Regional, state and other local government policies

Provides a critical review of existing literature on the role of ideas and institutions in the politics of public policy.

Die Corona-Krise ist ohne Zweifel von historischer Bedeutung.

Since the mid-1990s, Morocco has sought to present itself as a model of genuine and gradual reform, with decentralisation as a key tenet of this.

This book explains how religious politics, repressive institutions, and leaders'' political strategies intersected in the US Global War on Terror.

While a positive correlation between capitalism and democracy has existed in Western Europe and North America, the example of late-industrializing nations such as Turkey has demonstrated that the two need not always go hand in hand, and sometimes the interests of business coincide more firmly with anti-democratic forces.

Spatial planning is at a crossroads, with government reform undermining the traditional vision of state-employed planners making decisions about urban development in a unified public interest.

South Sudan is the world''s youngest independent country.

Günther Pallaver, em.

In Zeiten wachsender Herausforderungen stehen kommunale Verwaltungen zunehmend unter Druck, ihre Strukturen und Prozesse zu modernisieren.

In 1999, Texas passed a landmark clean energy law, beginning a groundswell of new policies that promised to make the US a world leader in renewable energy.

Explores the political and social consequences of establishing a new legal system in the wake of violent conflict.

An internationally renowned scholar of law and economics, Michael J.

How might the entire citizenry of a country make the decisions that affect them?

This book explains how religious politics, repressive institutions, and leaders'' political strategies intersected in the US Global War on Terror.

Canada's federal system, composed of ten provincial governments and three territories, all with varying economies and political cultures, is often blamed for the country's failure to develop coordinated policy responses to key issues.

Across the Muslim world, religion plays an increasingly prominent role in both the private and public lives of over a billion people.

Public Sector Reform in South Africa 1994-2021 is an examination of specific public sector reforms in three core Public Administration areas in the democratic South Africa: political-administrative relationships, the delegation of authority to senior managers and performance management.

South Sudan is the world''s youngest independent country.

This work analyzes the necessity of changing Japan's present defense policy.

Regardless of which political party Americans identify with, the sentiment that those who work in Washington are corrupt transcends partisanship.

Economic regions competing in a global marketplace describes the future organizing principle of urban regions.

Der Band thematisiert unterschiedliche Aspekte sambischer Kultur und Gesellschaft und beleuchtet dabei traditionelle, moderne, kontroverse und herausfordernde Aspekte.

An introduction to the European Union from a comparative politics perspective, systematically analysing its functioning through comparison with national political systems.

Provides a critical review of existing literature on the role of ideas and institutions in the politics of public policy.

This book traces the history of the Israeli Right since its inception and its struggle to gain power.

Celebrated as a beacon of democracy and reconciliation, many people in South Africa continue to live in severe poverty, particularly in the Eastern Cape Province.

The first analysis of how victims of crime and human rights abuses access justice in Latin America through private prosecution.

On the 14th June 2017, a fire engulfed a tower block in West London, seventy-two people lost their lives and hundreds of others were left displaced and traumatised.

As governments struggle to adapt half-century-old income and social support programs to new needs and realities, some are calling for the introduction of a basic income guarantee for working-age Canadians.

It is well established that the race and gender of elected representatives influence the ways in which they legislate, but surprisingly little research exists on how race and gender interact to affect who is elected and how they behave once in office.

Nationally recognized scholars and practitioners examine opportunities in which services traditionally provided by local governments are offered by the private sector though a contract or are transferred to a private business completely.

Provides a comprehensive overview of the political and economic developments in Panama from 1980 to the present day.

Canada's federal system, composed of ten provincial governments and three territories, all with varying economies and political cultures, is often blamed for the country's failure to develop coordinated policy responses to key issues.

Success and failure are key to any consideration of public policy but there have been remarkably few attempts to assess systematically the various dimensions and complex nature of policy success.

»Ich bin als Sozialdezernentin eingeschlafen und als Oberbürgermeisterin aufgewacht.

Díez explores how and why Latin America has become a leader among nations in the passage of gay marriage legislation.

Incluye un anáisis de las 52 microrregiones y 29 complejos productivos seleccionados por CEPAL, la infraestructura regional, matrices origen y destino de las cargas y el soporte de los diferentes modos y medios de transporte y logí­stica asociada.

Why is there a regional participation of Saxony-Anhalt within the European Multi-Level Governance system?

This book is an ambitious undertaking - a research documentation that describes a wide variety of approaches to knowledge production relevant to development policy, and illustrates the diverse possibilities of transdisciplinary development research within 25 projects in 15 countries.

Cyberthreats are among the most critical issues facing the world today.

Braithwaite's argument against punitive justice systems and for restorative justice systems establishes that there are good theoretical and empirical grounds for anticipating that well designed restorative justice processes will restore victims, offenders, and communities better than existing criminal justice practices.