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The Quest for Good Urban Governance

Theoretical Reflections and International Practices

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  • © 2015

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Authors:
  1. Leon van den Dool

    1. Tilburg University, Tilburg, The Netherlands

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  2. Frank Hendriks

    1. Tilburg University, Tilburg, The Netherlands

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  3. Alberto Gianoli

    1. Tilburg University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

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  4. Linze Schaap

    1. Tilburg University, Tilburg, The Netherlands

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages 1-9
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  2. Chapter one Introduction: Good Urban Governance: Challenges and Values

    • Leon van den Dool, Frank Hendriks, Alberto Gianoli, Linze Schaap
    Pages 11-28

  3. Chapter two Whose city is this anyway? Tensions in urban governance, good and otherwise

    • Jon Pierre
    Pages 29-43

  4. Chapter three Reflections on Good Governance in Urban America

    • Clarence N. Stone
    Pages 45-58

  5. Chapter four Designing Good Governance: Democratic Network Reform in Los Angeles

    • Juliet Musso
    Pages 59-86

  6. Chapter five Participatory Budgeting in Berlin-Lichtenberg: An Example of Good Urban Governance?

    • Jochen Franzke, Eva Roeder
    Pages 87-103

  7. Chapter six Voluntary Public Participation Procedures in the City of Zurich: a Step beyond Direct Democracy?

    • Joëlle Pianzola, Andreas Ladner
    Pages 105-125

  8. Chapter seven Frankenstein’s Monster: the Amsterdam Case of Good Collaborative Governance

    • Tamara Metze, Sabine van Zuydam
    Pages 127-146

  9. Chapter eight Good Multi-Level Governance: Brainport Eindhoven

    • Linze Schaap, Julien van Ostaaijen
    Pages 147-163

  10. Chapter nine Urban Governance and Partnerships in Indian and Chinese Cities: Examples from Delhi, Beijing and Shanghai

    • Ank Michels, Cor van Montfort
    Pages 165-183

  11. Chapter ten Governance and Corruption Prevention in Hong Kong

    • Ian Scott
    Pages 185-204

  12. Chapter eleven The Continuing Quest for Good Urban Governance: Concluding Reflections

    • Leon van den Dool, Frank Hendriks, Alberto Gianoli, Linze Schaap
    Pages 205-223

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 225-252
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About this book

This book demonstrates both successes and failures in attempts to get closer to the ideal of good urban governance in cities in North-America, Europe, and Asia. It presents a value menu and deliberately does not come up with “one best way” for improving urban governance. Good urban governance is presented as a balancing act, an interplay between government, business and civil society in which the core values need careful and timely attention. The authors address questions such as “What is deemed “good” in urban governance, and how is it being searched for?”, and “What (re)configurations of interactions between government, private sector and civil society are evolving, and to what results?”.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Tilburg University, Tilburg, The Netherlands

    Leon van den Dool, Frank Hendriks, Linze Schaap

  • Tilburg University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

    Alberto Gianoli

About the authors

Leon van den Dool is Senior Researcher at Tilburg University and Senior Manager at PwC Advisory in the field of Local Government, the Netherlands. Frank Hendriks is Professor in Comparative Governance at Tilburg University, the Netherlands. Alberto Gianoli is Senior Expert in Urban Governance at the Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS) in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Linze Schaap is Associate Professor Public Administration at Tilburg University, the Netherlands.

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