Urban governance, voice, and poverty in the developing world / 
Nick Devas, Philip Amis, Jo Beall, Ursula Grant, Diana Mitlin, Fiona Nunan and Carole Rakodi 
 - London ;  Sterling, VA :  Earthscan Publications,  2004. 
 - xv, 224 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]-218) and index. 
<br/><br/>Urban poverty and governance in an era of globalization, decentralization, and democratization / Nick Devas -- Economic growth, urban poverty, and city governance / Ursula Grant -- Surviving in the city : livelihoods and linkages of the urban poor / Jo Beall -- Urban politics : exclusion or empowerment? / Carole Rakodi -- Urban government : capacity, resources, and responsiveness / Nick Devas -- Civil society organizations : do they make a difference to urban poverty? / Diana Mitlin -- Regulating the informal sector : voice and bad governance / Philip Amis -- Accessing land and services : exclusion or entitlement? / Fiona Nunan and Nick Devas. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1853839922 (hardback)  TZS 79,800/= 1853839930 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Urban poor--Developing countries.<br/>Poverty--Developing countries.<br/>Municipal government--Developing countries.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>339.4609172 DEV