Knowledge and policy action in urban development: if we know so much, why is the urban condition not improving?

Revista de Administração de Empresas

Robert H. Wilson¹ 

[1] ,University of Texas at Austin

关键词: Urban policy;    urban research;    governmental capacity;    Política urbana;    pesquisa urbana;    capacidade governamental;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0034-75902000000100006

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

In spite of the wealth generation potential of the world's large metropolitan cities, poor living conditions for much of the world's urban population persist. Although the city has been widely studied, urban policy often remains ineffective. The paper adopts a policy process approach to analyze the relationship between knowledge and governmental action. Impediments to improving urban policy are found in the inadequate capacity of government to act and in the politics of democratic decision-making. The paper recommends that a pragmatic view of knowledge generation be adopted.

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