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Author:

Harrison, Philip, 1964- author.

Title:

Governing complex city-regions in the twenty-first Century : Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa / Philip Harrison.

Publisher:

Wits University Press,

Copyright Date:

2023

Description:

xliv, 238 pages : colour maps ; 25 cm

Subject:

Metropolitan government--BRIC countries.
Local government--BRIC countries.
Public administration--BRIC countries.
Local government.
Metropolitan government.
BRIC countries.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Introduction: Exploring hyper-complexity -- The global view: The city-region as material form, discourse and governmental practice -- The governance of Brazil's metropolitan regions -- The governance of Russia's urban agglomerations -- Metropolitan and city-region governance in India -- Governing the city clusters of China -- City-region governance in South Africa -- Concluding and comparative insights.

Summary:

Provides a comparative study of the complex governance challenges confronting city-regions in each of the BRICS countries. It traces how governance approaches emerge from the disparate intentions, actions and practices of multiple collaborating and competing actors, working in diverse contexts of political settlement and culture.

ISBN:

9781776148523
1776148525
1776148533
9781776148530

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1375059543

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)