Regional, state and other local government

This book aims to elucidate the operational mechanisms of transfer of land development right within a public ownership system, which not only offers a distinctive and dynamic case study on TDR program to advance institutional diversity in transitional economies, but also serves as a valuable reference for addressing urban-rural development disparities worldwide.

Trajectories of Development: Odisha@100 offers a comprehensive, interdisciplinary and interpretative analysis of Odisha's tryst with the economic, social and governance challenges through policy and parastatal initiatives since the state's formation in 1936 to the present day.

Trajectories of Development: Odisha@100 offers a comprehensive, interdisciplinary and interpretative analysis of Odisha's tryst with the economic, social and governance challenges through policy and parastatal initiatives since the state's formation in 1936 to the present day.

The Decentralization Delusion challenges the narrative that decentralization leads to enhanced democratic practices and higher levels of economic and social development.

The Decentralization Delusion challenges the narrative that decentralization leads to enhanced democratic practices and higher levels of economic and social development.

This book examines the way that migrant workers' everyday experiences are being shaped by precarious conditions in the receiving countries.

This book considers women’s child contact experiences in the context of abuse and comes from a feminist epistemology.

Major cities in China have witnessed unprecedented expansion towards outer suburban areas through various forms of mixed-use, clustered development.

This book blends theory, practice, and international standards to introduce a new paradigm that extends Universal Design to fully embrace the wide spectrum of human sensory experiences and preferences.

As urban populations continue to grow, so too does the demand for efficient, sustainable, smart urban solutions.

This book examines the way that migrant workers' everyday experiences are being shaped by precarious conditions in the receiving countries.

As urban populations continue to grow, so too does the demand for efficient, sustainable, smart urban solutions.

Major cities in China have witnessed unprecedented expansion towards outer suburban areas through various forms of mixed-use, clustered development.

This book blends theory, practice, and international standards to introduce a new paradigm that extends Universal Design to fully embrace the wide spectrum of human sensory experiences and preferences.

This book considers women’s child contact experiences in the context of abuse and comes from a feminist epistemology.

The application of resilience in spatial and urban planning is typically narrow: it usually focuses on urban ecosystems and infrastructures as objects for implementing resource-efficient settlement strategies.

This book comprehensively explores the design and use of railway systems through theoretical, spatial, economic, and regional lenses.

This book comprehensively explores the design and use of railway systems through theoretical, spatial, economic, and regional lenses.

This book investigates the evolving role of smart cities in the broader context of urban innovation and digital government, identifies what a smart city is in practice and highlights its importance to the welfare of society.

This book investigates the evolving role of smart cities in the broader context of urban innovation and digital government, identifies what a smart city is in practice and highlights its importance to the welfare of society.

In January 2005, the German government enacted a substantial reform of the welfare system, the so-called "e;Hartz IV reform"e;.

AxeI Borsch-Supan and Meinhard Miegel The provision of retirement income is a dynamic system that needs to be adapted constantly to the ever changing economic and societal environment.

The book discusses the demographic changes in Muslim countries.

"e;Winner of the 2014 Kulp-Wright Book Award Presented by the American Risk and Insurance Association"e;.

The book "e;The Greek Economy and the Crisis.

Central to the book are questions concerning the existence and the characteristics of justice motives, and concerning the influence that justice motives and justice judgements have on the emergence, but also the solution of social conflicts.

Our health, our income and our social networks at older ages are the consequence of what has happened to us over the course of our lives.

Tommy Bengtsson Population ageing, the shift in age distribution towards older ages, is of immense global concern.

As a contribution to the search for suitable and sustainable solutions to finance rising medical care expenditures, the book proposes a typology of healthcare financing and insurance schemes, based on the dimensions of basic vs.

The German health care system is on a collision course with budget realities.

German and European immigration policies have only recently begun to cope with the inevitable: growing labor demand in the face of high unemployment and a shrinking labor force due to demographic change.

In recent years the field of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has impressively progressed.

The application of resilience in spatial and urban planning is typically narrow: it usually focuses on urban ecosystems and infrastructures as objects for implementing resource-efficient settlement strategies.

This contributed volume features state-of-the-art research from ten different countries on implementation, institutionalization and the future prospects of social entrepreneurship.

This book offers an accessible and in-depth account of housing provision and policy in the UK.

This book offers an accessible and in-depth account of housing provision and policy in the UK.

This book looks at the process of relocating Indonesia's capital from Jakarta to Nusantara in East Kalimantan.

This book looks at the process of relocating Indonesia's capital from Jakarta to Nusantara in East Kalimantan.

This book delves into Scotland's evolving food system, uncovering the challenges of change, tracing food policy progress since devolution in 1999, and envisioning bold strategies for the next 25 years.

Drawing on and advancing theoretical frameworks that emphasis risk and reflexive modernity, this book presents data, discussions and recommendations from the UK to explore sustainable development and its associated risks at the local, community and individual levels.

This book delves into Scotland's evolving food system, uncovering the challenges of change, tracing food policy progress since devolution in 1999, and envisioning bold strategies for the next 25 years.

Selected by Princeton University as Noteworthy Book in Industrial Relations and Labor Economics for 2010.

Just as one might be inclined to thinkthat every thing about demographic change has been already said and heard, a new dimension opens up.

Drawing on and advancing theoretical frameworks that emphasis risk and reflexive modernity, this book presents data, discussions and recommendations from the UK to explore sustainable development and its associated risks at the local, community and individual levels.

Vital reading for all politics students, this book teaches the history of the Periodic Constitutional Convention Referendum (PCCR) and provides modern-day case studies to enable you reach your own conclusions on the desirability of the PCCR.

Vital reading for all politics students, this book teaches the history of the Periodic Constitutional Convention Referendum (PCCR) and provides modern-day case studies to enable you reach your own conclusions on the desirability of the PCCR.

This book investigates the treatment of land as a source of money in global urban processes.

Originally published in 1999, this book addresses the main topics in the discipline of public administration, with a focus on Africa and includes: governance context and reorientation of government; decentralization and intergovernmental relations, public financial management, human resources management and accountability and transparency.