Consolidating Developmental Local Government: Lessons from the South African Experience

Erscheinungsjahr 2013
ISBN: 978-1-919895-04-8
Verlag: JUTA & CO LTD

Buch, Englisch, 584 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 169 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 911 g

Compiled and written by people who participated in one way or another in the experience of democratic consolidation, this account documents the dynamics of local government transformation and captures the key themes of the debates about policy options, lessons, and key strategic decisions.

Aiming to ensure that municipalities play a key role in creating more democratic, non-racial, equitable, and sustainable communities, towns and cities, this volume raises critical questions about the kinds of challenges that all those involved with the future of local governance will face in the years ahead. This text will be an indispensable resource for government officials, students, researchers, and community leaders alike.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Swilling, Mark

Van Donk, Mirjam

Parnell, Susan

Über Autor(innen)

Mirjam van Donk is a director of Isandla Institute; a former independent consultant on HIV/AIDS, gender, and development for international and national organizations; and a former project coordinator for the Local Government for the Gender Advocacy Program.

Mark Swillingis a professor for the School of Public Leadership at the University of Stellenbosch, South Africa, the coordinator of the postgraduate program in sustainable development, the academic director of the Sustainability Institute, and a member of the International Resource Panel convened by the United Nations Environment Program.

Edgar Pieterse is the director of the African Center for Cities and the co-editor of Voices of the Transition.

Susan Parnell is a professor of urban geography in the department of environmental and geographical science at the University of Cape Town and a director of Isandla Institute, South Africa.