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UNINA9910783538203321 |
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Autore |
Devas Nick |
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Titolo |
Urban Governance, Voice, and Poverty in the Developing World |
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New York, : Routledge, Oct. 2004 |
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Florence, : Taylor & Francis Group [distributor] |
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1-136-54929-3 |
1-84977-368-8 |
1-280-47599-4 |
9786610475995 |
1-136-54930-7 |
600-00-0280-7 |
1-4175-8333-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (240 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Urban poor - Developing countries |
Poverty - Developing countries |
Municipal government - Developing countries |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]-218) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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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 |
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