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Planning and ­Decentralization
Contested Spaces for Public Action in the Global South
By Victoria A. Beard (Edited by), Faranak Miraftab (Edited by), Christopher Silver (Edited by)

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United Kingdom, 4 June 2008

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
  • 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.

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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:

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.

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9780415414982
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0415414989
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20 Tables, black and white
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23.4 x 15.6 centimetres (0.38 kg)

Table of Contents

1. Introduction: Situating Contested Notions of Decentralized Planning in the Global South Part 1: Decentralization: Contexts-Outcomes 2. Decentralization and Entrepreneurial Planning 3. Decentralization, Privatization and Countervailing Popular Pressure: South African Water Commodification and Decommodification 4. Decentralized Planning and Metropolitan Growth: Poverty and Wealth in Buenos Aires Suburbs 5. New Spaces New Contests: Appropriating Decentralization for Political Change in Bolivia Part 2: The Challenges of Fiscal and Administrative Decentralization 6. The Evolution of Subnational Development Planning Under Decentralization Reforms in Kenya and Uganda 7. Decentralization in Vietnam’s Water Sector: Community Level Privatization in the Mekong Delta 8. Decentralization and Local Democracy in Chile: Two Active Communities and Two Models of Local Governance Part 3: The Role of Non-State Participants in Decentralization 9. Community-Driven Devlopment and Elite Capture: Microcredit and Community Board Participation in Indonesia 10. University-Community Partnership: Institutionalizing Empowered and Participatory Planning in Indonesia 11. En(gendering) Effective Decentralization, the Experience of Women in Panchayati Raj in India 12. Decentralization and Social Capital in Urban Thailand 13. Decentralization and the Struggle for Participation in Local Politics and Planning: Lessons from Naga City, the Philippines 14. Conclusion: Making Sense of Decentralized Planning in the Global South

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University of California at Irvine, USA University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA University of Florida, Gainsville, USA

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