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1 online resource (270 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; Part I: Understanding urban governance and cities; 1. Introduction; The setting; Structure of the book; 2. Understanding, historicising, and conceptualising urban governance; Introduction; Urban governance: the concept; From urban management to urban governance; What is urban governance?; The dimensions of urban governance; Urban governance as decentralisation; Urban governance as entrepreneurialism; Urban governance as democratisation; Evaluating urban governance |
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Urban governance: the Ghanaian contextUrbanisation in Ghana: an overview; Urban problems in Ghana; Policy responses to urban problems; Conclusion: research questions and data collection; Research questions; Data collection; 3. Theoretical issues in urban analysis; Towards a framework for analysis; Competing approaches to urban analysis: urban economicsversus urban political economy; Approaches to urban political economy; Economic interests shaping cities: lessons from Harvey; City, class and power: lessons from Castells |
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Colonialism, neocolonialism and cities in the Global South: lessonsfrom Drakakis-SmithMercantile colonialism and industrial revolution; Late colonialism and early independence; A framework for urban analysis in Ghana; Conclusion; Part II: Urban problems and policies in Ghana; 4. Urban employment, growth, inequality, and poverty; Introduction; The urban economy: methodological issues; Neoliberalism and the urban economy in Ghana; Employment; Unemployment, 1987-2010; Wage incomes; Poverty and inequality; Conclusion; 5. Water, waste, and health; Introduction |
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Providing water and sanitation to increasing populations in citiesAssessing recent water provision; Assessing waste management; Socio-spatial inequalities and health; Conclusion; 6. Urban transport; Introduction; Transportation problems in Ghana -- causes; Social cost of transportation; Pollution; Accidents; 'We no go sit down make you cheat us': the political economic forceswhich militate against the development of public transport; Changing track; Conclusion; 7. Urban housing; Introduction; The housing situation in Ghana; Changes in housing policy in Ghana; The colonial period |
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Independence and post-independence erasThe reform period; Would a secondary mortgage market provide security ofhomeownership in Ghana?; Re-Diagnosing the housing problem in Ghana: towards a solution; Reducing the cost of housing; Conclusion; 8. Urban land; Introduction; The setting; Land policy in Ghana: from pre-colonial times to date; The LAP: reform or deform?; Impact of land policies -- from colonialism to date; A just change? The community versus the state; Conclusion; Part III: Evaluation and prospects of urban governance; 9. Electoral governance and multiple dimensions of poverty |
| Summary |
The world development institutions commonly present 'urban governance' as an antidote to the so-called 'urbanisation of poverty' and 'parasitic urbanism' in Africa. Governance for Pro-Poor Urban Development is a comprehensive and systematic analysis of the meaning, nature, and effects of 'urban governance' in theory and in practice, with a focus on Ghana, a country widely regarded as an island of good governance in the sub region. The book illustrates how diverse groups experience urban governance differently and contextualizes how this experience has worsened social dif |
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Introduction |
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Print version record |
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Urban policy -- Ghana
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Urbanization -- Ghana
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Sociology, Urban -- Ghana
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Community development, Urban -- Ghana
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Community development, Urban
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Sociology, Urban
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Urban policy
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Urbanization
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Ghana
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781135051945 |
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1135051941 |
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