238pp., maps, paperback, Johannesburg, 2023

A comparative study of the complex governance challenges confronting city-regions in each of the BRICS countries.

"This ambitious book teases out the diverse paths leading to the emergence of similar-looking, yet incredibly different mega city-regions in four continents. Commonalities are highlighted, as well as the important roles of trust, informal networks, tacit knowledge and negotiation refracted by each region’s specific political context." Partha Mukhopadhyay, Senior Fellow, Centre for Policy Research, Delhi

"Philip Harrison offers a much-needed decentring and enlivening of the analysis of city-regions. Insights drawn from across the governance arrangements in BRICS countries highlight institutional and territorial conflicts and top-down directives as well as new collaborations and the informal ingenuity of actors that are shaping the future of urban regions. " Jennifer Robinson, Professor of Human Geography, University College London

Philip Harrison is the South African Research Chair in Development Planning and Modelling at the University of the Witwatersrand and a member of the National Planning Commission and other advisory structures to government.

GOVERNING COMPLEX CITY-REGIONS IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY, Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa

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