Governing Cities

Foreword by Tommy Koh Introduction Part 1: Transitions in Governance 1. Improving City Government Performance in the Era of Decentralization: The Experiences of Indonesia and the Philippines 2. The Smart City as Layered Policy Design: Singaporeâs Smart Nation Initiative 3. The Politics of Advancing Governance Reform and Curbing Corruption in the Metropolitan City: The Case of Jakarta, 2012-2017 4. Ideology of Pragmatism: Singaporeâs Domestic Policy 5. Planning a New Capital in Central Asia: The Case of Nur-Sultan (Astana), Kazakhstan 6. New Asian Statism: Towards an Understanding of Asiaâs 21st Century Urban Transformation Part 2: Delivering Public Value 7. Realization of Universal Health Coverage through Social Health Insurance Expansion: An Appraisal of Policy Capacity in China and Indonesia 8. Building the City from Abroad: Viet Kieu and the Rights to Saigon 9. Negotiating Block Size in Shanghai: Historical Superblock or New Urbanist Small Block? 10. Urban and Regional Differences in Healthcare Service Delivery in South Korea 11. Governance of Government Middle Schools in Urban China and India: Comparative Analysis of Supportive Accountability and Teacher Perceptions Part 3: Towards Sustainable Futures 12. Muddling through the Garbage: Household Recycling in Newly Developed Asian Cities 13. Environmental Governance in China: Three Cases of Central-Local Interactions 14. Failed Healthcare in India: Looking Behind the Urban-focused Narrative 15. The Technocratic Delusion: Indiaâs Smart Cities Mission