Private Communities and Urban Governance: Theoretical and Comparative Perspectives

Introduction.- 1. Can Condominium Associations Make the State Listen in China?.- 2. Private Communities, Social Capital, and the Quality of Governance.- 3. Building for Urban Success? Project Developments and Social Exclusivity in Germany.- 4. Community and Localism in a Heterogeneous Urban Space: The Case of Israel.- 5. Public, Private, and Community-Based Governance: Reflections from Latin American Cases.- 6. Urban renewal and Private governance: Condo-ism in Toronto and Jerusalem.- 7. Security in the Urban Space: Exploring Private Alternatives.- 8. Rethinking Residential Private Government in the United States: Recent Trends in Practices and Policy.- 9. European Condominium Law: Nine Key Choices.- 10. New Types and Trends of Condominiums in Post-Crisis Spain.- 11. Unlocking the 'Gates' and Climbing Over the 'Walls': Opening Up Exclusive Communities.- 12. Religion and the Construction of Urban Spaces.- Conclusion.