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作者

Marius Pieterse

来源

CITIES,Vol.131,Issue1,Article 103893

语言

英文

关键字

Urban law;Urban governance;Corporations;Local government;Accountability

作者单位

University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa;University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

摘要

Given the growing role played by corporate power in urban governance, this article considers how, in structuring the interplay between corporations and the local state within contemporary urban governance arrangements, urban law can enhance public values and public accountability. Drawing on examples from different cities and legal systems, the article points to the commonality of hybrid public/private governance arrangements at city-level and highlights common challenges pertaining to coordination, democratic participation and accountability. It then engages with some of the common legal underpinnings of these challenges and considers ways in which urban law may address them. These include the shaping of urban autonomy through the legal devolution of state power, the legal structuring and regulation of urban decision-making fora and governance instruments, and the horizontal application of human rights law in local governance settings.