| Description |
x, 288 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: toward the comparative study of urban governance / Richard E. Stren -- Confronting critical disjunctures in the governance of cities / Patricia L. McCarney -- Ethnographies of governance: urban spaces and actors in the Middle East / Seteney Shami -- Bellavista: local political activism in defense of a Barrio / Lucy Winchester, Teresa Cèceres, and Alfredo Rodri̕guez -- Democratic governance and participation tales of two cities / Renato Raul Boschi -- Fiscal innovations and urban governance / Om Prakash Mathur -- Rethinking the enabling strategy in urban housing: state civil society dynamics in Southeast Asia / Emma Porio -- Reforming governance in Dhaka, Bangladesh / Nazrul Islam with Mohammad Mohabbat Khan, Nurul Islam Nazem, and Mohammad Habibur Rahman -- My soul I can see: the limits of governing African cities in a context of globalization and complexity / Mark sSilling, Abdoumaliq Simone, and Firoz Khan -- Governance and municipal management in Mexico and Colombia between clientelist practices and new forms of democratic government / Emilio Duhau and Martha Schteingart. |
| Subject |
Municipal government -- Developing countries -- Case studies.
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Municipal government. |
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Developing countries. |
| Genre/Form |
Case studies.
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| Subject |
Decentralization in government -- Developing countries -- Case studies.
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Decentralization in government. |
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City planning -- Developing countries -- Case studies.
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City planning. |
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Cities and towns -- Developing countries -- Case studies.
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Cities and towns. |
| Genre/Form |
Case studies.
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| Added Author |
McCarney, Patricia L. (Patricia Louise)
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Stren, Richard E.
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| ISBN |
0801878519 paperback alkaline paper |
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0801878500 cloth alkaline paper |
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