Decentralization and Good Urban Governance
Author: Alex B. Brillantes (Jr.)
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Published: 2004
Total Pages: 676
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Author: Alex B. Brillantes (Jr.)
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Published: 2004
Total Pages: 676
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Published: 2003
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Pranab K. Bardhan
Publisher: MIT Press (MA)
Published: 2014-05-14
Total Pages: 375
ISBN-13: 9780262267694
DOWNLOAD EBOOKComparative and interdisciplinary perspectives on the current trend in the developing world of devolving political and economic power to local governments.
Author: Nick Devas
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2014-10-14
Total Pages: 240
ISBN-13: 1136549307
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPoverty and governance are both issues high on the agenda of international agencies and governments in the South. With urban areas accounting for a steadily growing share of the world's poor people, an international team of researchers focused their attention on the hitherto little-studied relationship between urban governance and urban poverty. In their timely and in-depth examination of ten cities in Africa, Asia and Latin America, they demonstrate that in many countries the global trends towards decentralization and democratization offer new opportunities for the poor to have an influence on the decisions that affect them. They also show how that influence depends on the nature of those democratic arrangements and decision-making processes at the local level, as well as on the ability of the poor to organize. The study involved interviews with key actors within and outside city governments, discussions with poverty groups, community organizations and non-governmental organizations (NGOs), as well as analyses of data on poverty, services and finance. This book presents insights, conclusions and practical examples that are of relevance for other cities. It outlines policy implications for national and local governments, NGOs and donor agencies, and highlights ways in which poor people can use their voice to influence the various institutions of city governance.
Author: Shabbir Cheema
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published: 2020-03-02
Total Pages: 344
ISBN-13: 9811529736
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book examines three vital issues in urbanization and democratization: the institutional structures and processes of urban local governance to improve access to urban services; their outcomes in relation to low-income groups’ access to services, citizen participation in local governance, accountability of local leaders and officials, and transparency in local governance; and the factors that influence access to urban services, especially for the poor and marginalized groups. Further, it describes decentralization policies, views of the residents of slums on the effectiveness of government programs, and innovations in inclusive local governance and access to urban services.
Author: Patricia Louise McCarney
Publisher: Woodrow Wilson Center Press
Published: 2003-09-15
Total Pages: 308
ISBN-13: 9780801878510
DOWNLOAD EBOOKGovernance on the Ground describes people at a local level working through municipal institutions to take more responsibility for their own lives and environment. This study reports what social scientists in eight local networks found when they chose their own subjects for a worldwide comparative study of institutional reform at the local level. Governance on the Ground is the culminating product of the Global Urban Research Initiative, a major 10-year research effort that created a worldwide network of some 400 social scientists. The topics these scholars cover include fiscal innovation, infrastructure projects, social development, housing, harbor development, and political party participation. Material comes from Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Brazil, Sudan, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Lebanon, Israel, Egypt, Bangladesh, India, Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand, and the Philippines. All chapters present governance at a local level in a period characterized by decentralization and democratization, when many governments were improving local accountability and transparency and people were actively participating in public forums, especially through institutions of civil society. Many chapters show the close connection between social science and actual policy formation and implementation in the developing world.
Author: Jonathan A. Rodden
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2019-02-28
Total Pages: 313
ISBN-13: 110849790X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKReviews recent lessons about decentralized governance and implications for future development programs and policies.
Author: Carlos Nunes Silva
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2016-12-09
Total Pages: 383
ISBN-13: 1349951099
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book explores some of the key challenges confronting the governance of cities in Africa, the reforms implemented in the field of urban governance, and the innovative approaches in critical areas of local governance, namely in the broad field of decentralization and urban planning reform, citizen participation, and good governance. The collection also investigates the constraints that continuously hamper urban governments as well as the ability to improve urban governance in African cities through citizen responsive innovations. Decentralization based on the principle of subsidiarity emerges as a critical necessary reform if African cities are to be appropriately empowered to face the challenges created by the unprecedented urban growth rate experienced all over the continent. This requires, among other initiatives, the implementation of an effective local self-government system, the reform of planning laws, including the adoption of new planning models, the development of citizen participation in local affairs, and new approaches to urban informality. The book will be of interest to students, researchers and policy makers in urban studies, and in particular for those interested in urban planning in Africa.
Author: Mila Freire
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Published: 2001-01-01
Total Pages: 488
ISBN-13: 9780821347386
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCities and towns are vital for the development of economic systems and social organisations. However, cities face tremendous challenges. They have to simultaneously attract business, provide a good livelihood for their inhabitants, generate enough resources to finance infrastructure and social needs, and take care of their poor. The Challenge of Urban Government: Policies and Practices looks at the consequences of globalisation on city management. This book focuses on the complex of issues generated in urban areas, such as the dynamics of metropolitan spaces, and the need to define strategic territory for operational and policy purposes. Some urgent challenges include how to handle spillovers across municipalities and the need to create a new city structure over an existing city to give the suburbs some elements of centrality. It examines the dynamics of governance and how to get stakeholders' participation in the government process.
Author: Daniel William Diaz
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Published: 1998
Total Pages: 180
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