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LDnet | World Bank

Publications World Bank (2000). Cities in Transition: World Bank Urban and Local Government Strategy. The World Bank published a comprehensive strategy document to gear its assistance towards achieving the objectives of reducing poverty, promoting broad-based growth, protecting the environment, and supporting effective institutions. Achieving these objectives requires a closer working relationship with the local governments […]

LDnet | World Bank Local Economic Development

The World Bank launched a programme of Local Economic Development through its partly owned subsidiary IFC (international Finance Corporation) in the early 2000s. The initial programme was called DELTA and was informed by Gwen Swinburne who had worked in Hull on local economic development before joining the World Bank. Their approach was to build up […]

LDnet | Territorial Cohesion

Territorial Cohesion is a European Union concept which builds on the European Spatial Development Perspective (ESDP). The main idea of territorial cohesion is to contribute to European sustainable development and competitiveness. It is intended to strengthen the European regions, promote territorial integration and produce coherence of European Union (EU) policies so as to contribute to […]

LDnet | Promising initiatives

For the conference it will organise on 19-20 February 2014 to celebrate its 25th anniversary, AEIDL is looking for information on “promising initiatives” – innovative projects, actions, approaches, systems, etc. from the “field” – which open positive prospects for the region and the communities. We thank those who have provided us with proposals in response […]

LDnet | “CLLD Declaration” : CLLD Community Led Local Development

CLLD Community Led Local Development “CLLD Declaration” Published by Haris Martinos  on 2012-06-18 A statement entitled Community-led local development: making it a success has been prepared by a group of LDnet experts and is supported by several organisations and networks with a long experience and deep knowledge of local development. Comments and statements of support […]