The quest for good urban governance : theoretical reflections and international practices / Leon van den Dool [and 3 others] ; foreword by Gerry Stoker.

By:

van den Dool, Leon [author.]

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Material type: Text

TextSeries: Urban and regional research international ; volume 15 | ResearchPublisher: Wiesbaden : Springer VS, 2015Description: 252 pages : illustrations ; 21 cmContent type:

text

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unmediated

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volume

ISBN:

9783658100780 (pbk.)

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Additional physical formats: No title; No titleDDC classification:

23 320.85 VAN 017281

LOC classification:

JS78 .Q47 2015

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Table of contents

Summary: This book demonstrates both successes and failures in attempts to get closer to the ideal of good urban governance in cities in North-America, Europe, and Asia. It presents a value menu and deliberately does not come up with "one best way" for improving urban governance. Good urban governance is presented as a balancing act, an interplay between government, business and civil society in which the core values need careful and timely attention. The authors address questions such as "What is deemed "good" in urban governance, and how is it being searched for?", and "What (re)configurations of int.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	Indian Institute for Human Settlements, Bangalore	320.85 VAN 017281 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		017281

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This book demonstrates both successes and failures in attempts to get closer to the ideal of good urban governance in cities in North-America, Europe, and Asia. It presents a value menu and deliberately does not come up with "one best way" for improving urban governance. Good urban governance is presented as a balancing act, an interplay between government, business and civil society in which the core values need careful and timely attention. The authors address questions such as "What is deemed "good" in urban governance, and how is it being searched for?", and "What (re)configurations of int.

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