Regional, state and other local government policies

Austerity is perhaps the major challenge of our times, given the speed at which it arrived and the consequences of its impact upon society.

Austerity is perhaps the major challenge of our times, given the speed at which it arrived and the consequences of its impact upon society.

First published in 1994.

First published in 1994.

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

While the gambling industry is indisputably large and powerful, it has received little attention from political scientists.

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.

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Reassessing the developing world through the lens of Europe's pastToday's developing nations emerged from the rubble of the Second World War.

This book intends to initiate a fresh articulation of need-based infrastructure provisions in rural contexts.

A look at the benefits and consequences of the rise of community-based organizations in urban developmentWho makes decisions that shape the housing, policies, and social programs in urban neighborhoods?

Education reformers and policymakers argue that improved students’ learning requires stronger academic standards, stiffer state tests, and accountability for students’ scores.

Over the past century, solutions to natural resources policy issues have become increasingly complex.

From the growth of a multi-billion-dollar high-technology corridor in Malaysia to conflict over housing development in Chicago, the practice of regional and local economic development around the world is both dynamic and diverse.

Drawing on the author's unrivalled experience and expertise in both research and policy-making, this important new book provides a systematic assessment of the changing nature of local governance in Britain and a conceptual framework for understanding the new governance of localities.

Perennial conclusions from state-by-state funding-per-student analyses of underfunding and weak state commitment have become so common that they have diluted the potency of the argument to state policymakers for more higher education funding.

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.

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.

This book deals with human rights action planning, as a largely under-researched area, from theoretical, doctrinal, empirical, and practical perspectives, and as such, provides the most comprehensive studies of human rights planning to date.

This book deals with human rights action planning, as a largely under-researched area, from theoretical, doctrinal, empirical, and practical perspectives, and as such, provides the most comprehensive studies of human rights planning to date.

The African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights (ACHPR) is the principle regional human rights treaty for the African continent.

The African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights (ACHPR) is the principle regional human rights treaty for the African continent.

With over 400 A-Z entries, this new dictionary provides clear and authoritative definitions of terms within the fast-growing field of African Politics.

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

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

When Michael Bloomberg handed over the city to Bill de Blasio, New York and the country were experiencing record levels of income inequality.

When Michael Bloomberg handed over the city to Bill de Blasio, New York and the country were experiencing record levels of income inequality.

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.

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.

Gerard Comeau, a retiree living in rural New Brunswick, never thought his booze run would turn him into a Canadian hero.

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

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.

Municipalities around the world have increasingly used inclusionary housing programs to address their housing shortages.

This timely book explores the often stormy French-U.

Many communities and regions are being left behind in the new economic order.

Many communities and regions are being left behind in the new economic order.

When this book was originally published in 1958 India was (as it is now) a stabilizing force in South Asia.

When this book was originally published in 1958 India was (as it is now) a stabilizing force in South Asia.

Why fixing America's housing crisis requires repairing older homesand not just building new onesThe United States is in the throes of a housing crisis, framed by the media as a crisis of affordability.

Why fixing America's housing crisis requires repairing older homesand not just building new onesThe United States is in the throes of a housing crisis, framed by the media as a crisis of affordability.