URBAN GOVERNANCE VOICE AND POVERTY IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD

Earthscan, 2004

Yazarlar:

Nick Devas, With Philip Amis, Jo Beall, Ursula Grant, Diana Mitlin, Fiona Nunan and Carole Rakodi

İçindekiler:

1 – Introduction
2 – Urban Poverty And Governance in An Era Of Globalization, Decentralization and Democratization
3 – Economic Growth, Urban Poverty And City Governance
4 – Surviving İn The City: Livelihoods And Linkages Of The Urban Poor
5 – Urban Politics: Exclusion Or Empowerment?
6 – Urban Government: Capacity, Resources And Responsiveness
7 – Civil Society Organizations: Do They Make A Difference To Urban Poverty?
8 – Regulating The Informal Sector: Voice And Bad Governance
9 – Accessing Land And Services: Exlusion Or Entitlement?
10 – Conclusions: Urban Governance, Voice And Poverty

Tanıtım Yazısı:

Poverty and governance are both issues high on the agenda of international agencies and goverments in the South. With urban areas accouting for a steadily growing share of the world’s poor people, an international team of researchers focused their attention on the hitherto little – studied relationship between urban governance and urban poverty.
In their timely and in – depth examination of ten ceties in Africa, Asia and Latin America, they demonstrate that in many countries the global trends toward decentralization and democratization offer new opportunities fort he poor to have an influence depends on the nature of those democratic arrangements and decision – making processes at the local level, as well as on the ability of the poor to organize.
The study involved interviews with key actors within and outside city governments, discussions with poverty groups, community organizations and non – governmental organizations ( NGOs ), as well as analyses of data on poverty, services and finance. The book presents insights, conclusions and practical examples that are of relevance for other cities. It outlines policy implications for national and local governments, NGOs and donor agencies, and highlights ways in which poor people can use their voice to influence the various institutions of city governance.