ABSTRACT
This book presents the latest research on three issues of crucial importance to Asian cities: governance, livability, 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 rigor while lending insight and complexity into the towering challenges of urban governance. The book targets a broad audience including thinkers, practitioners, and students.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part 1|97 pages
Transitions in governance
chapter 1|15 pages
Improving city government performance in the era of decentralization
The experiences of Indonesia and the Philippines
chapter 3|18 pages
The politics of advancing governance reform and curbing corruption in the metropolitan city
The case of Jakarta, 2012–2017
chapter 5|16 pages
Planning a new capital in Central Asia
The case of Nur-Sultan (Astana), Kazakhstan
chapter 6|15 pages
New Asian Statism
Toward an understanding of Asia’s 21st-century urban transformation
part 2|90 pages
Delivering public value
chapter 7|27 pages
Realization of universal health coverage through social health insurance expansion
An appraisal of policy capacity in China and Indonesia
chapter 9|18 pages
Negotiating block size in Shanghai
Historical superblock or New Urbanist small block?
chapter 11|14 pages
Governance of government middle schools in urban China and India
Comparative analysis of supportive accountability and teacher perceptions
part 3|67 pages
Toward sustainable futures
