Regional, state and other local government

This book analyzes the evolution of our polity in the last seven decades by examining the developments in the economy, political events, and changing judicial perceptions.

First published in 1982, Approaches in Public Policy is an integrated, purpose-written text on the context, process, and practice of policymaking in the public sector, particularly at the local level.

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

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

This innovative and timely book critically explores and demonstrates how both the tourism system and tourism destinations can adapt and act to mitigate, avoid, or solve injustices in destinations.

Outlining the origins, motivations, strategies, implementations, and effectiveness of reform policies and programs, Handbook of Public Management Practice and Reform examines changes and challenges in major areas of public administration, including budgeting, finance, human resources, and organizational management, reviews the lessons of reform, and addresses new ideas and emerging issues.

This book explores the political dimensions of decentralization and (re)centralization policies in Turkey over the past century.

First published in 1982, Approaches in Public Policy is an integrated, purpose-written text on the context, process, and practice of policymaking in the public sector, particularly at the local level.

This book is a collection of six essays by the authors on conflicts around water.

This anthology, Urban Planning and Design for Megacities in the Global South: Smart and Sustainable Development, sheds light on the intricate dynamics of megacity growth in the Global South.

This anthology, Urban Planning and Design for Megacities in the Global South: Smart and Sustainable Development, sheds light on the intricate dynamics of megacity growth in the Global South.

The United Kingdom, Spain and Belgium have all undergone political devolution in recent years, with powers transferred from central government to regions and nations within these states.

Staff Relations in the Civil Service (1973) describes the origins of the Civil Service National Whitley Council, the growing pains it endured in its early years, its major achievements and the role it played in industrial relations between staff in the civil service and their employers, the British Government.

Originally published in 1980, this book provides an analysis and assessment of events in local government management during the late 20th Century set within an overall conceptual framework of organisation theory.

Ortmann, Lau, and Chan together with the contributors provide an innovative assessment of the impact of the National Security Law on Hong Kong politics.

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.

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Originally published in 1976, this book examines how and why local government reforms came about and what influences, pressures and compromises were involved.

With rapid urbanization defining the 21st Century, cities face mounting challenges in achieving sustainability, equity, and functionality.

This important new handbook provides a comprehensive assessment of contemporary public policy and governance in the Global South.

Originating under the leadership of the late Burdett Loomis, Reform and Reaction tells the complex story of recent Kansas politics, beginning in the 1960s and concluding with the reversal of Governor Sam Brownbacks red-state policies in the 2016 and 2018 elections.

Originating under the leadership of the late Burdett Loomis, Reform and Reaction tells the complex story of recent Kansas politics, beginning in the 1960s and concluding with the reversal of Governor Sam Brownbacks red-state policies in the 2016 and 2018 elections.

In einer Welt, in der alles darauf abzielt, uns zu unterhalten, scheint Langeweile ein Relikt aus grauer Vorzeit zu sein.

›Die Erfindung des westlichen Weltbildes‹ ist eine fesselnde Reise durch die Geschichte und Entwicklung des westlichen Denkens.

This volume explores the nature, success, and challenges of governance innovations in South Asia.

Originally published in 1985, this book was a study of one example of an all-purpose, unitary, borough council in the UK.

This book examines the dynamic between citizens' trust and good governance using the case study of Bangladesh.

This book shows how and why strategic planning is working in cities around the country.

The book aims at outlining key political, functional, administrative and financial features of Germany's local government system and at placing them in a (European) comparative perspective.

The book aims at outlining key political, functional, administrative and financial features of Germany's local government system and at placing them in a (European) comparative perspective.

First published in 1956, Epitaph to Indirect Rule compares the old order of colonial government, represented by the Indirect Rule system, with the innovations of the more democratic administrative pattern introduced in the Eastern Region of Nigeria for the first time in 1950.

Rich with data available in no other source, this is the first comprehensive study of the allocation of state and public financial resources in the Russian Federation.

This textbook is essential reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students of Public Administration, Political Science and UPSC aspirants.

Elements of Effective Governance: Measurement, Accountability and Participation is one of the first books to explore the relationship between accountability, government performance, and public participation.

First Published in 1946, The English Local Government System has undoubtedly been one of the most successful introductory books on this subject.

This ambitious and insightful book provides a unique regional perspective on health policy across South Asia, focusing on how the decentralization of policy and governance leads to differing health outcomes across different countries in the region.

Akreyi investigates the development of federal relations in Iraq from the adoption of the new Federal Constitution in 2005 to the Kurdistan independence referendum in 2017.

Willkommen in der verborgenen Welt der modernen Kriminalität, wo die Grenzen zwischen Recht und Unrecht zunehmend verschwimmen.

This book explores the role of the grass roots public administrative institution of DC & DM in historical context for Pakistan, and its viability for a meaningful democracy and stability of the country.

The community that establishes and maintains a solid economic framework greatly improves its chances of sustaining itself through fluctuations in the economy.

First Published in 1946, The English Local Government System has undoubtedly been one of the most successful introductory books on this subject.

Following China's successful decollectivization, diverse new organizational forms arose in response to different local situations.

Originally published in 1989, this study provides an informed and critical analysis of local partnerships between the private and public sectors in response to the unemployment problems.