Regional, state and other local government policies

Understanding Municipal Fiscal Health provides an in-depth assessment of the fiscal health of cities throughout the United States.

Understanding Municipal Fiscal Health provides an in-depth assessment of the fiscal health of cities throughout the United States.

Immer mehr Menschen wollen sich für gesellschaftliche, soziale oder ökologische Ziele einsetzen.

Immer mehr Menschen wollen sich für gesellschaftliche, soziale oder ökologische Ziele einsetzen.

This book examines contemporary food systems in Italy, paying particular attention to the landscape, innovative local practices and local cultural history.

This book examines contemporary food systems in Italy, paying particular attention to the landscape, innovative local practices and local cultural history.

This report shows how the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) can leverage its regional position to boost trade, increase agriculture, and harness the power of its cities to promote inclusive and equitable growth.

Since the 1980s, neoliberalism has had a major impact on social life and, in turn, research in the social sciences.

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

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 book provides novel insights into how Chinese provinces have developed into major sources of China's outbound investments.

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Since the 1980s, neoliberalism has had a major impact on social life and, in turn, research in the social sciences.

Dieser Band versammelt den reichen Erfahrungsschatz von Praktiker_innen aus Kommunalverwaltungen, politischen Gremien und der Dienstleistungsbranche – sie alle haben ganz konkret an Projekten kommunaler Bürgerbeteiligung mitgewirkt.

This book addresses disaster and disaster risk reduction (DRR) practices, constraints and capacity in the context of coastal Bangladesh.

This book addresses disaster and disaster risk reduction (DRR) practices, constraints and capacity in the context of coastal Bangladesh.

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

The Canadian provinces have evolved quite different ways of responding to the policy problems posed by religious schools.

The Canadian provinces have evolved quite different ways of responding to the policy problems posed by religious schools.

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

In this book, disaster finance and cost recovery expert Michael Martinet provides unparalleled coverage of the practical, real-world key principles necessary to successfully navigate the nuances of federal regulations surrounding FEMA's Public Assistance program.

Computerization has generated dramatic advances In telecommunications, such as mobile telephones and video conferencing.

Computerization has generated dramatic advances In telecommunications, such as mobile telephones and video conferencing.

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.

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

First Published in 1980, Financing Urban Government in the Welfare State shows how intergovernmental structures have now become the main policy device designed for an earlier age and often for quite different purposes, linking national and local policymaking.

First Published in 1980, Financing Urban Government in the Welfare State shows how intergovernmental structures have now become the main policy device designed for an earlier age and often for quite different purposes, linking national and local policymaking.

The Distributed Functions of Emergency Management and Homeland Security outlines the roles and responsibilities of various individuals and agencies involved in homeland security and all aspects of emergency management.

The Distributed Functions of Emergency Management and Homeland Security outlines the roles and responsibilities of various individuals and agencies involved in homeland security and all aspects of emergency management.

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

The ten countries in the ASEAN region account for approximately 5% of world gross domestic product and 8% of world population and represent the most diverse group of nations in terms of the level of prosperity, political system, culture, language, and history.

South Africa is widely recognised as a middle-income, industrialised nation, but it also ranks amongst the most unequal countries in the world in terms of its income distribution and human development.

South Africa is widely recognised as a middle-income, industrialised nation, but it also ranks amongst the most unequal countries in the world in terms of its income distribution and human development.

Systemic Islamophobia in Canada presents critical perspectives on systemic Islamophobia in Canadian politics, law, and society, and maps areas for future research and inquiry.

Systemic Islamophobia in Canada presents critical perspectives on systemic Islamophobia in Canadian politics, law, and society, and maps areas for future research and inquiry.

State climate and clean energy policy will play a critical role in the future of the political dialogue and economic development.

El siglo XXI es considerado un momento de definición para la humanidad, si bien la mayoría de nosotros podría estar de acuerdo con esta idea, tal vez, en lo que no todos estaríamos de acuerdo es en la respuesta a la pregunta sobre ¿quién guiará a la sociedad por el camino que tendrá que recorrer para llegar al bienestar?

For many, Canadian multiculturalism represents the hope that we can build a society in which people who have come from all corners of the world can fully participate without first subverting or erasing their unique identities.

Based on a treasure trove of information collected through fieldwork interviews and painstaking documentary research through the Chinese and Western language presses, this book analyzes one of the most important reforms implemented in China over the past decade - the rural tax and fee reform, also known as the "e;Third Revolution in the Countryside"e;.

This volume contains detailed information and assessment of incentives and policy instruments available within Europe to encourage good practice, and of how to achieve environmental gain in regional economic programmes.

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

En el ajedrez, el objetivo es el derrumbe del rey.

The ten countries in the ASEAN region account for approximately 5% of world gross domestic product and 8% of world population and represent the most diverse group of nations in terms of the level of prosperity, political system, culture, language, and history.

The general public's aversion to drinking treated wastewater is evident, rooted in the reluctance to accept a direct pipe-to-pipe connection, for example, from a toilet to a drinking water tap.

Ante la crisis profunda que afronta hoy la humanidad, esta obra propone una mirada que cuestiona el abordaje vigente sobre políticas públicas signadas por un dominio de las visiones positivistas o pospositivistas.

Esta obra es fruto del trabajo de investigación adelantado por los autores dentro de las líneas de acción del Centro de Pensamiento UNCaribe y el Observatorio de Gobernabilidad Local adscrito al Instituto de Desarrollo Político e Institucional (IDEPI), ambos de la Universidad del Norte.

This report identifies well-established sectors needing transformation or improvement (tourism, agro-processing, and garments), along with evolving sectors with high potential for growth (electronics and digital trade) as Southeast Asian countries hammer out policies to boost post-COVID-19 recovery and secure a greener future.

The National Urban Assessment for Uzbekistan examines the progress of urbanization and the development and current state of government policies and programs in the country.

The ASEAN Corporate Governance Scorecard (ACGS) was revised following a holistic and comprehensive review in 2016.

Motorcycles are a major component of road transport in Indonesia with more than 120 million estimated to be in use.