Regional, state and other local government

The present publication constitutively expands the field of discourse on the topic of basic income and explores the possibilities of its introduction as well as the opportunities and risks.

This book examines the ways that brothels are managed under decriminalisation in New Zealand.

This book contributes to efforts in furthering the democratization and development processes in the Philippines by examining the decentralization efforts in Metro Manila.

Creating Social Cohesion in an Interdependent World examines the ways in which two very different societies, Australia and Japan, have dealt with challenges to their cultural and institutional fabric, as well as the social cohesion arising from the acceleration of global interdependence during recent decades.

This book is intended for researchers and postgraduates who are interested in the consensus reaching process in group decision-making problems.

This book guides readers to the mastery of a wide array of practical analytic techniques useful to local governments.

In a recent paradigm shift, local governments find themselves shouldering more responsibility for day-to-day governance and crisis management, thanks to regulations and federal spending cuts.

International terrorism remains a significant threat to the peace of the world.

This book critically engages with a series of provocative questions that ask: Why are contemporary societies so dependent on constructive and destructive effects of individualization?

Volume II of The Official History of Criminal Justice in England and Wales traces, for the first time, the genesis and early evolution of two principal institutions in the criminal justice system, the Crown Court and the Crown Prosecution Service.

Demokratie hat in Deutschland schon einmal den Weg in die Diktatur geebnet.

This book explores the role of complexity in the governance of migration and diversity.

This book describes the political, social, and economic connections between gender and the Covid-19 pandemic.

This book focuses on all issues related to the human right of child primary education.

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the evolving field of international planning studies.

Dieser Buchtitel ist Teil des Digitalisierungsprojekts Springer Book Archives mit Publikationen, die seit den Anfängen des Verlags von 1842 erschienen sind.

This text explores the vexing problem of housing exclusion and the related financial fallout, which has come into sharp relief since the onset of the housing-led global credit crisis.

This book discussing in detail the Social Life Cycle Assessment (SLCA) of the global economy using the comprehensive Multi-Regional Input-Output (MRIO) technique.

This timely text overviews theories, concepts, and contexts relating to the emerging field of behavioral economics.

This book brings together the insights from professional associations who involved in developing relevant national standards in China, domestic and international scholars who are dedicated to research in related fields, and industry practitioners who have the most hands-on experience.

This book, first published in 1992, examines the attitudes of local elites - the hinge between Indian state and rural society - towards protest and participation in development, illuminating arguments about the nature of the state as well as the development process.

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In der Schriftenreihe Marktwirtschaftliche Reformpolitik, herausgegeben von Nils Goldschmidt, Rolf H.

This book explores the shift towards individual responsibility that is increasingly evident in welfare systems across the world.

While the focus on national governments as the main providers of different forms of transnational governance in Southeast Asia is entirely understandable, such a focus can significantly underestimate the roles played by non-state actors.

Der Band enthält Marx’ ›Hauptmanuskript‹ zum dritten Buch des „Kapitals“: „Die Gestaltungen des Gesamtprozesses“, entstanden zwischen Sommer 1864 und Februar 1866 und bilden später die Grundlage der von Engels 1894 veröffentlichten Fassung des Dritten Bandes des „Kapital“ (siehe MEGA² II/15).

This edited book draws on a cross-cultural and historical lens to theoretically and practically analyse gambling regulations and the use of gambling revenue.

Understanding the Syrian revolution is unthinkable without an in-depth analysis from below.

From 2003 to 2009 sensational judicial bribery scandals rocked Mississippi's legal system.

Ursprünglich in der Umweltpolitik entstanden, gewinnt das Leitbild der Nachhaltigkeit seit der Jahrtausendwende auch in der deutschen Familienpolitik kontinuierlich an Bedeutung.

Although difficult, complicated, and sometimes discouraging, collaboration is recognized as a viable approach for addressing uncertain, complex and wicked problems.

Dieses Buch umfasst die wesentlichen Grundlagen einer praxisorientierten Mobilitätsplanung.

This book compares urban finances in cities located in two different South Asian countries and assesses their fiscal health.

Fixing Broken Cities explores the planning, execution, and impact of urban repopulation and investment strategies that were launched in the wake of two crises: late twentieth-century economic disinvestment and the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.

This book provides important new and actionable tools for diverse cities and communities facing climate disasters to engage in risk assessment and green recovery.

This book presents insights from several countries in Latin America and beyond on how to organize critical sectors, such as education, roads and water, to improve quality, access and affordability.

This two-volume book addresses the economic transformation occurring in China at present.

In recent years states across the world have boosted their legal and institutional capacity to deport noncitizens residing on their territory, including failed asylum seekers, "e;illegal"e; migrants, and convicted criminals.

This book explores the European welfare model, arguing that the rollout of European policies for welfare services has led to increased marketization.

This book is the general report of the targeted poverty alleviation and elimination project of 100 villages, presenting the overall progress of poverty alleviation and development of all sample villages in the tide of poverty alleviation.

This book looks at the history of work and the meanings that are attached to it over time.

This book presents the welfare regime of societies of Chinese heritage as a liminal space where religious and state authorities compete with each other for legitimacy.