ABSTRACT
This chapter presents a strategy to develop the capacity of municipalities to understand, formulate and implement public–private partnerships (PPPs) focused on improving services for the poor. This strategy implicitly covers the ‘what’, ‘why’ and ‘who’ of partnerships in the context of poverty, municipal government and outside influences; it also emphasises the importance of linking partnerships with existing urban governance and poverty reduction frameworks. Aspects concerning the poor are inherent in all the components; they are overlaid with a concern for those existing and potential dimensions of partnerships that affect the poor. Underpinning the partnership with receptive, skilled and effective public sector partners is highlighted as being a key aspect of the framework. This chapter provides a framework for capacity building and provides the structure for the remainder of the sourcebook.
