Local Governance, Economic Development and Institutions

<p>Introduction to Local Governance, Economic Development and Institutions: Essays in Honour of AHJ (Bert) Helmsing; Georgina M. Gomez, Peter Knorringa and Ariane A. Corradi<br/>PART I. LOCAL GOVERNANCE: PUBLIC DEVELOPMENT AMBITIONS, DECENTRALISATION AND CONTINUED INFORMALITY<br/>1. Governance and Development: The Importance of Legitimacy and Institutional Change; Eduardo Wills Herrera <br/>2. Decentralisation and Local Governance Approach: A Prospect for Implementing the Post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals; Nicholas Awortwi <br/>3. Enhancing Service Delivery at the Local Level in Zimbabwe: Challenges and Future Prospects; Takawira Mumvuma <br/>4. Digitisation and Participation in Urban Governance: The Contribution of ICT-Based Spatial Knowledge Management in Indian Cities; Isa Baud<br/>5. Housing Disablement: Market Failures, Haphazard Policies and the Global Proliferation of Slums; Erhard Berner <br/>6. From Development Aid to Fostering Global Public Goods, the Role of Institutions and Institutional Change; Meine Pieter van Dijk<br/>PART II. WHERE VALUE CHAINS AND LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MEET: POWER ASYMMETRIES, AGENCY, AND THE ROLE OF TRUST <br/>7. Effectiveness and Pertinence of Public-Private Partnerships to Promote Regional Competitiveness at the Level of Value Chain. The Case of Colombia; Alexander Blandón López <br/>8. Governance Dynamics: Textile, Talavera-Style Ceramic and Fireworks Production in Central Mexico; Rocío Rosales Ortega, Víctor ManuelVelázquez Duran and Jessica Mariela Tolentino <br/>9. Building Local Agency: The Case of a Nicaraguan Association in the Coffee Global Value Chain; Georgina M. Gomez <br/>10. Global Value Chains and Inclusive Development: Unpacking Smallholder Producers' Agency; Sietze Vellema <br/>11. At the Frontier of Economic Development: Unravelling Institutional Change in Fragile Environments; Holly A Ritchie<br/>PART III. HOW ACTORS CO-SHAPE AND ADAPT TO EVOLVING INSTITUTIONS TO LEVERAGE THEIR RESOURCES<br/>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<br/>13. Incorporating Smallholders' Values into Value Chains through Partnerships; Joy Clancy and Avinash Narayanaswamy<br/>14. Brazilian Business Incubators: Brokerage in a Multi-Actor Approach to Local Economic Development; Ariane Agnes Corradi<br/>15. Absorptive Capacity and Local Networking of Home-Based Enterprises in 'Kampong Cyber', Yogyakarta, Indonesia; Jan Fransen and Pahala H.L. Gaol <br/>16. Auto Mechanics and Business Practices in Ghana; Jerome Rudolf Awortwe-Abban </p>