GOVERNANCE, URBAN COMPETITIVENESS AND CRISIS IN SPAIN

Governance in Urban Development Crisis Situations

Multi-stakeholder governance encourages competitiveness

The purpose of this paper is to outline the ISO 26000 and the development of multi-stakeholder management as it has come to be applied in strategic management. Stakeholder engagement can be defined as interactive activities initiated by an organization with its stakeholders. One of the general CSR principles within ISO 26000 concerns respecting stakeholder interests. Brief discussion of managin...

Efficiency in Urban Governance towards Sustainability and Competitiveness of City : A Case Study of Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia has successfully applied economic planning to guide the development of the country from an economy of agriculture and mining to a largely industrialised one. Now, with its sights set on attaining the economic level of a fully developed nation by 2020, the planning system must be made even more efficient and focused. It must ensure that every investment made in the country, contribute t...

Good Governance and Urban Management

The pattern of governance is a new topic which has found its traces in urban management, and has the features of continuance, decision making, justice, efficiency, effectiveness, clarity, accountability, partnership, and immunity, all of which are interdependent and empowering. According to this pattern, decisions about civil affairs are taken with the cooperation of government, private sectors...

Does Governance Matter? The Dynamics of Metropolitan Governance and Competitiveness

Metropolitan areas are governed by a patchwork of governmental units that contribute to the dispersion of people and the diffusion of local power. These effects are visible in nearly every metropolitan region whether they are growing or shrinking. The policy debate has focused on questions of efficiency, rather than the developmental impacts of these choices. Analysis must be structured to capt...