Urban Governance in Transition

Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Problems Raised -- 1.2 Previous Studies -- 1.3 Thoughts and Methods of Study -- 1.4 The Outline of This Book -- References -- 2 The Nature and Governance Mission of the City -- 2.1 Re-recognize the Nature of the City -- 2.2 Institution and Mission of Urban Governance -- 2.3 Financing System of Urban Public Services -- 2.4 New Ideas for Improving Urban and Rural Governance -- References -- 3 Institutional Changes of Urban Governance in China -- 3.1 Establishment and Evolution of Municipality -- 3.2 Institutional Structure of Urban Governance -- 3.3 Institutional Changes of Urban Primary-Level Governance -- 3.4 Categories of Actors of Urban Governance -- References -- 4 Holistic Governance: An Explanatory Framework -- 4.1 The Theory Evolution of City Management -- 4.2 Types of Urban Governance -- 4.3 Integrated Governance: A New Theory -- 4.4 Achievements and Risk of Integrated Governance -- 4.5 Institutional Requirements of Collaborative Governance -- References -- 5 City-County Relationship: Separated or Integrated Governance -- 5.1 Theoretical Dimensions of Urban-Rural Relationship -- 5.2 City-County Relationship: A New Explanation -- 5.3 International Comparison of City-County Relationship -- 5.4 Thoughts of Policymaking on Reform of Province-Leading-County System -- References -- 6 The Institutional Development of American Urban Cross-Regional Governance -- 6.1 Systems of Organization of Local Government for Urban Governance in the United States -- 6.2 Cross-Sectoral Governance Reform in Metropolitan Areas -- 6.3 Discussion on the Polycentric System -- References -- 7 Institutional Development of Urban Cross-Departmental Coordination -- 7.1 Challenges for Urban Cross-Departmental Coordination -- 7.2 New Trend of Cross-Departmental Governance in Foreign Cities.