Urban governance, voice and poverty in the developing world / / Nick Devas ; with Philip Amis. [et al.]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910450375603321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; Sterling, Va. : , : Earthscan Publications, , 2004
• ISBN: 1-84977-368-8; 1-280-47599-4; 9786610475995; 1-136-54930-7; 600-00-0280-7; 1-4175-8333-9
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (240 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): AmisPhilip <1956->; DevasNick
• Disciplina: 339.4/6/091724
• Soggetti: Urban poor - Developing countries; Poverty - Developing countries; Municipal government - Developing countries; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]-218) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Urban Governance, Voice and Poverty in the Developing World; Copyright; Contents; List of Photographs; List of Figures, Tables and Boxes; The Research Team; About the Authors; Preface; Acknowledgements and Disclaimer; List of Acronyms and Abbreviations; Chapter 1: Introduction; The research and its key message; How have urban governance and poverty been considered in previous work?; The city case studies; Outline of the book; Chapter 2: Urban Poverty and Governance in an Era of Globalization, Decentralization and Democratization; Urban poverty; Urban governance; Global shifts; ConclusionChapter 3: Economic Growth, Urban Poverty and City Governance; Introduction; Do the poor benefit from city economic growth?; City economic growth and poverty reduction; City goverance and economic growth; City governance and poverty reduction; Chapter ; 4: Surviving in the City; Introduction; Framing urban livelihoods; Household livelihood strategies; Wider social networks of the urban poor; Urban governance and the social assets of the poor; Conclusion; Chapter 5: Urban Politics; Introduction; Democratization, decentralization, rights and regime change; Forms of democracy; Actors, power relationships and political practicesConclusion; Chapter 6: Urban Government; New opportunities for responsive city government; Constraints on city government; Generating and managing the financial resources; Responsive city government; Conclusions; Chapter 7: Civil Society Organizations; Introduction; Civil society and urban development; The extent of civil society organizations in the ten cities; Civil society and poverty reduction; The constraints facing civil society; Conclusion; Chapter 8: Regulating the Informal Sector; The importance of the informal sector; Background to the informal sectorThe role of city government in enhancing and protecting the assets of the poor in the informal sector; Regulation of the informal sector; The stories from the cities; Emerging themes; Concluding remarks; Chapter 9: Accessing Land and Services; The challenge; Inadequacies in provision; Gaining access; Access and the nature of urban governance; Conclusions; Chapter 10: Conclusions; City comparisons; Some conclusions on the key research questions; Some implications for policy and governance; Directions for further research; Annex 1: Research Methodology; Annex 2: Urban Governance, Partnerships and Poverty Research Working PapersReferences; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: 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