Urban governance, voice, and poverty in the developing world
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Earthscan Publications,
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Publisher Address: | London Sterling, VA |
Publication Dates: | 2004. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Carrier Form: | xv, 224 p.: ; 24 cm. |
ISBN: |
1853839930 (pbk.) 1853839922 (hardback) |
Index Number: | F113 |
CLC: | F113.9 |
Call Number: | F113.9/U724 |
Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. Urban poverty and governance in an era of globalization, decentralization, and democratization / Nick Devas -- Economic growth, urban poverty, and city governance / Ursula Grant -- Surviving in the city : livelihoods and linkages of the urban poor / Jo Beall -- Urban politics : exclusion or empowerment? / Carole Rakodi -- Urban government : capacity, resources, and responsiveness / Nick Devas -- Civil society organizations : do they make a difference to urban poverty? / Diana Mitlin -- Regulating the informal sector : voice and bad governance / Philip Amis -- Accessing land and services : exclusion or entitlement? / Fiona Nunan and Nick Devas. |