Regional, state and other local government

Politics of Socio-Spatial Transformation in Pakistan analyses the relationship between socio-spatial transformation, styles of leadership and nature of constituents in Pakistan.

»Ich bin als Sozialdezernentin eingeschlafen und als Oberbürgermeisterin aufgewacht.

First published in 1998, this volume responds to the increase in performance review driven by government policies and examines the performance environment and processes for local government.

This book presents a novel approach to framing the concept of stigma, and understanding why and how it functions.

This book examines localism as a political idea and policy approach and explains what localism is about, why it is growing in importance and how it relates to other themes in politics.

Dieses Buch beschäftigt sich mit der Frage, wie die Einzelnen den Übergang in die Elternschaft durchlaufen.

"e;Urban Climate Change Adaptation"e; is a timely and informative book that delves into the complex challenges posed by climate change and explores the pathways to achieving environmental sustainability.

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

America's education system faces a stark dilemma: it needs governmental oversight, rules and regulations, but it also needs to be adaptable enough to address student needs and the many different problems that can arise at any given school-something that large educational bureaucracies are notoriously bad at.

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.

This two-volume, edited collection lays the groundwork for an international exploration of incarceration and generation, cover a range of geographic, judicial and administrative contexts of incarceration from contributors across a range of subjects.

This book provides a much-needed analysis of the pivotal role of the urban kampung in Indonesia's urbanization process and importantly, provides a deeper understanding of how these communities create their complex socio-physical environments through self-organization.

This book is an analysis and exploration of the relationship between peasants and policies within the process of reform in China.

In the Community-building process, citizens are the most invoked and feared, but at the same time the least known subject.

This book provides a contemporary collection of key works that chart new and ongoing terrain on student sex work.

Most countries around the globe have one or two levels of regional or intermediate government, yet we have little systematic idea of how much authority they wield, or how this has changed over time.

This contributed volume is the first-known collection of essays that brings together scholarly review, critiques, and primary and secondary data to assess how sociocultural factors influence health behavior in South Asian women.

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

Der zunehmende Drittmittelwettbewerb, der Einzug von New Public Management und akademischem Kapitalismus und nicht zuletzt die Exzellenzinitiative haben die universitäre Landschaft in Deutschland erheblich umgestaltet und damit auch der wissenschaftlichen Praxis einen neuen Rahmen gesteckt.

This book draws on empirical work to examine the debates surrounding domestic violence disclosure schemes (also known as Clare's Law), focussing on England and Wales with comparisons to similar jurisdictions.

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.

This book is a comparative analysis of children of international migrants in Britain, France and Germany, using survey data from the EFFNATIS project.

This book provides the first coherent Marxist analysis of the central importance of housing in the social reproduction of capitalism as a whole.

This book analyses the changes of welfare states, examining their sustainability enabled by innovative adaptations.

To an increasing extent, nationals of Third World countries are protesting against the tendency of foreign theoreticians and observers to study their problems - political problems in particular - in terms of concepts and theories established on the basis of European experiences.

This book provides a critical theoretical framework for understanding the implementation and development of smart cities as innovation drivers, with long-term effects on productivity, livability, and the sustainability of specific initiatives.

This book represents a synthesis of research findings on energy in remote rural areas in East Nusa Tenggara in Indonesia, demarcating a localised understanding of electricity issues that are relevant to similar community profiles in other developing countries, which are facing similar challenges.

This brief is a practical reference contextualizing social casework methodology in a specifically Caribbean cultural and historical context.

The Impact of 9-11 on Psychology and Education is the fifth volume of the six-volume series The Day that Changed Everything?

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

This expansive reference examines the many types of Family Life Education (FLE) programs being offered around the world, reflecting a myriad of cultures and contexts.

Der Sternbild-, Mond- und Planetenkalender wendet sich an jene Sternfreunde, die den Himmel gerne mit freiem Auge beobachten.

From young princess to internationally revered head of state, Queen Elizabeth has always fascinated and intrigued.

This innovative book investigates the concept of collapse in terms of our built environment, exploring the future transition of modern cities towards scenarios very different from the current promises of progress and development.

This book first presents an overview of the history of a national character survey by the Institute of Statistical Mathematics that has been conducted for more than 65 years.

A dynasty of high ability and great charm, the Stuarts exerted a compelling fascination over their supporters and enemies alike.

This book focuses on the status quo and current trends concerning ethnic issues in China, and seeks to promote the equitable and harmonious development of Chinese and other nationalities around the world.

Isabella Bertmann investigates the connection between disability, poverty, and quality of life, and how social protection measures can influence this relationship.

This book advances the understanding and modelling of sensemaking and cultural processes as being crucial to the scientific study of contemporary complex societies.

This book explores the ways in which the state and private security firms contribute to the direct and structural harm of asylum seekers through policies and practices that result in states of perpetual destitution, exclusion, and neglect.

This book provides a framework of protest handling which redirects our attention away from the strength of protesters and towards the constraints of state power, drawing on detailed case studies randomly collected in 7 provinces in China over the last decade.