This book looks at local collective action and city government responses and its impact on the neighbourhood and the city in Pacific Asia.

Kong Chong HO is a sociologist at the National University of Singapore. Trained at the University of Chicago, his research interests are in urban studies, migration, higher education, and youth. Kong Chong is an editorial board member of Pacific Affairs and the International Journal of Comparative Sociology.

Chapter 1 Neighbourhoods for the CityChapter 2 The Political Economy of Cities in Pacific AsiaChapter 3 The Logic of Comparisons in Multi-sited Research DesignsChapter 4 Sungmisan: The Power of Village Social EnterprisesChapter 5 Mahakan: Neighbourhood Heritage Curation AttemptsChapter 6 Tangbu: Saving the Old Sugar WarehousesChapter 7 Langham Place: Urban Redevelopment and the Community QuestionChapter 8 Tampines Central: Government-Resident Partnerships at WorkChapter 9 Neighbourhood Action, Metropolitan Politics and City BuildingIndex