Regional, state and other local government

This volume analyzes welfare policies by looking at the making of their target publics.

This book provides an overview of recent advances in Integrated Community-Managed Development (ICMD) as an innovative strategy for the community-based development of local institutions in order to achieve lasting poverty reduction and empowerment.

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

This book examines the dynamics of neoliberal urban governance through a comparative analysis of Buenos Aires and Chicago, with a special focus on gentrification processes in both cities from 2011 to 2021.

At a time when resources are scarce, not every crime may be investigated as fully as is desirable.

This book is the first practical case study on the application of big data in China's government management scenarios, which is important for comprehensively presenting the achievements of China's e-government and digital construction as well as deeply understanding the implementation of big data strategy in China.

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.

A "e;zero waste"e; society and the "e;circular economy"e; trend are urgently needed.

A "e;zero waste"e; society and the "e;circular economy"e; trend are urgently needed.

Arsenic contamination in drinking water and crops is a major health issue in many countries worldwide, threatening the health of millions of people due to arsenic's toxicity and carcinogenicity.

Arsenic contamination in drinking water and crops is a major health issue in many countries worldwide, threatening the health of millions of people due to arsenic's toxicity and carcinogenicity.

American Public Administration has been the go-to introductory textbook for Public Administration courses with a focus on civil society for the better part of two decades.

This book assumes an "e;everyday life"e; perspective towards masking in public spaces in the UK during the Covid-19 pandemic.

This book examines how map-based collaboration software can facilitate negotiations in areas undergoing contentious pressures for significant change.

The book poses key questions on the contemporary practices of experience-oriented urbanism from the perspective of the affective turn.

This book explores the lived experience of unemployment from a critical social psychological perspective.

Warum unterwirft sich der Mensch immer wieder Autoritäten?

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

Drawing on theories in politics, sociology, gender and feminist studies, and social movement studies, this book compares and contrasts NGOized feminist organizations and informal street feminist groups in Belgium and Romania in order to understand the transformation of modern and contemporary feminist movements.

This book conducts research on the evaluation and reduction mechanism of the negative effects of urban Transportation Energy Supply Network (TESN).

Despite committed effort to integrate postcolonial theory and decolonizing practices in human rights education in social work, there is scant literature offering a more balanced global perspective.

This book investigates the politicization process of social dispute resolution and its unintended consequences, under the context of over 70 percent of China's public hospitals have experienced hospital violence, with patients acting violently toward medical workers to express anger, protect their rights, or monetary reasons.

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.

Social equity is a pillar of public service.

Fiscal Health for Local Governments offers a how-to approach to identifying and solving financial problems.

This book explains the variation and determinants of residential quality and housing preferences in urban private housing markets.

This book presents the latest in decision-making tools, techniques, and solutions for policy makers to utilize in overcoming the challenges faced by healthcare systems.

This book confronts issues relating to climate change and sustainable development innovations in Asia, with attention to key issues and applications in terms of advocacy, governance, citizen science, tradition, faith, leadership, and education.

Daniel Defoe's A Journal of the Plague Year has taken on a new relevance with the advent of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Missouri legislature passes a bill to flout federal gun-control laws it deems unconstitutional.

The 1994 elections represented a watershed year for southern Republicans.

This book distinguishes conceptually between indigenous and constructed social capital and the associated spontaneous and induced collective action for rural development and natural resource preservation.

Focusing on the dynamics of irregular immigration in Southern EU Member States, this book analyses how the phenomenon is managed at national and local levels in different legal and political systems.

This book offers comprehensive analysis for individual cases of poverty alleviation to facilitate respective in-depth key learnings and an overview of poverty alleviation strategies carried out in China.

This book focuses on neglected skin diseases and conditions in resource-poor countries through the lens of livelihoods.

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In ›Die Erfindung des Ku-Klux-Klan‹ wird eine tiefgreifende Analyse der historischen Wurzeln, Entwicklung und Auswirkungen einer der kontroversesten Organisationen in der amerikanischen Geschichte präsentiert.

Regional Policy in the European Community (1980) presents a structured overview of regional incentives and policy in the European Community countries, set in the context of the regional problem in those countries.

This book promotes the well-being of the commons through representation and accountability through monitoring from below in order to operationalize engagement.

As the 2030 deadline for the Sustainable Development Goals approaches, From Fragmentation to Wholeness offers a profound re-examination of global transformation.

As the 2030 deadline for the Sustainable Development Goals approaches, From Fragmentation to Wholeness offers a profound re-examination of global transformation.

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.

Performance Management in Local Government is a comprehensive guidebook for local public managers on the effective use of performance management systems to improve public outcomes.

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.

Performance Management in Local Government is a comprehensive guidebook for local public managers on the effective use of performance management systems to improve public outcomes.