TY - BOOK ID - 78139832 TI - Urban governance and democracy : leadership and community involvement AU - Haus, Michael. AU - Heinelt, Hubert AU - Stewart, Murray. PY - 2005 SN - 1134289286 1280063793 0203340957 9780203340950 9786610063796 6610063796 9781134289288 9781134289233 1134289235 9781134289271 1134289278 9780415459792 0415459796 0415343615 9780415343619 9781280063794 PB - London ; New York : Routledge, DB - UniCat KW - Municipal government KW - Community leadership KW - Community development KW - Public-private sector cooperation KW - Cities and towns KW - Democracy KW - Self-government KW - Political science KW - Equality KW - Representative government and representation KW - Republics KW - Global cities KW - Municipalities KW - Towns KW - Urban areas KW - Urban systems KW - Human settlements KW - Sociology, Urban KW - Private-public partnerships KW - Private-public sector cooperation KW - Public-private partnerships KW - Public-private sector collaboration KW - Cooperation KW - Regional development KW - Economic assistance, Domestic KW - Social planning KW - Community life KW - Community power KW - Leadership KW - City government KW - Municipal administration KW - Municipal reform KW - Urban politics KW - Local government KW - Metropolitan government KW - Municipal corporations KW - Citizen participation. KW - Citizen participation KW - Government policy KW - Government KW - OECD countries KW - Economic conditions. KW - Sociology of environment KW - Public administration UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:78139832 AB - The issue of local governance is high on the institutional agenda of many local and regional authorities throughout the OECD countries. This book explores the relationship between two key issues of urban governance - leadership and community involvement - and how making these two elements more complementary can lead to more effective as well as legitimate policy outcomes.The authors examine the dilemmas involved in ensuring effective governance, focusing on issues such as legitimacy, citizen participation, economic performance and social inclusion. ER -