATION, DISCRETION, DISTRICT GOVERNMENTS, DIVISION OF POWERS, DRIVERS, ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY, ECONOMIES OF SCALE, ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES, ELECTRICITY, EMERGENCY SERVICES, EMPLOYMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES, EXPENDITURE, EXPENDITURE RESPONSIBILITIES, EXTERNALITIES, FINANCIAL RESOURCES, FIRE DEPARTMENTS, FISCAL CAPACITY, FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION, FISCAL RESOURCES, FISCAL REVENUES, FOREIGN TRADE, GARBAGE COLLECTION, GOOD GOVERNANCE, GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY, GOVERNMENT CONTROLS, GOVERNMENT FUNDING, GOVERNMENT POLICY, GOVERNMENT SERVICES, GOVERNMENT SYSTEMS, HEALTH SERVICES, HIGHWAYS, HOUSING, HOUSING DEVELOPMENT, HUMAN RESOURCES, INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT, INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING, INSPECTION, INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS, INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS, INTERGOVERNMENTAL TRANSFERS, JUSTICE, LAND USE, LARGE CITIES, LAWS, LEADERSHIP, LEGISLATION, LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITY, LEGISLATORS, LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT, LICENSES, LOCAL AUTHORITIES, LOCAL AUTONOMY, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, LOCAL GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES, LOCAL GOVERNMENT SERVICES, LOCAL GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, LOCAL TAXES, MEDIA, METROPOLITAN AREAS, METROPOLITAN CITIES, MILITARY REGIME, MINISTER, MINISTERS, MOBILITY, MUNICIPAL, MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION, MUNICIPAL FINANCE, MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT, MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS, MUNICIPAL INFRASTRUCTURE, MUNICIPAL OFFICIALS, MUNICIPAL SERVICES, MUNICIPALITIES, MUNICIPALITY, NATIONS, NEGATIVE EXTERNALITIES, POLICE, POLITICIANS, POLLUTION CONTROL, POPULATION GROWTH, PREFECTURES, PRICE SETTING, PRIVATE SECTOR, PROPERTY TAX BASE, PROPERTY TAXES, PUBLIC, PUBLIC FINANCE, PUBLIC HEALTH, PUBLIC POLICIES, PUBLIC SAFETY, PUBLIC SECTOR, PUBLIC SERVICE, PUBLIC SERVICES, PUBLIC TRANSIT, PUBLIC WORKS, RAIL, RAIL NETWORK, RAILWAY, RAILWAYS, RAPID TRANSIT, RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEMS, REFERENDUM, REGIONAL PLANNING, REGIONAL TRANSIT, REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION, REGULATORY POWERS, REVENUE COLLECTION, REVENUE SOURCES, ROAD, ROADS, SANITATION, SAVINGS, SERVICE DELIVERY, SEWAGE, SIDEWALKS, SIZE OF GOVERNMENT, SOCIAL ASSISTANCE, SOCIAL SECURITY, SOCIAL SERVICES, SOCIAL WELFARE, SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL, SPECIAL DISTRICTS, STATE GOVERNMENT, STREET LIGHTING, STRUCTURE OF GOVERNANCE, STRUCTURE OF GOVERNMENT, SUBSIDIARITY PRINCIPLE, SUBURBS, TAX, TAX RATES, TAX REVENUES, TAX SYSTEM, TAXIS, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, TOLL, TOLL ROADS, TOLLS, TOWNSHIPS, TRAFFIC, TRAFFIC CONTROL, TRAFFIC LIGHTS, TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT, TRAINS, TRANSPORT, TRANSPORTATION, TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY, TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM, TRIAL, TRUE, TUNNELS, URBAN DEVELOPMENT, URBAN GOVERNANCE, URBAN GOVERNMENT, URBAN GROWTH, URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE, URBAN PLANNING, URBAN ROADS, URBAN SERVICES, URBAN SPRAWL, USER CHARGES, VIOLENCE, WAGES, WATER POLLUTION, WATER SUPPLY, WEALTH,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/08/8091606/managing-coordination-service-delivery-metropolitan-cities-role-metropolitan-governance https://hdl.handle.net/10986/7264
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