Governing Cities: New institutional forms in developing countries and transitional economies (Urban Management Series) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1853394971 ISBN 13: 9781853394973

Publisher: Practical Action Publishing, 2002

Synopsis

Urbanization and decentralization are overwhelming trends in almost every country of the world. Together they place a heavy burden on urban managers but at the same time generate tremendous opportunities for institutional change. Governing Cities provides insight into the effects of these global trends and the innovative efforts of governments, the private sector and communities to capitalize on the potential they unleash for improved governance of the cities they inhabit. The editors distil and discuss the elements contributing to the changing role of urban management: the prerequisites for and effects of decentralization - the importance of good governance and attention to cultural diversity - the role and potential of technological developments - the importance of formulating policies at city level. Governing Cities analyses practical experiences from formerly highly centralized economies of Eastern Europe as well as initiatives - both successful and less successful - in countries as diverse as India, Ethiopia, Indonesia and Brazil.

About this title

Synopsis

This collection of case studies from Asia, Latin America, Africa and Eastern Europe offers scholars and practitioners interested in urban management an insight into how new institutional forms have developed in projects and programmes. The wide geographical spread of the book allows the reader to analyse the different regional approaches used. The contributors, working from personal experience, give practical insights into development activities by governments, the private sector and community workers, and how their roles are changing.

About the Author

Miene Pieter van Dijk is an economist who splits his time between working as IHS professor of Urban management in emerging economies at the Economic Faculty of the Erasmus University in Rotterdam (EUR) at IHS. He worked on and in developing countries since 1973, in particular on the role of small enterprises in urban development and on urban finance issues.

Edition details

• Publisher: Practical Action Publishing
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1853394971
• ISBN 13: 9781853394973
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 248
• Editor: Van Dijk Meine Pieter