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Table of contents (17 chapters)
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Introduction
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Local Governance: Public Development Ambitions, Decentralisation and Continued Informality
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Where Value Chains and Local Economic Development Meet: Power Asymmetries, Agency, and the Role of Trust
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How Actors Co-shape and Adapt to Evolving Institutions to Leverage Their Resources
Keywords
About this book
'Development' is what most people see as progress in the places where they live and in the ways they live. It has to do with public services, the ways to complain when these are not delivered properly, and the spaces to change power structures. It is related to the economy, the opportunities to access a secure job, a sustainable livelihood and increased welfare while caring for the planet and others. It is also linked to the institutions that allow people to live life well, using resources ethically and doing business responsibly in relation to other communities and future generations. This edited collection examines the interconnections between local governance, economic development and institutions, by focusing on what initiatives work and under what conditions they do so. Based on a variety of theories and empirical data, it presents evidence from current experiences around the world, revealed by researchers across different continents and several generations.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Georgina M. Gómez is Senior Lecturer in Institutions and Local Development at the International Institute of Social Studies of Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands. She has published on alternatives of local economic development, complementary currency systems in Argentina and institutions.
Peter Knorringa is Professor of Private Sector and Development at the International Institute of Social Studies, Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands. He is principal researcher of the Leiden-Delft-Erasmus Centre for Frugal Innovation in Africa, and coordinator of the Consumer-Civil society work package, ESRC-funded programme on Rising Powers, Labour Standards and the Governance of Global Production Networks.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Local Governance, Economic Development and Institutions
Editors: Georgina M. Gómez, Peter Knorringa
Series Title: EADI Global Development Series
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137557599
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-55758-2Published: 18 February 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-71838-2Published: 28 February 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-55759-9Published: 08 April 2016
Series ISSN: 2947-8529
Series E-ISSN: 2947-8537
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 332
Topics: Development Policy, Development Economics, International Political Economy, Development Studies, Political Science, Social Structure, Social Inequality