The first in-depth study of the impact of economic and political decentralization on planning practice in developing economies, this innovative volume, using original case study research by leading experts drawn from diverse fields of inquiry, from planning to urban studies, geography and economics, explores the dramatic transformation that decentralization implies in responsibilities of the local planning and governance structures.
It examines a range of key issues, including:
public and private finance
local leadership and electoral...
The first in-depth study of the impact of economic and political decentralization on planning practice in developing economies, this innovative vol...
The first in-depth study of the impact of economic and political decentralization on planning practice in developing economies, this innovative volume, using original case study research by leading experts drawn from diverse fields of inquiry, from planning to urban studies, geography and economics, explores the dramatic transformation that decentralization implies in responsibilities of the local planning and governance structures.
It examines a range of key issues, including:
public and private finance
local leadership and electoral...
The first in-depth study of the impact of economic and political decentralization on planning practice in developing economies, this innovative vol...
The Cities of the Global South Reader adopts a fresh and critical approach to the fi eld of urbanization in the developing world. The "Reader "incorporates both early and emerging debates about the diverse trajectories of urbanization processes in the context of the restructured global alignments in the last three decades. Emphasizing the historical legacies of colonialism, the "Reader "recognizes the entanglement of conditions and concepts often understood in binary relations: first/third worlds, wealth/poverty, development/underdevelopment, and inclusion/exclusion. By asking: whose city?...
The Cities of the Global South Reader adopts a fresh and critical approach to the fi eld of urbanization in the developing world. The "Reader "inco...
The Cities of the Global South Reader adopts a fresh and critical approach to the fi eld of urbanization in the developing world. The Reader incorporates both early and emerging debates about the diverse trajectories of urbanization processes in the context of the restructured global alignments in the last three decades. Emphasizing the historical legacies of colonialism, the Reader recognizes the entanglement of conditions and concepts often understood in binary relations: first/third worlds, wealth/poverty, development/underdevelopment, and inclusion/exclusion. By...
The Cities of the Global South Reader adopts a fresh and critical approach to the fi eld of urbanization in the developing world. The R...
