Research reports
Municipal finance for inclusive development
Innovative models for funding infrastructure and services for state and local self-government
Energising local economies: local economic development around the Commonwealth
Background discussion paper for the 2011 Commonwealth Local Government Conference
Improving local government: the Commonwealth vision
Background paper for Commonwealth Local Government Conference 2009, published by CLGF, May 2009.
Financing decentralisation and local government to meet the MDGs, 2007
Paper by the CLGF and ComHabitat submitted to the Commonwealth Finance Ministers Meeting, Guyana, 15-17 October 2007
Delivering development through local leadership
Research paper for background to the Commonwealth Local Government Conference 2007, published by CLGF, March 2007.
Obtaining a municipal credit rating
An introduction to the principle of municipal credit ratings and how they can benefit local authorities, with case studies of good practice.
Produced by CLGF in partnership with the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA). Published by Publications UK for CLGF, November 2006
Municipal finance: innovative resourcing for municipal infrastructure and service provision
Report prepared by Ilias Dirie for CLGF in cooperation with ComHabitat, March 2006.
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Local government service partnerships
Background paper for the Commonwealth Local Government Conference 2003. Published by CLGF, March 2003.