Mozambique - Municipal Development in Mozambique : Lessons from the First Decade - Full report

Municipalities in Mozambique were established by law in 1997 and elected in 1998 for the first time, only a few years after the peace agreement. Most inherited archaic and dysfunctional remnants of colonial and central government systems and infrastructure, and as such limited progress was achieved in transforming them into functioning local governments during the first mandate (1998-2002). During the second mandate (2003-2008), however, significant improvements were seen as municipalities began to grasp the nettle of local governance and some service delivery challenges. By the end of their first decade most municipalities have reorganized themselves to some extent and a number have undertaken initiatives that are beginning to bear fruit. There remains a long way to go, however, before municipalities will be robust enough to deliver quality local services to meet growing demand. There is a danger that the pace of municipal technical and financial capacity development will be overtaken by the growing municipal population and by transfers of additional mandates. Municipalities, central government, and the Association of Municipalities (ANAMM) need to support municipalities to perform their potentially significant role in improving living conditions, stimulating growth and cementing meaningful democracy in Mozambique. This study provides the first integrated assessment of the challenges of local development and service delivery through a municipal lens. It diagnoses the underlying systemic constraints facing municipalities, discusses some of the specific service delivery challenges of the municipalities, and it sets out recommendations for both central and municipal governments to tackle some of these constraints within an integrated and systemic framework.

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Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank 2009-05-01
Subjects:	ACCESS TO LAND, ACCESS TO SERVICES, ACCOUNTABILITY, AFFORDABLE WATER, ASSETS, ASSETS FOR WATER, AUTONOMY, BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE, BASIC SANITATION, BULLETIN, BUSINESS LICENSES, CAPACITY BUILDING, CAPITALS, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT, CITIES, CITIZEN, CITIZEN PARTICIPATION, CITIZENS, CITIZENSHIP, CITY CONSULTATIONS, CITY COUNCILS, CITY SIZE, CIVIL SERVICE, CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS, COMMUNITY WELL, CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT, DECENTRALIZATION, DEMAND FOR SERVICES, DEMOCRACY, DEMOGRAPHIC PROJECTIONS, DEPRECIATION, DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE, DEVELOPMENT PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT PLANS, ECONOMIC ANALYSIS, ELECTRICITY, EMPLOYMENT, EMPLOYMENT CREATION, EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, FISCAL POLICIES, FOOD SECURITY, FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT, GOOD GOVERNANCE, GOVERNANCE INDICATORS, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, GROWTH RATES OF POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE, HOUSING, HUMAN SETTLEMENTS, INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS, INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK, INTERGOVERNMENTAL TRANSFERS, INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION, INVESTMENT REQUIREMENTS, JOB CREATION, JOB TRAINING, LABOR MARKET, LAND TENURE, LAND USE, LAWS, LEGISLATION, LIMITED RESOURCES, LITERACY RATES, LIVING CONDITIONS, LOCAL DEVELOPMENT, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, LOCAL LEVEL, LOCAL OFFICIALS, LOCAL SERVICES, MALARIA, MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, MANDATES, MATERIAL RESOURCES, MAYORS, MDP, MIGRATION, MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE, MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, MINISTRY OF HEALTH, MORTALITY, MORTALITY RATES, MUNICIPAL, MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION, MUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES, MUNICIPAL COUNCIL, MUNICIPAL COUNCILS, MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT, MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, MUNICIPAL FINANCE, MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT, MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS, MUNICIPAL LEVEL, MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT, MUNICIPAL OFFICIALS, MUNICIPAL PERFORMANCE, MUNICIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES, MUNICIPAL SYSTEM, MUNICIPALITIES, MUNICIPALITY, NATIONAL GOVERNMENT, NATIONAL LEGISLATION, NATIONAL LEVEL, NATIONAL WATER DIRECTORATE, NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS, OPERATIONAL CAPACITY, PEACE, POLICY FRAMEWORK, POLICY MAKERS, POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS, POLITICAL PARTICIPATION, POPULATION CENSUS, POPULATION DENSITY, POPULATION ESTIMATES, POPULATION GROWTH, POPULATION GROWTH RATES, POPULATION SIZE, POVERTY ALLEVIATION, POVERTY REDUCTION, POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY, PRACTITIONERS, PRIMARY EDUCATION, PRIVATE OPERATORS, PRIVATE SECTOR, PRODUCTIVITY, PROGRESS, PROPERTY TAXES, PROPERTY TRANSFERS, PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT, PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTS, PROVISION OF SERVICES, PROVISIONS, PUBLIC, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT, PUBLIC PARTICIPATION, PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS, PUBLIC SECTOR, PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT, PUBLIC SECTOR ORGANIZATION, PUBLIC SECTOR REFORM, PUBLIC SERVICE, PUBLIC SERVICE PROVISION, PUBLIC SERVICES, PUBLIC WORKS, QUALITY OF LIFE, RADIO, RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ACTION, RESOURCE CONSTRAINTS, RESOURCE LIMITATIONS, RESPECT, REVENUE COLLECTION, ROADS, RURAL AREAS, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, RURAL GROWTH, RURAL POVERTY, RURAL TOWNS, SANITATION, SANITATION FACILITIES, SANITATION SERVICE, SAVINGS, SCHOOL ATTENDANCE, SERVICE DELIVERY, SERVICE PROVIDERS, SMALL TOWN, SMALL TOWNS, SOCIAL ACTION, SOCIAL AFFAIRS, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL SERVICES, SOCIAL WELFARE, SOLID WASTE, SOLID WASTE COLLECTION, SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT, SPATIAL PLANNING, STATE INTERVENTION, SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT, TAX, TAX LAW, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TECHNICAL CAPACITY, TOWN, TRANSPARENCY, TRANSPORT, URBAN AREAS, URBAN CENTERS, URBAN DEVELOPMENT, URBAN GOVERNANCE, URBAN GROWTH, URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE, URBAN LAND MANAGEMENT, URBAN MIGRATION, URBAN PLANNING, URBAN POOR, URBAN POPULATION, URBAN POPULATION GROWTH, URBAN POPULATIONS, URBAN POVERTY, URBAN SANITATION, URBAN SERVICES, URBAN SETTLEMENTS, URBAN WATER, URBANIZATION, UTILITIES, VEHICLE TAXES, WAR, WATER DEPARTMENT, WATER SUPPLY, WOMAN, WORKING POPULATION,
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