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GRAHAM FLOATER, DAN DOWLING, DENISE CHAN, MATTHEW ULTERINO, JUERGEN BRAUNSTEIN, TIM MCMINN
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Urbanisation is one of the most important potential drivers of productivity and growth in the global economy. But if countries and cities are to capture the productivity benefits of urban growth while minimising the costs, cities will need to shift to a more economically and environmentally sustainable growth pattern. This policy brief focuses on the role of national governments in mobilising and directing urban finance, with the aim of supporting policymakers and practitioners to think systematically about financing compact, connected, and coordinated urban development. 

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