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.

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The study of urban governance provides a valuable insight into economic, social, and political forces and how they shape city life. But who and what are the rea

In recent decades, China has used urbanization as an economic development tool to reconstruct the country's traditional institutions, culture, and society. The