Funding Urban Management in Poor Countries: A Case of Minna, Nigeria

Abstract

Urban areas in developing countries are daily faced with a number of problems which has remained obstacles to their development and the wellbeing of their people especially the poor. This paper emphasizes the roles of city authorities in urban management especially the funding of infrastructure which have become engines of urban growth and sustainability. Current and possible avenues for the generation of funds needed for functional urban infrastructure are explored here. In doing this, specific highlight on the various avenues usually overlooked by the city authorities and which when well explored as in developed countries of today can sustain cities and the nation at large, were looked into.