UNCDF LED Policy Manual
The United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) is currently creating programs to support local governments in fostering and coordinating economic growth in least developed countries. UNCDF's Local Economic Development Program (LEDP) aims to build local government capacity to support and promote LED by investing in governance, businessenabling environments, and catalytic interventions. In support of these efforts, the Capstone team created an LED Policy Manual that analyzes the type and scope of LED promotion in selected local authorities. The team conducted its analysis using case studies focused on the experiences of local governments in select municipalities of South Africa and Sweden. The lessons learned from the experiences promoting LED in advanced and middleincome contexts are intended to provide UNCDF with the tools to develop best practices for local governments in developing countries.