TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hartley,Kris,editor
TI  - Governing cities: Asia's urban transformation 
T2  - Routledge advances in regional economics, science and policy
SN  - 9780429439940
AV  - HT384.A78 K03 2020
PY  - 2020///
CY  - Abingdon, Oxon, New York, NY
PB  - Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group
KW  - Urbanization
KW  - Asia
KW  - City planning
KW  - Urban policy
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Improving City Government Performance in the Era of Decentralization: The Experiences of Indonesia and the Philippines --- The Smart City as Layered Policy Design: Singapore’s Smart Nation Initiative --- The Politics of Advancing Governance Reform and Curbing Corruption in the Metropolitan City: The Case of Jakarta, 2012-2017 --- Ideology of Pragmatism: Singapore’s Domestic Policy ---  Planning a New Capital in Central Asia: The Case of Nur-Sultan (Astana), Kazakhstan --- New Asian Statism: Towards an Understanding of Asia’s 21st Century Urban Transformation --- Delivering Public Value --- Realization of Universal Health Coverage through Social Health Insurance Expansion: An Appraisal of Policy Capacity in China and Indonesia
--- Building the City from Abroad: Viet Kieu and the Rights to Saigon ---  Negotiating Block Size in Shanghai: Historical Superblock or New Urbanist Small Block? --- Urban and Regional Differences in Healthcare Service Delivery in South Korea ---  Governance of Government Middle Schools in Urban China and India: Comparative Analysis of Supportive Accountability and Teacher Perceptions
---  Towards Sustainable Futures --- Muddling through the Garbage: Household Recycling in Newly Developed Asian Cities
--- Environmental Governance in China: Three Cases of Central-Local Interactions --- Failed Healthcare in India: Looking Behind the Urban-focused Narrative --- The Technocratic Delusion: India’s Smart Cities Mission



N2  - "This book presents the latest research on three issues of crucial importance to Asian cities: governance, liveability, and sustainability. Together, these issues canvass the salient trends defining Asian urbanization and are explored through an eclectic compendium of studies that represent the many voices of this diverse region. Examining the processes and implications of Asian urbanization, the book interweaves practical cases with theories and empirical rigour while lending insight and complexity into the towering challenges of urban governance. The book targets a broad audience including thinkers, practitioners, and students"--
ER  -