Urban Development in Southeast Asia : Regional Cities and Local Government Book

	List of Tables and Diagrams
	Acknowledgments
1	Theory and Methodology
	Local Government Theory	1
	Conceptual Premises	8
	Methodology	16
	Notes	21
2	Municipal Government and Development in Chiang Mai
	Introduction	23
	Local Autonomy	26
	Political Participation	51
	Socioeconomic Development	79
	Notes	103
3	Urban Government and Development in Iloilo City
	Introduction	107
	Local Autonomy	110
	Political Participation	140
	Socioeconomic Development	176
	Notes	199
4	Municipal Government and Development in Penang
	Local Autonomy	205
	Political Participation	209
	Socioeconomic Development	235
	Notes	281
5	Local Autonomy, Urban Government, and Development in Southeast Asian Regional Cities: Conclusion
	Local and Supralocal Determinants of Socioeconomic Development in Southeast Asian Regional Cities	284
	Local Government and the National Political System	308
	Concluding Remarks on the Interrelations Between Local Autonomy, Political Participation, and Socioeconomic Development	319
	Notes	325
	Acronyms	327
	Bibliography	330
	Index	363