Léautier, Frannie2012-06-012012-06-012006978-0-8213-6553-3https://hdl.handle.net/10986/6930This book contributes to the empirical and theoretical analysis of the performance of cities in a globalizing world, bringing together a range of perspectives on the policy implications for urban management. It provides guidance for policymakers on ways of capitalizing on the global economy that will make the most of the cities resources and managerial infrastructure as well as guiding investment and policy for the future. The book provides examples of how conflicts can be managed between individual and collective interests, such as the extensive environmental and social consultation undertaken in the planning and implementation of the Jamuna Bridge in Bangladesh, which now joins cities that had never seen daily connection between people in markets. The authors present empirical evidence that suggests that good governance and globalization tend to improve city-level performance in both the access to services as well as the quality of delivery of services which allows cities to translate global opportunity into local value for their citizens. This research also raises difficult questions of causality: does more globalization cause better governance, or vice versa? The authors look particularly at African cities to examine similarities with and differences from cities elsewhere. Their research suggests that Africa faces the challenge of improving both the quality of the management of its cities and their governance, so that they can offer services that will attract foreign investment while continuing to serve the needs of their residents and their regional economies.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO ELECTRICITYACCESS TO EMPLOYMENTACCESS TO INFORMATIONACCESS TO SERVICESACCOUNTABILITYAIR POLLUTIONASSETSBAD GOVERNANCEBRIBERYBUDGET INFORMATIONCADRESCAPITAL CITIESCAPITAL FLOWSCITIESCITIZENCITIZEN VOICECITIZENSCITY GOVERNANCECITY INFRASTRUCTURECITY LEADERSCITY MANAGERSCITY PERFORMANCECITY POLICIESCITY POPULATIONCITY PROFILESCITY RESIDENTSCITY SIZECOLLECTIVE ACTIONCORRUPTIONCOUNTRY CHARACTERISTICSDECENTRALIZATIONDECISION MAKERSDECISION MAKINGDECISION-MAKINGDECISION-MAKING PROCESSDEMOCRATIC PARTICIPATIONDEMOCRATIZATIONDIRECT INVESTMENTDRINKING WATERECONOMIC ACTIVITYECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC PERFORMANCEELECTED OFFICIALSEMBEZZLEMENTENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATIONENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTSEXPENDITUREEXTERNALITIESFINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONFINANCIAL MARKETSFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTFOREIGN INVESTMENTFOREIGN POLICYFORMAL ECONOMYGOOD GOVERNANCEGOVERNANCEGOVERNANCE RATINGSGOVERNMENT AGENCIESGROWTH RATESHOUSINGHUMAN RESOURCESHUMAN SETTLEMENTSIMPROVING GOVERNANCEINCOMEINFORMAL ECONOMYINFORMAL SECTORINSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTSINSTITUTIONAL REFORMSINTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONSINVESTMENT CLIMATELACK OF TRANSPARENCYLARGE CITIESLIQUIDITYLOCAL ACCOUNTABILITYLOCAL AUTHORITIESLOCAL COMMUNITIESLOCAL GOVERNANCELOCAL GOVERNMENTLOCAL GOVERNMENT REVENUELOCAL GOVERNMENTSMAYORSMEGACITIESMIGRATIONMONEY LAUNDERINGMUNICIPALMUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTMUNICIPAL SERVICESMUNICIPALITIESNATIONAL GOVERNMENTSNATIONAL POLICYNATIONSPER CAPITA INCOMEPERFORMANCEPERFORMANCE INDICATORSPOLICY IMPLICATIONSPOOR GOVERNANCEPOOR GOVERNANCE FRAMEWORKPUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITYPUBLIC ACTIONPUBLIC SECTORQUALITY OF LIFEREGULATORY REGIMESRESIDENTIAL DENSITYREVOLUTIONSERVICE DELIVERYSERVICE PROVISIONSEWERAGESLUMSSOCIAL PROTECTIONSOCIAL PROTECTION MECHANISMSSOCIAL SAFETYSOCIAL SAFETY NETSSOCIAL SERVICESSOCIAL STABILITYSTAKEHOLDERSSUBSIDIARYTECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONTELEPHONESTOURISMTRANSPARENCYTRANSPORTTRANSPORT SERVICESURBAN AREASURBAN CRIMEURBAN GOVERNANCEURBAN INFRASTRUCTUREURBAN LABOR FORCEURBAN MANAGEMENTURBAN POLICIESURBAN POLICYURBAN POORURBAN POPULATIONURBAN POPULATIONSURBAN POVERTYURBAN RESIDENTSURBANIZATIONURBANIZATION PROCESSWASTE DISPOSALWASTE MANAGEMENTWorld Bank10.1596/978-0-8213-6553-3