ABSTRACT
In the pursuit of partnerships focused on achieving sustainable service improvements for the poor, municipalities must explore and expand their knowledge of the opportunities for partnering. While this book explicitly includes the private sector as a potential partner for municipal service delivery, the focus on partnerships for the poor opens up the question about which other actors should be involved in a reconstructed approach. Building on the previous discussions that highlight the importance of integrated approaches to urban management and poverty reduction, this chapter therefore considers the potential of each of the three organisational sectors (government, the private sector and civil society) in partnerships developed at the municipal level.
