This edited collection examines the interconnections between local governance, economic development and institutions, by focusing on what initiatives work and under what conditions they do so. Using a variety of theories and empirical data, the contributors present evidence from current experiences around the world.
Introduction to Local Governance, Economic Development and Institutions: Essays in Honour of AHJ (Bert) Helmsing; Georgina M. Gomez, Peter Knorringa and Ariane A. Corradi PART I. LOCAL GOVERNANCE: PUBLIC DEVELOPMENT AMBITIONS, DECENTRALISATION AND CONTINUED INFORMALITY 1. Governance and Development: The Importance of Legitimacy and Institutional Change; Eduardo Wills Herrera 2. Decentralisation and Local Governance Approach: A Prospect for Implementing the Post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals; Nicholas Awortwi 3. Enhancing Service Delivery at the Local Level in Zimbabwe: Challenges and Future Prospects; Takawira Mumvuma 4. Digitisation and Participation in Urban Governance: The Contribution of ICT-Based Spatial Knowledge Management in Indian Cities; Isa Baud 5. Housing Disablement: Market Failures, Haphazard Policies and the Global Proliferation of Slums; Erhard Berner 6. From Development Aid to Fostering Global Public Goods, the Role of Institutions and Institutional Change; Meine Pieter van Dijk PART II. WHERE VALUE CHAINS AND LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MEET: POWER ASYMMETRIES, AGENCY, AND THE ROLE OF TRUST 7. Effectiveness and Pertinence of Public-Private Partnerships to Promote Regional Competitiveness at the Level of Value Chain. The Case of Colombia; Alexander Blandon Lopez 8. Governance Dynamics: Textile, Talavera-Style Ceramic and Fireworks Production in Central Mexico; Rocio Rosales Ortega, Victor Manuel Velazquez Duran and Jessica Mariela Tolentino 9. Building Local Agency: The Case of a Nicaraguan Association in the Coffee Global Value Chain; Georgina M. Gomez 10. Global Value Chains and Inclusive Development: Unpacking Smallholder Producers' Agency; Sietze Vellema 11. At the Frontier of Economic Development: Unravelling Institutional Change in Fragile Environments; Holly A Ritchie PART III. HOW ACTORS CO-SHAPE AND ADAPT TO EVOLVING INSTITUTIONS TO LEVERAGE THEIR RESOURCES 12. Beyond Friend or Foe: Foreign Investment, Responsible Business and Local Development in Africa; Guus (A.C.M.) van Westen and Annelies (E.B.) Zoomers 13. Incorporating Smallholders' Values into Value Chains through Partnerships; Joy Clancy and Avinash Narayanaswamy 14. Brazilian Business Incubators: Brokerage in a Multi-Actor Approach to Local Economic Development; Ariane Agnes Corradi 15. Absorptive Capacity and Local Networking of Home-Based Enterprises in 'Kampong Cyber', Yogyakarta, Indonesia; Jan Fransen and Pahala H.L. Gaol 16. Auto Mechanics and Business Practices in Ghana; Jerome Rudolf Awortwe-Abban
