Thirsty Cities (Record no. 59233)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9781108825078
028 ## - DISTRIBUTOR NAME
Distributor Name :Zafaa Books & Distributors
Distributor address :313/56F 49A, Anand Nagar Inderlok Delhi 110035
Bill Number :ZBD0146
Bill Date :17/05/2022
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 363 HO
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Ho, Selina
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Thirsty Cities
Remainder of title : social contracts and public goods provision in China and India
Statement of responsibility, etc / Selina Ho
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc Cambridge
Name of publisher, distributor, etc :Cambridge University Press
Date of publication, distribution, etc , 2019.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xv, 295p.
Dimensions 24cm.
365 ## - TRADE PRICE
Price amount 2200
505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Contents note Cover; Half-title; Title page; Copyright information; Dedication; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Abbreviations; Acknowledgments; 1 Public Goods Provision in China and India; The Empirical Puzzle; The Argument; Theories of Public Goods Provision; Regime Type; Other Explanations for Variations in Public Goods Provision; Contributions to the Literature; Plan of the Book; Part I Social Contracts; 2 Social Contracts, Institutional Design, and Public Goods Provision; Defining a Social Contract; Traditional Social Contract Theorists and Varieties of Social Contracts Social Contracts as an Informal InstitutionLegitimacy; Expectations; Impact of Social Contracts on Institutional Design and Public Goods Delivery; Autonomy; Capacity; Theory Testing and Case Selection; Cities; Urban Water Supply; Some Limitations; Conclusion; 3 The Chinese Social Contract; The Chinese Social Contract; Basis of Legitimacy; ''The mandate of heaven'' and the Chinese concept of performance; Urban bias; The ideological interregnum; Restoring the performance-based social contract; Popular Expectations; Impact of the Chinese Social Contract on Public Goods Provision ''Chinese-style'' AutonomyDecentralization and Empowering Local Governments; Financial Capacity of Local Governments; Conclusion; 4 The Indian Social Contract; The Indian Social Contract; Postindependence Origins; Basis of Legitimacy; Socialism; Democratic participation and populism; Rural bias; Popular Expectations; Impact of the Indian Social Contract on Public Goods Provision; Low Autonomy; Limited Capacity; Weak Local Governments; Conclusion; Part II Comparing Urban Water Management in China and India; 5 Comparing China's and India's Water Institutional Frameworks Institutional Framework of the Chinese Urban Water SectorAdministrative Structure; Water Policies and Legal Framework; Water allocation and abstraction; Water usage and sustainable development; Obligations of water suppliers; Water pricing policies; Financing; Private sector participation in China's urban water sector; Opening up policies; Regulatory policies; Property rights transfer policies; Institutional Framework of the Indian Urban Water Sector; Administrative Structure; Water Laws and Regulations; Financing; Private Sector Participation in India's Urban Water Sector; Conclusion 6 Quenching Thirst in China's First-Tier Cities: Shenzhen and BeijingShenzhen; Shenzhen's Water Problems; Impact of China's Social Contract on Urban Water Management in Shenzhen; Institutional autonomy and capacity; (a) Shenzhen's status as a special economic zone; (b) Autonomy in setting laws and regulations; (c) Creation of the Shenzhen Municipal Water Affairs Bureau; (d) Separation of government and enterprise; (e) Resource allocation; Impact of institutional autonomy and capacity on Shenzhen's urban water supply system; (a) Greater efficiency and better coordination
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc Provides the answer to the enduring puzzle why India lags behind China in offering public goods to its people
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Social problems and social services
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Other social problems and services
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Public goods.
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Services municipaux -- Inde.
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Biens collectifs.
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Municipal services -- China.
700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Ho, Selina
942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA)
Koha item type Books
Holdings
Withdrawn status Lost status Source of classification or shelving scheme Damaged status Not for loan Home library Current library Date acquired Source of acquisition Cost, normal purchase price Total Checkouts Full call number Barcode Date last seen Price effective from Koha item type
    Dewey Decimal Classification   Not For Loan SNU LIBRARY SNU LIBRARY 19/05/2022 Zafaa Books & Distributors 2200.00   363 HO 28592 19/05/2022 19/05/2022 Books
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