contested spaces for public action in the global south /
First Statement of Responsibility
edited by Victoria A. Beard, Faranak Miraftab, and Christopher Silver.
EDITION STATEMENT
Edition Statement
1st ed.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Routledge,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2008.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xiv, 233 pages :
Other Physical Details
illustrations, map ;
Dimensions
24 cm
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Introduction: Situating Contested Notions of Decentralized Planning in the Global South/ Victoria A. Beard, Faranak Miraftab, Christopher Silver --- SECTION 1: Decentralization: Contexts-Outcomes. 2. Decentralization and Entrepreneurial Planning/ Faranak Miraftab -- 3. Decentralization, Privatization and Countervailing Popular Pressure: South African Water Commodification and Decommodification/ Patrick Bond -- 4. Decentralized Planning and Metropolitan Growth: Poverty and Wealth in Buenos Aires Suburbs/ Nora Libertun de Duren -- 5. New Spaces New Contests: Appropriating Decentralization for Political Change in Bolivia/ Benjamin Kohl and Linda Farthing --- SECTION 2: The Challenges of Fiscal and Administrative Decentralization. 6. The Evolution of Subnational Development Planning Under Decentralization Reforms in Kenya and Uganda/ Paul Smoke -- 7. Decentralization in Vietnam's Water Sector: Community Level Privatization in the Mekong Delta/ James H. Spencer -- 8. Decentralization and Local Democracy in Chile: Two Active Communities and Two Models of Local Governance/ Anny Rivera-Ottenberger --- SECTION 3:The Role of Non-State Participants in Decentralization. 9. Community-Driven Devlopment and Elite Capture: Microcredit and Community Board Participation in Indonesia/ Victoria A. Beard, Menno Pradhan, Vijayendra Rao, Randi S. Cartmill, Rivayani -- 10. University-Community Partnership: Institutionalizing Empowered and Participatory Planning in Indonesia/ Christopher Silver and Tubagus Furqon Sofhani -- 11. En(gendering) Effective Decentralization, the Experience of Women in Panchayati Raj in India/ Kajri Misra and Neema Kudva -- 12. Decentralization and Social Capital in Urban Thailand/ Amrita Daniere and Lois M. Takahashi -- 13. Decentralization and the Struggle for Participation in Local Politics and Planning: Lessons from Naga City, the Philippines/ Gavin Shatkin -- 14. Conclusion: Making Sense of Decentralized Planning in the Global South/ Christopher Silver, Victoria A. Beard and Faranak Miraftab.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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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 issues, and planning in post-conflict societies. Offering unique insights into how planning has changed in specific countries, paying particular attention to South East Asian economies, India and South Africa, this excellent volume is an invaluable resource for researchers, graduate students and planners interested in urban planning in its international political and economic context.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Decentralization in government-- Developing countries.