Urban governance, voice, and poverty in the developing world

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Group Author: Devas Nick.
Published: Earthscan Publications,
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.