ISBN:
9789048137398
,
1282927264
,
9781282927261
Sprache:
Englisch
Seiten:
Online-Ressource (X, 217p, digital)
Serie:
GeoJournal Library 97
Serie:
SpringerLink
Serie:
Bücher
Paralleltitel:
Buchausg. u.d.T. Decentralized Development in Latin America
Schlagwort(e):
Social sciences
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Architecture
;
Political science
;
Human Geography
;
Social Sciences
;
Social sciences
;
Architecture
;
Political science
;
Human Geography
;
Lateinamerika
;
Dezentralisation
;
Regionalentwicklung
;
Gemeindeverwaltung
Kurzfassung:
The Latin American subcontinent appears to have reinvented itself in the 21st century. Its economy has been transformed under liberalization and globalisation. Decentralization and the democratic transition have modified the political environment, while local development approaches are replacing the (grand) national-regional development schemes. The current local governance and local development debates refer to very different levels of scale: from small, rural communities to fairly extensive (even international) spaces. It is clear that the development process shows substantial differences be
Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis:
Experiences in Local Governance and Local Development; Paul van LindertUtrecht UniversityFaculty of GeosciencesInternational Development StudiesPO Box 80.1153508 TC Utr; List of Abbreviations; Foreword; Chapter 1; Local Governance and Local Development in Latin America: Views from Above and Below; From State-led to Market-led Development; Decentralisation and the Role of Local Government; Local Governance; Box 1.1 The role of local government under the new vision of local governance (Shah and Shah 2006, p. 43); Planning for Regional Development in Latin America
Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis:
Planning for Local DevelopmentBox 1.2 Local and regional development: old vs. new approaches (Pike et al. 2007, p. 17.); The Contributions to This Book; Chapter 2; From Polarization to Fragmentation. Recent Changes in Latin American Urbanization; Changing Economic and Social Conditions in Latin America; Additional Causes for Socio-spatial Segregation and the Rise of Gated Communities in Latin America; Types of Gated Communities; The Distribution of Gated Communities; Modelling the Fragmented City; Consequences for the Social Contract in Latin America; Chapter 3
Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis:
Territory, Local Governance, and Urban Transformation: The Processes of Residential Enclave Building in Lima, PeruThe Concept of 'Condominisation'; Residential Enclaves in Latin America; Residential Enclave Building in Lima; Subsequently Enclosed Neighbourhoods; Regulation of Security Measures; Informalisation of the Security Landscape; The Framework for 'Condominisation' in Lima Metropolitana; Local Crime and Security Discourses; Weakness and Inefficiency of Public Authorities; Residential Enclave Las Flores; Residential Enclave Sta. Patricia; Conclusion; Chapter 4
Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis:
Global Cities and the Governance of Commodity Chains: A Case Study From Latin America1Global City Formation and the Deepened Integration of Mexico and Chile in the World Economy; Globalisation and the Role of Financial Service Intermediaries in Mexico and Chile; The Financial Service Sector in Mexico and Chile; Empirical Basis and Method; Empirical Findings; Ranking of Asset Managers in Mexico and Chile3; Empirical Assessment: Comparing Bloomberg and GaWC data; Interpretation of the Empirical Findings; Conclusion: Towards a Geography of Governance in Global Commodity Chains; Chapter 5
Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis:
The Impact of Decentralisation on Local Development: The Case of BoliviaThe Concept of Local Development Revisited; Bolivia's Decentralisation Programme; Introducing the Research Area: Six Rural Municipalities in Chuquisaca; Impact on Local Development; Generating Funds; Main Characteristics of Local Investments; The Impact of Decentralization on Local Employment; Conclusion; Chapter 6; Political Reforms and Local Development in the Bolivian Amazon; Political Reforms in Bolivia - Hollow Words or Drastic Change?; Historical Context; The Reforms; Conditions for Successful Implementation
Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis:
The Amazon Region of Bolivia: Effects of Institutional Reforms in a Peripheral Region
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references and index
DOI:
10.1007/978-90-481-3739-8
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