Regional, state and other local government policies

There is plenty of controversy surrounding pharmaceuticals, but it cannot be denied that the pharmaceutical industry is both socially beneficial and profitable.

Holly Porter explores wrongdoing and justice, and sexual violence and rape, among the Acholi people in northern Uganda.

Under a pretext of humanitarian response to people seeking asylum, nation states are increasingly introducing barriers to prevent entry for those seeking safety and security.

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

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.

The first major study of India''s regional parties which discusses why, when, and where they are electorally successful.

Governors can be powerful actors in the lawmaking process, but what they''re bargaining over shapes their strategy and effectiveness.

Towards Sustainable Well-Being examines existing efforts and emerging possibilities to improve upon gross domestic product as the dominant indicator of economic and social performance.

Der Naturpark Barnim gilt als »grüne Lunge« vor den Toren der Hauptstadt.

Delving inside the state, Hassan shows how leaders politicize bureaucrats to maintain power, even after the introduction of multi-party elections.

So werden wir durch Sprache manipuliertDeutschland muss "fit für die Zukunft" gemacht, die "Wettbewerbsfähigkeit" gesteigert werden - das ist "alternativlos"!

Industrie und Dienstleistungen sind durch einen Wandel geprägt, der tiefgreifende Auswirkungen auf die Beschäftigten und deren Arbeitswelt hat.

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.

A bold and unique introduction to UK Politics.

Markus Roschitz zeigt in dieser Studie, wie sich der Nationalsozialismus Anfang der 1930er Jahre in der weststeirischen Region Schwanberg etablieren und trotz des Betätigungsverbots für die österreichische NSDAP im Juni 1933 ein bedeutender politischer Faktor bleiben konnte.

In this attempt to determine the degree of power or influence possessed by the New Zealand private Member of Parliament, Robert Kelson has consulted parliamentary documents, the New Zealand press, and party documents.

The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms may only be thirty-five years old but it is an important document for all Canadians.

Explores ''simultaneity'' to show ''unresolved co-presences'' of contradictory ways through which people maintain multi-layered identities.

Policy dismantling is a distinctive form of policy change, which involves the cutting, reduction, diminution or complete removal of existing policies.

Everywhere we turn in Canadian local politics - from policing to transit, education to public health, planning to utilities - we encounter a peculiar institutional animal: the special purpose body.

A comprehensive presentation of political life in Israel from the pre-state formative period to the present.

The Mediterranean basin holds immense geostrategic importance, linking Asia, Europe, and Africa.

Explains how and why some national mandates for participatory policymaking develop into powerful institutions for citizen engagement.

How does Australia's unique geographical, cultural and historical position influence its approach to foreign policy?

Examines the political dynamics of constitutional review in hybrid regimes in the context of China''s Special Administrative Regions.

Collaboration between governments, business, the voluntary and community sectors is now central to the way public policy is made, managed and delivered.

A bold and unique introduction to UK Politics.

Das Themenheft "75 Jahre Niedersachsen" erinnert an die frühen Jahre des Landes Niedersachsen, das 2021 auf ein dreiviertel Jahrhundert Geschichtezurückblicken kann.

Multiple studies conducted during the Trump era reveal that Americans are far less resistant to factual information than is commonly surmised.

In this attempt to determine the degree of power or influence possessed by the New Zealand private Member of Parliament, Robert Kelson has consulted parliamentary documents, the New Zealand press, and party documents.

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.

A study of the politics of rice in Canton, this book sheds new light on the local history of the city and illuminates how China's struggles with food shortages in the early twentieth century unfolded and the ways in which they were affected by the rise of nationalism and the fluctuation of global commerce.

"Politik kann man in diesem Land definieren als die Durchsetzung wirtschaftlicher Zwecke mit Hilfe der Gesetzgebung" - Kurt TucholskyWir alle finden Demokratie toll, die bestehenden Verhältnisse aber stoßen uns ab.

Lee explains development and retrenchment of the welfare states in developing countries through an explanatory model based around ''embedded cohesiveness''.

Borders are changing in response to terrorism and immigration.

An accessible study demonstrating how the conditions of the Nigerian Civil War paved the way for the country''s long experience of crime.

The Capitol Police is responsible for protecting the Congress, its members, staff, visitors, and facilities.

Dagobertshausen – ein Ortsteil im Westen von Marburg – droht erstickt zu werden: erdrückt von den Zumutungen der ortsansässigen Freizeitindustrie, einer beispiellosen Expansion von großformatigen Unterhaltungsbetrieben und von dem Geschäft der vorhandenen Locations, die jährlich viel Lärm und Verkehr sowie Besuchermassen in den kleinen Ort schwemmen.

This Element provides an institutional analysis of the lobbying decisions of state and local governments in the United States.

An accessible study demonstrating how the conditions of the Nigerian Civil War paved the way for the country''s long experience of crime.

Kein Gegenstand veranlasste häufiger die Änderung des Grundgesetzes als die bundesstaatliche Ordnung.

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.