Developmental Local Governance: A Critical Discourse in ‘Alternative Development’

Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Introduction....Pages 1-11
Post-development Theory and the Local Developmental State....Pages 12-23
Developmental Local Government: From Concept to Praxis....Pages 24-50
The Evolving Roles and Relationships of Governments in Local Economic and Sustainable Development: The Case of the United Kingdom (and Particularly England)....Pages 51-73
Local Government and Economic Development in the Australian Federation: Dispersed Efforts in a Complex Geography....Pages 74-85
From National to Local Economic Development (LED): The South African Case....Pages 86-106
Nigerian Local Government System and Governance: Lessons, Prospects and Challenges for Post-2015 Development Goals....Pages 107-126
Managing Development in Local Government: Frameworks and Strategies in Jamaica....Pages 127-146
The Imperative of a Local Economic Development Approach in the Context of the Dutch Disease....Pages 147-177
The Making of Developmental Local Government in Belize....Pages 178-200
Informality and Developmental Local Government: What Is at Stake?....Pages 201-226
From Developmental Local Government to Developmental Local Governance....Pages 227-243
Conclusion: Towards a Model of Developmental Local Governance....Pages 244-251
Back Matter....Pages 253-260