Author: Alex B. Brillantes (Jr.)Publisher:
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Category : Decentralization in government
Languages : en
Pages : 676
Book Description
Decentralization and Good Urban Governance
Author: Alex B. Brillantes (Jr.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Decentralization in government
Languages : en
Pages : 676
Book Description
Theme: Decentralization and Good Urban Governance Contributing Towards the Attainment of Millennium Development Goals : [program]
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Category : Decentralization in government
Languages : en
Pages : 103
Book Description
Decentralization and Local Governance in Developing Countries
Author: Pranab K. BardhanPublisher: MIT Press (MA)
ISBN: 9780262267694
Category : Comparative government
Languages : en
Pages : 375
Book Description
Comparative and interdisciplinary perspectives on the current trend in the developing world of devolving political and economic power to local governments.
Urban Governance Voice and Poverty in the Developing World
Author: Nick DevasPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136549307
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Poverty 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.
Governing Urban Africa
Author: Carlos Nunes SilvaPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 1349951099
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 383
Book Description
This 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.
Governance for Urban Services
Author: Shabbir CheemaPublisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 9811529736
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
This 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.
Governance on the Ground
Author: Patricia Louise McCarneyPublisher: Woodrow Wilson Center Press
ISBN: 9780801878510
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
Governance 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.
Decentralized Governance and Accountability
Author: Jonathan A. RoddenPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 110849790X
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 313
Book Description
Reviews recent lessons about decentralized governance and implications for future development programs and policies.
The Challenge of Urban Government
Author: Mila FreirePublisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN: 9780821347386
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 488
Book Description
Cities 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