Urban Governance Voice and Poverty in the Developing World (Hardcover)

Preface; Introduction; Urban Poverty and Governance in an Era of Globalization, Decentralization and Democratization; Economic Growth, Urban Poverty and City Governance; Surviving in the City: Livelihoods and Linkages of the Urban Poor; Urban Politics: Exclusion or Empowerment? Urban Government: Capacity, Resources and Responsiveness; Civil Society Organizations: Do They Make a Difference to Urban Poverty? Regulating the Informal Sector: Voice and Bad Governance; Accessing Land and Services: Exclusion or Entitlement? Conclusions: Urban Governance, Voice and Poverty * Annex 1: Research Methodology * Annex 2: Urban Governance, Partnerships and Poverty Research * References * Index