Planning and decentralization contested spaces for public action in the global south provides a balance of insightful critiques of conditions that either limit or contribute to the failure of decentralization and cautious endorsements of factors that enable its success in terms of participation and empowerment. Fingerprint dive into the research topics of planning and decentralization contested spaces for public action in the global south together they form a unique fingerprint global south arts humanities. Table of contents 1 introduction situating contested notions of decentralized planning in the global south victoria a beard faranak miraftab christopher silver part 1 decentralization contexts outcomes 2decentralization and entrepreneurial planning faranak miraftab 3decentralization privatization and countervailing popular pressure south african water commodification and . Planning and decentralization contested spaces for public action in the global south beard victoria a miraftab faranak silver christopher on amazoncom free shipping on qualifying offers planning and decentralization contested spaces for public action in the global south. Planning and decentralization contested spaces for public action in the global south victoria a beard faranak miraftab christopher silver routledge 2008 architecture 233 pages