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Governing cities : Asia's urban transformation / Edited by Kris Hartley, Glen Kuecker, Michael Waschak, Jun Jie Woo, and Charles Chao Rong Phua ; Foreword by Tommy Koh.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Routledge advances in regional economics, science and policyPublisher: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group, 2020Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
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  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780429439940
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version:: Governing citiesLOC classification:
  • HT384.A78 K03 2020
Contents:
Improving City Government Performance in the Era of Decentralization: The Experiences of Indonesia and the Philippines --- The Smart City as Layered Policy Design: Singapore’s Smart Nation Initiative --- The Politics of Advancing Governance Reform and Curbing Corruption in the Metropolitan City: The Case of Jakarta, 2012-2017 --- Ideology of Pragmatism: Singapore’s Domestic Policy --- Planning a New Capital in Central Asia: The Case of Nur-Sultan (Astana), Kazakhstan --- New Asian Statism: Towards an Understanding of Asia’s 21st Century Urban Transformation --- Delivering Public Value --- Realization of Universal Health Coverage through Social Health Insurance Expansion: An Appraisal of Policy Capacity in China and Indonesia --- Building the City from Abroad: Viet Kieu and the Rights to Saigon --- Negotiating Block Size in Shanghai: Historical Superblock or New Urbanist Small Block? --- Urban and Regional Differences in Healthcare Service Delivery in South Korea --- Governance of Government Middle Schools in Urban China and India: Comparative Analysis of Supportive Accountability and Teacher Perceptions --- Towards Sustainable Futures --- Muddling through the Garbage: Household Recycling in Newly Developed Asian Cities --- Environmental Governance in China: Three Cases of Central-Local Interactions --- Failed Healthcare in India: Looking Behind the Urban-focused Narrative --- The Technocratic Delusion: India’s Smart Cities Mission
Summary: "This book presents the latest research on three issues of crucial importance to Asian cities: governance, liveability, and sustainability. Together, these issues canvass the salient trends defining Asian urbanization and are explored through an eclectic compendium of studies that represent the many voices of this diverse region. Examining the processes and implications of Asian urbanization, the book interweaves practical cases with theories and empirical rigour while lending insight and complexity into the towering challenges of urban governance. The book targets a broad audience including thinkers, practitioners, and students"-- Provided by publisher.
List(s) this item appears in: Urban Management เมือง บริหาร การจัดการ พัฒนา (update2023) | politics government การเมือง การปกครอง (update2023)
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Improving City Government Performance in the Era of Decentralization: The Experiences of Indonesia and the Philippines --- The Smart City as Layered Policy Design: Singapore’s Smart Nation Initiative --- The Politics of Advancing Governance Reform and Curbing Corruption in the Metropolitan City: The Case of Jakarta, 2012-2017 --- Ideology of Pragmatism: Singapore’s Domestic Policy --- Planning a New Capital in Central Asia: The Case of Nur-Sultan (Astana), Kazakhstan --- New Asian Statism: Towards an Understanding of Asia’s 21st Century Urban Transformation --- Delivering Public Value --- Realization of Universal Health Coverage through Social Health Insurance Expansion: An Appraisal of Policy Capacity in China and Indonesia
--- Building the City from Abroad: Viet Kieu and the Rights to Saigon --- Negotiating Block Size in Shanghai: Historical Superblock or New Urbanist Small Block? --- Urban and Regional Differences in Healthcare Service Delivery in South Korea --- Governance of Government Middle Schools in Urban China and India: Comparative Analysis of Supportive Accountability and Teacher Perceptions
--- Towards Sustainable Futures --- Muddling through the Garbage: Household Recycling in Newly Developed Asian Cities
--- Environmental Governance in China: Three Cases of Central-Local Interactions --- Failed Healthcare in India: Looking Behind the Urban-focused Narrative --- The Technocratic Delusion: India’s Smart Cities Mission


"This book presents the latest research on three issues of crucial importance to Asian cities: governance, liveability, and sustainability. Together, these issues canvass the salient trends defining Asian urbanization and are explored through an eclectic compendium of studies that represent the many voices of this diverse region. Examining the processes and implications of Asian urbanization, the book interweaves practical cases with theories and empirical rigour while lending insight and complexity into the towering challenges of urban governance. The book targets a broad audience including thinkers, practitioners, and students"-- Provided by publisher.

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