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.
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