ABSTRACT
In reviewing the development of theory on urban management, a central argument is for a moral framework of principles guiding urban management decisions. This chapter examines the weight of evidence in support of the central argument, and the need for a moral and ethical framework to guide urban management policy decisions. It posits a general moral framework of urban management to guide policy on issues such as land, housing and public service provision. The chapter focuses on the development of the structural conflict model of urban management in Zambia. An analysis or the financial arrangements for the general rating system, and the resulting relationships between institutions and/or individuals in Kitwe, reveals a segregated 'benefactor pays' structure, through which Africans and Europeans paid for their own services. Further conflict between the Territorial government, mining company, organized labour and nationalist sentiments led to the improvement of housing conditions for the Africans.
