Inadequate city governance

Without competent and accountable urban governance, much of the potential contribution of cities to economic and social development is lost.

1. Government incompetence

1. Unstructured local government in small communities
2. Unfair local tax increase
3. Unethical practices in local government
4. Undefined government role for urban services
5. Unbridled competition among government agencies
6. Inappropriate local administrative organization
7. Inadequate urban political machinery
8. Inadequate town planning
9. Inadequate local government financing
10. Arbitrary land assessments

1. Hostilities between central and local governments
2. Dependency on local authorities

1. Reporting negligence in local government
2. Regulating local government
3. Neglecting local government
4. Managing communities
5. Improving financing by local government
6. Improving administration of local government
7. Denouncing profligacy