Asian Cities in an Era of Decentralisation

Michelle Ann Miller is a Research Fellow at the Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore. She has authored, edited or co-edited a number of books including: Rebellion and Reform in Indonesia: Jakarta’s Security and Autonomy Policies in Aceh (Routledge, 2009); Autonomy and Armed Separatism in South and Southeast Asia (ISEAS, 2012); and Ethnic and Racial Minorities in Asia: Inclusion or Exclusion? (Routledge, 2012). Tim Bunnell is Associate Professor in the Department of Geography and at the Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore. He has written extensively on urban transformation in Southeast Asia, particularly in Malaysia and, more recently, in Indonesia.

1. Introduction: Asian Cities in an Era of Decentralisation 2. Decentralisation, Power and Networked Governance Practices in Metro Manila 3. Fields of Gold: Empowering Local Officials to Catalyse Rural-to-urban Development in Tarlac Province, The Philippines 4. Decentralisation and Local Government Innovation in Providing Urban Services for the Poor in South and South-east Asia 5. Effective Decentralisation—Going beyond Reconciled Planning Scales and Capacities: The Need to Recognise Specific Socio-political Drivers 6. Urban Renewal, Fiscal Deficit and the Politics of Decentralisation: The Case of the Jawaharlal Nehru Urban Renewal Mission in India 7. Parallel Structures of Decentralisation in the Mega City Context of Urban India: Participation or Exclusion? 8. Community Bus in Tokyo: Promoting Community Initiative through Decentralisation