11.701 Introduction to Planning and Institutional Processes in Developing Countries, Fall 2004

11.701 Introduction to Planning and Institutional Processes in Developing Countries, Fall 2004

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The planning process in developing countries. Interaction between planners and institutions at both national and local levels. Overview of theories of state, organizational arrangements, implementation mechanisms, and planning styles. Case studies of planning: decentralization, provision of low-cost...

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Main Author: Sanyal, Bishwapriya
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Urban Studies and Planning
Format: Learning Object
Language:en-US
Published: 2004
Subjects:
developing-country governments
international organizations
NGOs
economies of scale
diseconomies of scale
international development planning
externality
historical advances in developing and developing countries
interaction between planners and institutions
decentralization, provision of low-cost housing, new-town development
progress
anti-planning arguments
state-centered planning
social control
bureaucracies
good governance
market institutions
collective action
decision making
political savvy
legal sensibility
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/36849
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Summary:The planning process in developing countries. Interaction between planners and institutions at both national and local levels. Overview of theories of state, organizational arrangements, implementation mechanisms, and planning styles. Case studies of planning: decentralization, provision of low-cost housing, and new-town development. Analyzes various roles planners play in different institutional contexts. Professional ethics and values amidst conflicting demands. Restricted to first-year M.C.P. and SPURS students.

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