"e;Wokism and Hypermorality: Notes on the New Virtue Vigilantism"e;In the current political debate, moral convictions are increasingly determining the public debate.
Originally published in 1974, this book filled a gap in its examination and evaluation of the way in which English local government forms a part of democratic society.
Originally published in 1978, this book covers all aspects of the development of local authorities; the changing types of people who worked in them - solicitors, trade unionists, politicians and reformers; the growing influence of political parties in local affairs; the widening concept of the purpose of local government and the attendant financial problems; the partnership and conflict with central government; the rise of the associations of local authorities and their influence over the many proposals to change the structure of local government in the late 20th Century.
This book investigates contemporary US-China subnational relations and considers the extent to which subnational, national and international power contests inform American states' strategies of internationalization.
This edited volume brings together international authors to explore how cities around the world are implementing their commitment towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Global Cases in Best and Worst Practice in Crisis and Emergency Management is the first book to focus on select global cases from the perspective of best and worst practices in the context of crisis and emergency management.
Soziale Sicherung im globalen Süden weist gegenüber dem Norden einige Besonderheiten auf: sie deckt einen kleineren Teil der Bevölkerung ab, bietet nur ein moderates Ersatzeinkommen und schließt Arbeitnehmer im meist noch dominanten informellen Sektor aus und weist auch eine stärkere Schieflage zuungunsten der weniger privilegierten Bevölkerungsgruppen auf.
Soziale Sicherung im globalen Süden weist gegenüber dem Norden einige Besonderheiten auf: sie deckt einen kleineren Teil der Bevölkerung ab, bietet nur ein moderates Ersatzeinkommen und schließt Arbeitnehmer im meist noch dominanten informellen Sektor aus und weist auch eine stärkere Schieflage zuungunsten der weniger privilegierten Bevölkerungsgruppen auf.
Die nun vierte, umfassend aktualisierte und erweiterte Auflage des Lehrbuchs bietet eine systematische, didaktisch aufgearbeitete und international vergleichende Einführung in das Thema Föderalismus.
First published in 1970, Regional Problems and Policies in Italy and France examines the problem of regional imbalance in two important countries of Western Europe and emphasizes that policies aimed at promoting regional development must form an integral part of national economic policies.
This book includes peer-reviewed articles from the 8th International Conference on Sustainable Urban Development (ICSUD 2022), held at the Vietnamese-German University (VGU) in Vietnam.
This book examines the strategies adopted by local governments to obtain excess construction land quotas in the face of the central government's strict land management system.
This book examines the strategies adopted by local governments to obtain excess construction land quotas in the face of the central government's strict land management system.
A través de la historia la isla de Papayal ha sido sometida a varias prácticas de exterminio, el autor contrasta la visión de los habitantes de esta isla y de los actores que la han explotado, al tiempo que analiza el papel del gobierno y las leyes en este conflicto.
First published in 1968, States' Finances in India not only provides the first descriptive account of the finances of the states since Indian Independence, but also offers an analysis which successfully puts into perspective national, state and local finance on the one hand and problems of plan financing, taxation, borrowing and public expenditure on the other.
The field of public administration currently lacks sufficient resources for understanding the rationale, implications, and inherent practices of reforming government administration around the world.
This book investigates contemporary US-China subnational relations and considers the extent to which subnational, national and international power contests inform American states' strategies of internationalization.
Outlining a strategy designed to boost local government participation in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Economic Cooperation program, this report presents practical implications and offers recommendations to help drive a more sustainable future.
First published in 1950, British Government Since 1918 presents a comprehensive, well-balanced account of the machinery by which public affairs are regulated in Britain.
Es bestand bis heute eine Forschungslücke innerhalb der Staatstätigkeitsforschung, da stets angenommen wurde, dass einzig Regierungsparteien Policies beeinflussen.
Es bestand bis heute eine Forschungslücke innerhalb der Staatstätigkeitsforschung, da stets angenommen wurde, dass einzig Regierungsparteien Policies beeinflussen.
This book argues that, given the complex nature of the urban environment, we cannot find one optimal solution to reducing environmental injustice, in part because there is no singular cause.
This book addresses water privatization from a historical-sociological perspective and argues against the unrelenting imposition of neoprivatist water politics worldwide.
This book addresses water privatization from a historical-sociological perspective and argues against the unrelenting imposition of neoprivatist water politics worldwide.
The book draws from regulation theory to explain urban planning policies and outcomes in Southeast Asia as a function of governance structures and processes.
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.
First published in 1968, States' Finances in India not only provides the first descriptive account of the finances of the states since Indian Independence, but also offers an analysis which successfully puts into perspective national, state and local finance on the one hand and problems of plan financing, taxation, borrowing and public expenditure on the other.
Over the last decades waves of deindustrialization have swept across European countries leaving potential consequences across cities, regions, and countries.
Over the last decades waves of deindustrialization have swept across European countries leaving potential consequences across cities, regions, and countries.
This book offers a multidisciplinary perspective on the relationship between spirituality and the contemporary city, starting from a thought of Pope Francis claiming the need for a renewed look at the periphery among the current challenges for urban cultures.