Funding Community Initiatives - Arrossi, Silvina a Bombarolo, Felix a Hardoy, Jorge E a Mitlin, Diana a Coscio, Luis Perez a Satterthwaite, David

At least one third of the urban population of Africa, Asia, and Latin America remains poor. This book analyses the conditions necessary for successful community initiatives and includes case studies of 18 intermediary institutions (most of them Third World NGOs) who provide technical, legal and financial services to low-income households.