Books by Nick Devas

Considering the size and importance of Indonesia, remarkably little has been published in the West about the society and government of that country. With over 160 million people, it is the fifth most populous country in the world.

Finance is a critical issue for municipal governments around the world, and a major constraint on the delivery of pro-poor services at the local level. This sourcebook provides a framework for analysing municipal finance capacity and ways of addressing financial constraints. It identifies a framework for diagnosing municipal finance capacity.