Urban governance, voice, and poverty in the developing world
By: Nick Devas, with Philip Amis ... [et al.]
Contributors: Devas, Nick
Publisher: Earthscan Publications; Routledge
Published: 2004
Place of publication: London; Sterling, VA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 224
Subjects: Urban poor -- Developing countries; Poverty -- Developing countries; Municipal government -- Developing countries
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]-218) and index
Table of contents: title: Urban poverty and governance in an era of globalization, decentralization, and democratization / Nick Devas; title: Economic growth, urban poverty, and city governance / Ursula Grant; title: Surviving in the city : livelihoods and linkages of the urban poor / Jo Beall; title: Urban politics : exclusion or empowerment? / Carole Rakodi; title: Urban government : capacity, resources, and responsiveness / Nick Devas; title: Civil society organizations : do they make a difference to urban poverty? / Diana Mitlin; title: Regulating the informal sector : voice and bad governance / Philip Amis; title: Accessing land and services : exclusion or entitlement? / Fiona Nunan and Nick Devas