World Bank Series: Urban Management in Emerging Economies

Author: (Netherlands) Mannan Peter
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Publish Date: 2006-04-01
Features: As a training manual for urban managers from the United Nations Development Programme, this book provides refined and unique analyses of urban management theories, analytical methods, and practical tools to achieve urban development goals, offering significant reference value for urban management in China. The book integrates the author's practical experience working in developing countries, featuring rich case studies and targeted insights. Particularly noteworthy are the summaries on the role of urban infrastructure, human resources, and information technology in urban development, which are highly inspirational and informative. It is a systematic work introducing solutions to urban management challenges in developing countries, elaborating on the application of various theoretical methods and practical experiences to study economic and fiscal issues in urban management. The author suggests that urban managers can enhance urban competitiveness by leveraging new opportunities from local decentralization, improve urban management capabilities and service delivery through strategic development planning and the application of new public management theory. The book also emphasizes the importance of involving diverse stakeholders and adopting new information technologies. The book covers emerging themes in urban management, such as environmental policies, infrastructure development, and urban sustainable development policies.