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Nick Devas
Poverty and governance are both issues high on the agenda of international agencies and governments in the South. With urban areas accounting for a steadily growing share of the world's poor people, an international team of researchers focused their
Finance is a critical issue for municipal governments around the world, and a major constraint on the delivery of pro-poor services at the local level. In many countries, decentralisation has brought the issue of municipal finance to the fore. This s
Autor:
Nick Devas1, Ursula Grant1
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Public Administration & Development. Oct2003, Vol. 23 Issue 4, p307-316. 10p.
Autor:
Nick Devas, Martin Laffin
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Local Government Studies. 35:153-156
Autor:
Nick Devas
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Public Administration and Development. 25:351-361
In the design of urban governance structures, there is an inherent tension between ‘scale’ and ‘voice’. Both aspects are important considerations if city government is to address the needs of the poor. Metropolitan-scale government offers the
Autor:
Nick Devas
Publikováno v:
International Development Planning Review. 25:1-29
Finance is a critical constraint for cities seeking to address the problems of urban poverty, but one that has received little attention in the literature. Using material from a study of urban governance and poverty in 10 cities in the South, this pa
Autor:
Nick Devas
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International Planning Studies. 6:393-408
Decentralization has focused attention on city government but, at the same time, the growth of civil society means that urban governance is not limited to city government. Little attention has been paid, either in the literature or in practice, to th
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David Wilson, Mike Raco, Nick Devas, Sandra Walklate, Helen Jarvis, Rachel Woodward, Kevin Mumford, Joseph Leibovitz, Margaret Grieco, Jeanette Findlay
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Urban Studies. 38:2079-2093
Autor:
Nick Devas, Roy Kelly
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Public Administration and Development. 21:381-391
Licensing of businesses by local governments is a common practice in many countries. While business licensing has its origins in regulation, it is often seen as little more than a revenue source for local government. This article reviews the potentia
Autor:
Nick Devas
Publikováno v:
Journal of International Development. 13:989-996