Governing the Metropolis

Principles and Cases

Edited by Eduardo Rojas

Edited by Juan R. Cuadrado-Roura

Edited by Jose Miguel Fernandez Guell

Translated by Sarah Schineller

    • Preface
    • Acknowledgments
    • Authors
    • Introduction
    1. The Metropolitan Regions of Latin America: Problems of Governance and Development, by Eduardo Rojas
      Management of Metropolitan Areas: Opportunities and Challenges
    2. Metropolitan Areas and the Challenges of Competitiveness, by Juan Ramon Cuadrado-Roura and Jose Miguel Fernandez Guell
    3. Recent Perspectives on Metropolitan Organization, Functions, and Governance, by Jeroen Klink
      Principles of Good Metropolitan Government
    4. Democratic Governability of Metropolitan Areas: International Experiences and Lessons for Latin American Cities, by Christian Lefevre
    5. Fiscal Aspects of Metropolitan Governance, by Richard Bird and Enid Slack
      Final Reflections
    6. The Long Road towards Good Metropolitan Government, by Juan Ramon Cuadrado-Roura and Jose Miguel Fernandez Guell
  • Cover: Governing the Metropolis

Eduardo Rojas is Principal Urban Development Specialist at the Inter-American Development Bank.

Juan R. Cuadrado-Roura is Professor of Applied Economics at the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences at the University of Alcalà, Spain.

José Miguel Fernandez Guell is Professor of Urban and Regional Planning, School of Architecture, Polytechnic University of Madrid.

Sarah Schineller is a freelance consultant living in Barcelona.