Governing Cities New institutional forms in developing countries and transitional economies

Urbanization and decentralization are overwhelming trends in almost every country of the world. Together they place a heavy burden on urban managers but at the same time generate tremendous opportunities for institutional change. Governing Cities provides insight into the effects of these global trends and the innovative efforts of governments, the private sector and communities to capitalize on the potential they unleash for improved governance of the cities they inhabit. The editors distil and discuss the elements contributing to the changing role of urban management: the prerequisites for and effects of decentralization - the importance of good governance and attention to cultural diversity - the role and potential of technological developments - the importance of formulating policies at city level. Governing Cities analyses practical experiences from formerly highly centralized economies of Eastern Europe as well as initiatives - both successful and less successful - in countries as diverse as India, Ethiopia, Indonesia and Brazil.

About the author

Meine Pieter van Dijk is an economist and professor of Water Services Management at UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education and working one day per week as professor of Urban Management in Emerging Economies at the Economic Faculty of the Erasmus University. Van Dijk worked as a consultant for NGOs, the Asian Development Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, the World Bank, different bilateral donors and UN agencies

Product details

• Authors: Miene Pieter Van Dijk, Marike Noordhoek, Emiel Wegelin, Miene Pieter van Dijk
• Assisted by: Miene Pieter Van Dijk (Editor), Marike Noorhoek (Editor), Emiel Wegelin (Editor), Meine Pieter van Dijk (Editor), Marike Noordhoek (Editor), Miene Pieter van Dijk (Editor), Meine Pieter van Dijk (Editor)
• Publisher: Practical Action Publishing - IPSUK
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 31.12.2022
• Subject: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education
• EAN: 9781853394973
• ISBN: 978-1-85339-497-3
• Pages: 224
• Dimensions (packing): 17.1 x 22.1 x 1.5 cm
• Weight (packing): 422 g
• Series: Urban Management, Urban Management S., Urban Management Series, Urban Management Series, Urban Management S., Urban Management
• Subjects: SOCIAL SCIENCE / Developing & Emerging Countries; Urban Development