International development institutions and the challenges of urbanisation: the case of Jakarta. Issue 3 (2nd April 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Essex, Jamey
• Is Part Of: Development in practice. Volume 26:Issue 3(2016)
• Page Start: 346
• Page End: 359
• Publication Date: 2016-04-02
• Subjects: Aid -- Civil society -- Globalisation (inc. trade -- private sector) -- Governance and public policy -- East Asia; Technical assistance -- Developing countries -- Periodicals; Economic assistance -- Developing countries -- Periodicals; Developing countries -- Economic conditions -- Periodicals; 338.91091724
• DOI: 10.1080/09614524.2016.1150966
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0961-4524

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Urbanisation in the Global South presents numerous challenges for international development institutions. Building from interviews at nine different international development institutions working in Jakarta, Indonesia, this article examines how such institutions approach urban poverty, governance, and collaboration. The case study of Jakarta indicates that urban governance is often fragmented and difficult for such institutions to navigate, making partnership with other, often local, actors and institutions with urban and on-the-ground expertise vital. International development institutions struggle to both address the unique characteristics of distinct urban areas and to develop widely replicable practices, strategies, and platforms for effective partnership and development intervention.