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Table of Contents
1 Cover
6 List of Abbreviations and Acronyms
9 Introduction Urban Politics and Policies in Urban Studies and Political Science City Studies, International Comparisons, and Urban Theories Explaining Urban Policy Change and Capacity Building in São Paulo Governance and Political Actors Governing São Paulo The City and Local Brazilian Institutions The Book References
10 PART I: Urban Politics and Political Institutions 1 Governments, Mayors and Policies Brazilian Institutions and Municipalities in International Perspective Electoral Results and the Mayors of São Paulo Municipal Administrations References 2 The Politics of Executive‐Legislative Relations The Production of Governability Mayors, Political Strategies and Executive‐Legislative Relations What Else Do Councilors Do? Territories, Governability and Policy Implementation9 Conclusion References 3 The Politics of Municipal Budgets Analytic Dimensions of Public Budget Governance Budget Governance in São Paulo Municipality Final Considerations and Perspectives for a Research Agenda References
11 PART II: Governing Urban Services 4 Struggling to Replace the Car Paradigm Institutionalization, Insulation, and Capacitation of the Traffic Sector The CET: Insulated and Capacitated The Car Flow Paradigm Attempts to Deconstruct the Paradigm Analysis of Changes Final Considerations References 5 Increasingly Governing Bus Services Through Policy Instruments The Recent Trajectory of Bus Transportation Governing Opacities in the Transportation Data Conclusion: Progressive Incrementalism in the Bus Services References 6 Technocratic Decisions and Financial Arrangements in Subway Services Line 1‐Blue and the Formation of the São Paulo Subway Decisions on Line 3‐Red and the Change in the Political Paradigm The Funding Crisis and Line 2‐Green: Return to the Wealthiest Regions of the City Line 4‐Yellow and the Entrance of International Actors The Expansion of Line 5‐Lilac and the Return to the Periphery Conclusion References 7 The Incremental Politics of Waste Management Regulation Waste Collection in São Paulo's History The Waste Management Model in São Paulo Private Companies for Policy Implementation Conclusions References
12 PART III: Governing Land and Housing 8 Continuities and Changes in the Diversification of Public Housing Brazilian Housing Policies Between Local and Federal
