TY - BOOK TI - Living in asian cities : the impeding crisis causes, consequences and alternative for the future report of the second Asia-Pacifiic urban forum U1 - 307.76/UNI PY - 1996/// CY - New York PB - United nation KW - Living in asian cities KW - AS N1 - 1. Introduction Paper 1. Where we have come from: historical perspective and major trends I. Introduction II. Building the nation-state and centralization of government III. Disillusion and the rise of socialist approaches to development IV. Free market and the retreat of government Paper 2. Raising the curtain on the Urban drama: the need for a new approach to policy I. Introduction II. The Informal sector III. Low-income communities IV. Mafias V. The NGO sector VI. The formal private sector and related organisations VII. Government agencies VIII. The need for a new approach Paper 3: The present urban dilemma macro imperatives versus micro needs I. Introduction II. The global context III. Impact on Urbanization IV. An alternative development strategy Paper 4. The new urban contract: institutional change I. Introduction II. Empowering the poor III. Institutional change IV. Activating civil society V. Conclusions Report of the Asia Pacific Urban Forum I. Focus groups II. Subregional Forums III. Agency presentations List of participants ER -