A Better Metro Manila?: Towards Responsible Local Governance, Decentralization and Equitable Development

ISBN-13: 9789811978036 / Angielski / Twarda / 2023 / 396 str.

Teresa S. Encarnacion Tadem; Maria Ela L. Atienza

Opis

This book contributes to efforts in furthering the democratization and development processes in the Philippines by examining the decentralization efforts in Metro Manila. It explores existing as well as proposed development models for governance with focus on the effective and efficient delivery of social services, bringing forth growth with equity through development efforts, and addressing national-local concerns to promote political and socio-economic stability in the country. In doing so, the book examines the strong and weak governance points in the National Capital Region of the Philippines, and identifies areas for reform.

Spis treści

Chapter 1:Introduction: The Search for Alternative Models for Responsible Local Governance

Chapter 2: The Evolving Empowerment of Local Governance and Promotion of Local Governance in the Philippines: An Overview

Chapter 3: Where the Gaps Are: Reexamining the Framework of Multilevel Governance to Improve the Delivery of Key Public Services in Metro Manila

Chapter 4: Where the Gaps Are: Assessing Alternative Models of Governance to Improve the Delivery of Key Public Services in Metro Manila

Chapter 5: Decentralisation Experiences in the Philippines: Social Services Sectors and The Local Government Code of 1991

Chapter 6: The State of Health, Health Service Delivery, and Equity of Access in Metro Manila: Challenges and Possible Ways Forward

Chapter 7: Basic Education and Federalism: Implications and Options for the National Capital Region

Chapter 8: Ensuring the Affordability of Socialized Housing: Towards Livable and Sustainable Homes for the Filipino Poor

Chapter 9: Reclaiming Public Services: Giving Back Ownership and Control of Water Services to the Public Sector

Chapter 10: Alternative Water Sources for Metro Manila for Water Security and Resilience

Chapter 11: Urban Dimensions of Floodings and Holistic Flood Risk Management: Case of Pasig-Marikina River Basin in Metro Manila

Chapter 12: Urban Environmental Governance and Sustainable Development: Empowering National and Local Governments for Solid Waste Management in the Philippines

Chapter 13: Urban Farming and Land Use Governance in Metro Manila

Chapter 14: IRA and Local Fiscal Governance in the Philippines

Chapter 15: Risk Transfer Mechanism: Charting a Strategy on Local Insurance

Chapter 16: Reforms and Ways Forward for Responsible Governance, Decentralization and Equitable Development

 

 

 

O autorze

Teresa S. Encarnacion Tadem, PhD is Professor at the Department of Political Science, College of Social Sciences and Philosophy (CSSP), University of the Philippines Diliman (UPD). She is also currently the Executive Director of the University of the Philippines Center for Integrative and Development Studies (UP CIDS). UP CIDS is the policy unit of the UP System. She served as Chair of the Department of Political Science (2000-2004), director of the UP Third World Studies Center, and President of the Philippine Political Science Association (PPSA) (2011-2013).

Maria Ela L. Atienza, PhD is Professor at the Department of Political Science, University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman. She is the Editor of the Philippine Political Science Journal (the internationally refereed, Web of Science and Scopus-listed journal of the Philippine Political Science Association) and Co-Convenor of the UP Center for Integrative and Development Studies’ Program on Social and Political Change. She also served as Chair of the Department of Political Science (2016-2019), Director of the UP Third World Studies Center (2010-2013), and President of the Philippine Political Science Association (2007-2009).  

Blurb

“This book is very timely. It sheds light on a better Metro Manila within the context of local governance, decentralization and equitable development. Metro Manila’s experience is an excellent study of how institutions continue to evolve given the challenges of metropolitanization and rapid urbanization. This book is a must read for public administration and governance scholars and practitioners who want to understand metropolitan governance not only in the Philippines but in Asia as well.”

— Alex Brillantes, Jr., Professor, National College of Public Administration and Governance, University of the Philippines Diliman

 

“As the editors convincingly assert, the framework of decentralized local governance in the Philippines is at a crossroads. Urban governance presents particularly daunting challenges, and nowhere more so than in the megalopolis of Metro Manila. In this landmark volume, authors present innovative and timely reform proposals across a range of policy realms. The volume offers a critical first step toward “a better Metro Manila” as it provides policy guidance toward the goal of more responsible local governance and more equitable development outcomes.”

— Paul D. Hutchcroft, Professor of Political Science and Social Change, Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs, The Australian National University

 

This book contributes to efforts in furthering the democratization and development processes in the Philippines by examining the decentralization efforts in Metro Manila. It explores existing as well as proposed development models for governance with focus on the effective and efficient delivery of social services, bringing forth growth with equity through development efforts, and addressing national-local concerns to promote political and socio economic stability in the country. In doing so, the book examines the strong and weak governance points in the National Capital Region of the Philippines, and identifies areas for reform.

 

Teresa S. Encarnacion Tadem is Professor of Political Science at the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman and Executive Director, UP Center for Integrative and Development Studies (CIDS).

 

Maria Ela L. Atienza is Professor of Political Science at the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman and Co-Convenor, UP CIDS Program on Social and Political Change.