1.

Record Nr.

UNIBAS000018718

Titolo

Liposomes / edited by Nejat Düzgünes

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam...[etc.] : Academic Press

ISBN

0-12-182270-2

0-12-182275-3

0-12-182276-1

ISSN

0076-6879

Descrizione fisica

v. : ill. ; 24 cm

Collana

Methods in enzymology ; 367, 372, 373

Disciplina

572

Soggetti

Liposomi

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Parte A. - c2003. - XXXII, 311 p., [2] p. tav. Parte B. - c2003. - XXXVI, 479 p., [3] p. di tav. Parte C. - c2003. - XXXVIII, 596 p., [3] p. di tav.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910961781803321

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Sterling, VA, : Earthscan, 2004

ISBN

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

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (240 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

DevasNick

Disciplina

339.4/6/091724

Soggetti

Urban poor - Developing countries

Poverty - Developing countries

Municipal government - Developing countries

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

Annotation