Cities in a Globalizing World: Governance, Performance, and Sustainability (WBI Learning Resources Series) - Softcover

 
9780821365533: Cities in a Globalizing World: Governance, Performance, and Sustainability (WBI Learning Resources Series)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0821365533 ISBN 13: 9780821365533
Publisher: World Bank Publications, 2006

Synopsis

'Cities in a Globalizing World' stresses that quality of governance can determine whether the burgeoning cities of the developing world can become global centers of opportunity or urban examples of over crowding and underachievement. The book examines cases where the forces of globalization, urbanizations, and governance come together most successfully. It demonstrates that services tend to be better where citizens have access to information on the budget (a measure of transparency and accountability) or where information was available on how to start a business (a measure of transparency and responsiveness to firms). The book is intended to guide city managers on various ways of enhancing services and human resources, which will, in turn, attract trade, finance, and tourism to boost economic growth.

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Review

"Cities in a Globalizing World not only raises our awareness of issues that can only become still more pressing and still more critical to growth and equity in this century; it also provides important and valuable analyses of options for public action." -- Sir Nicholas Stern

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Publisher
World Bank Publications
Publication date
2006
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0821365533
ISBN 13 
9780821365533
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
144
Editor
Leautier Frannie