Local Governance, Economic Development and Institutions
β Scribed by Georgina M. GΓ³mez, Peter Knorringa (eds.)
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan UK
- Year
- 2016
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 347
- Series
- EADI Global Development Series
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Table of Contents
Front Matter....Pages i-xviii
Introduction....Pages 1-16
Front Matter....Pages 17-17
Governance and Development: The Importance of Legitimacy and Institutional Change....Pages 19-38
Decentralisation and Local Governance Approach: A Prospect for Implementing the Post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals....Pages 39-63
Enhancing Service Delivery at the Local Level in Zimbabwe: Challenges and Future Prospects....Pages 64-85
Digitisation and Participation in Urban Governance: The Contribution of ICT-Based Spatial Knowledge Management in Indian Cities....Pages 86-97
Housing Disablement: Market Failures, Haphazard Policies and the Global Proliferation of Slums....Pages 98-117
From Development Aid to Fostering Global Public Goods: The Role of Institutions and Institutional Change....Pages 118-136
Front Matter....Pages 137-137
Effectiveness and Pertinence of Public-Private Partnerships to Promote Regional Competitiveness at the Level of Value Chain: The Case of Colombia....Pages 139-154
Governance Dynamics: Textile, Talavera-Style Ceramic and Fireworks Production in Central Mexico....Pages 155-181
Building Local Agency: The Case of a Nicaraguan Association in the Coffee Global Value Chain....Pages 182-200
Global Value Chains and Inclusive Development: Unpacking Smallholder Producersβ Agency....Pages 201-215
At the Frontier of Economic Development: Unravelling Institutional Change in Fragile Environments....Pages 216-239
Front Matter....Pages 241-241
Beyond Friend or Foe: Foreign Investment, Responsible Business and Local Development in Africa....Pages 243-257
Incorporating Smallholdersβ Values into Value Chains through Partnerships....Pages 258-268
Brazilian Business Incubators: Brokerage in a Multi-Actor Approach to Local Economic Development....Pages 269-291
Absorptive Capacity and Local Networking of Home-Based Enterprises in βKampong Cyberβ, Yogyakarta, Indonesia....Pages 292-312
Auto Mechanics and Business Practices in Ghana....Pages 313-324
Back Matter....Pages 325-332
β¦ Subjects
Development Policy;Development Economics;Political Economy;Development Studies;Political Science;Social Structure, Social Inequality
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