Quest for Good Urban Governance

This book demonstrates both successes and failures in attempts to get closer to the ideal of good urban governance in cities in North-America, Europe, and Asia. It presents a value menu and deliberately does not come up with "e;one best way"e; for improving urban governance. Good urban governance is presented as a balancing act, an interplay between government, business and civil society in which the core values need careful and timely attention. The authors address questions such as "e;What is deemed "e;good"e; in urban governance, and how is it being searched for?"e;, and "e;What (re)configurations of interactions between government, private sector and civil society are evolving, and to what results?"e;.