The Challenge of Urban Government: Policies and Practices

by Mila Freire and University of Toronto Centre for Urban and Community St

This volume examines wide-ranging issues confronting cites, and reviews tools, strategies and practices to address them. It examines nine 'windows' of urban management in the context of the new urban strategy of the World Bank. The book recognizes that cities are crucial in efforts to address poverty and development issues. It combines theoretical discussions of new, fundamental principles of urban management with practical discussions that show how...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0821347381
• ISBN13: 9780821347386
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: World Bank Publications
• Length: 496 Pages
• Weight: 1.49 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.2"