Improving local infrastructure finance in developing countries through grant-loan linkages: Ideas from Indonesia's water sector

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Abstract

In recent years, developing countries under fiscal pressure have increasing recognized significant weaknesses in their intergovernmental mechanisms for financing local infrastructure. Many countries are in the process of rationalizing poorly coordinated and subjectively allocated grant systems as well as loans. Such efforts, however, are typically undertaken independently of each other, often providing conflicting incentives for local fiscal behavior. I argue that the reform of grant and loan mechanisms should be explicitly linked to improve the overall effectiveness of the infrastructure finance system. The potential complications involved in designing grant-loan linkages, however, are considerable. I illustrate some key issues by examining the water sector in Indonesia, concluding with suggestions for how to think about creating such linkages in other sectors and countries.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1561-1585
Number of pages25
JournalInternational Journal of Public Administration
Volume22
Issue number11-12
DOIs
StatePublished - 1999

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Business and International Management
  • Public Administration

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