economic-governance

Local Economic Development Strategy Casebook

This is an annotated casebook of local economic development strategies from high and middle income countries. It introduces readers to various approaches to designing LED strategies.

Local Economic Development: Primer - World Bank

This primer provides an understanding of LED, why it is practiced, and how it is practiced. This strategic approach has been used in many countries. Comprehensive referencing to other resources. Multiple languages

ECOLOC Programme- Programmes to Projects

Understanding your Local Economy: Analysing the Data- Guide to Data Analysis Tools

This chapter presents tools that can be used to analyse data collected on the local economy. It explains each tool, how it can be used, and gives examples of where it has been used.

Assessing and Starting a Local Economic Development Initiative: A USAID Primer

This four-part primer introduces LED for USAID mission staff but is useful introduction for beginner’s too. It builds a conceptual understanding, gives successful strategies and case studies, and links to other sources.

Making LED Strategies World Bank Trainers Manual Introduction

This World Bank product is the first part of a larger trainers resource. This section provides a definition to LED, a brief history, context and the rationale for LED with links to other resources.

National LED legislation is being considered by many countries. See this legislation from the UK that received Royal Assent today.

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Tax Administration Project, Tanzania

This World Bank tax administration project from Tanzania is an example of how a tax administration can facilitate the growth of small and medium enterprises by eliminating administrative and other burdens faced by these enterprises.

Business Environment Strengthening Tanzania

At national level the government in 2002 launched the Business Environment Strengthening Tanzania (BEST), which seeks to reduce the burden on businesses by eradicating as many procedural and administrative barriers as possible. BEST is targeting businesses in general and micro-, small and medium sized enterprises (MSMEs) in particular. Within this macro framework, local governments have been empowered through the local government reform programme.

Tax Administration Modernization Project, Russia

This World Bank project in Russia provides an example of how a tax administration can facilitate the growth of SMEs by eliminating administrative and other burdens faced by these enterprises.