Urban governance and democracy : leadership and community involvement

Contributor(s): Haus, Michael (Editor) | Heinelt, Hubert (Editor) | Stewart, Murray (Editor)Material type: TextTextPublication details: London : Routledge, 2005Description: viii, 257 pISBN: 0415459796 ; 9780415459792Subject(s): Municipal government -- Citizen participation | Municipal government -- OECD countries | Community leadership -- OECD countries | Community development -- OECD countries | Public-private sector cooperation -- OECD countries | Cities and towns -- OECD countries | Democracy -- OECD countries | OECD countries -- Economic conditions | Cities and towns | Community development | Community leadership | Democracy | Economic history | Municipal government | Public-private sector cooperation | OECD countriesDDC classification: 352
Contents:
1. Introduction, "Michael Haus, Hubert Heinelt "and "Murray Stewart "-- 2. How to Achieve Governability at the Local Level? Theoretical and Conceptual Considerations on a Complementarity of Urban Leadership and Community Involvement, "Michael Haus "and "Hubert Heinelt "-- 3. Urban Leadership and Community Involvement: An Institutional Analysis," Pieter Jan Klok "and "Bas Deters "-- 4. The Institutional Setting of Local Political Leadership and Community Involvement, "Henry Back "-- 5. States in Transition: From Statism to Democracy, "Pawel Swianiewicz "-- 6. Cities in the European Multi-level Governance, "Laurence Carmichael "-- 7. Collaboration in Multi-actor Governance, "Murray Stewart "-- 8. Changes in Urban Political Leadership: Leadership Types and Styles in the Era of Urban Governance, "Panagiotis Getimis" & "Despoina Grigoriadou "-- 9. Leading Local - Rethinking the Agenda, "Robin Hambleton "-- 10. Legitimacy and Community Involvement in Local Governance, "Jan Erling Klausen" & "David Sweeting "-- 11. Participation and Leadership in Planning Theory and Practices, "Alessandro Balducci" & "Claudio Calvaresi".
Summary: The issue of local governance is high on the institutional agenda of many local and regional authorities throughout the OECD countries. This book explores the relationship between two key issues of urban governance - leadership and community involvement - and how making these two elements more complementary can lead to more effective as well as legitimate policy outcomes. The authors examine the dilemmas involved in ensuring effective governance, focusing on issues such as legitimacy, citizen participation, economic performance and social inclusion.
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1. Introduction, "Michael Haus, Hubert Heinelt "and "Murray Stewart "--
2. How to Achieve Governability at the Local Level? Theoretical and Conceptual Considerations on a Complementarity of Urban Leadership and Community Involvement, "Michael Haus "and "Hubert Heinelt "--
3. Urban Leadership and Community Involvement: An Institutional Analysis," Pieter Jan Klok "and "Bas Deters "--
4. The Institutional Setting of Local Political Leadership and Community Involvement, "Henry Back "--
5. States in Transition: From Statism to Democracy, "Pawel Swianiewicz "--
6. Cities in the European Multi-level Governance, "Laurence Carmichael "--
7. Collaboration in Multi-actor Governance, "Murray Stewart "--
8. Changes in Urban Political Leadership: Leadership Types and Styles in the Era of Urban Governance, "Panagiotis Getimis" & "Despoina Grigoriadou "--
9. Leading Local - Rethinking the Agenda, "Robin Hambleton "--
10. Legitimacy and Community Involvement in Local Governance, "Jan Erling Klausen" & "David Sweeting "--
11. Participation and Leadership in Planning Theory and Practices, "Alessandro Balducci" & "Claudio Calvaresi".

The issue of local governance is high on the institutional agenda of many local and regional authorities throughout the OECD countries. This book explores the relationship between two key issues of urban governance - leadership and community involvement - and how making these two elements more complementary can lead to more effective as well as legitimate policy outcomes.

The authors examine the dilemmas involved in ensuring effective governance, focusing on issues such as legitimacy, citizen participation, economic performance and social inclusion.

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