Regional, state and other local government

This book provides a comprehensive and detailed examination of the successes and failures of federalism in a diverse range of multi-ethnic polities and societies.

This book provides a comprehensive and detailed examination of the successes and failures of federalism in a diverse range of multi-ethnic polities and societies.

A pioneering textbook which explains the dynamics of politics across Europe in the post-Cold war era.

A pioneering textbook which explains the dynamics of politics across Europe in the post-Cold war era.

Hopes for a peaceful settlement in Northern Ireland have again put the politics of the province under the spotlight.

Hopes for a peaceful settlement in Northern Ireland have again put the politics of the province under the spotlight.

This volume consolidates chapters from across Southeast Asia as a means of discussing alternative development pathways.

Governance and Environment in Western Europe: Politics, Policy and Administration, provides an up-to-date overview of developments in this area focusing on a selection of ten countries in Western Europe and the European Union.

Governance and Environment in Western Europe: Politics, Policy and Administration, provides an up-to-date overview of developments in this area focusing on a selection of ten countries in Western Europe and the European Union.

Central Debates in British Politics focuses on British politics in a changing social, economic and institutional context.

Central Debates in British Politics focuses on British politics in a changing social, economic and institutional context.

Devolution has transformed the British Polity in the last decade.

Devolution has transformed the British Polity in the last decade.

Europe, the State and Globalisation explores the interplay between the state and state sovereignty, nationalism, European integration and globalisation.

Europe, the State and Globalisation explores the interplay between the state and state sovereignty, nationalism, European integration and globalisation.

Criticism is at the heart of any political discussion, and criticism of old policies is central to the development of new ones.

Criticism is at the heart of any political discussion, and criticism of old policies is central to the development of new ones.

Named one of the Top 10 books about council housing - the Guardian onlineFaced with acute housing shortages, the idea of new garden cities and suburbs is on the UK planning agenda once again, but what of the garden suburbs that already exist?

Named one of the Top 10 books about council housing - the Guardian onlineFaced with acute housing shortages, the idea of new garden cities and suburbs is on the UK planning agenda once again, but what of the garden suburbs that already exist?

"e;Localism"e; has been deployed in recent debates over planning law as an anodyne, grassroots way to shape communities into sustainable, human-scale neighborhoods.

"e;Localism"e; has been deployed in recent debates over planning law as an anodyne, grassroots way to shape communities into sustainable, human-scale neighborhoods.

This book examines and systematises the theoretical dimensions of paradiplomacy - the role of subnational governments in international relations.

This book examines and systematises the theoretical dimensions of paradiplomacy - the role of subnational governments in international relations.

Focusing on Karnataka in India, this study examines the implications of the model of development sought to be introduced in the entire country through the governance reforms of the post-1991 period - a model that bypasses Panchayat Raj institutions (PRIs), resulting in a majority of the population being left outside the purview of development.

Focusing on Karnataka in India, this study examines the implications of the model of development sought to be introduced in the entire country through the governance reforms of the post-1991 period - a model that bypasses Panchayat Raj institutions (PRIs), resulting in a majority of the population being left outside the purview of development.

First published in 1997.

First published in 1997.

Although local neighborhood associations are found in many countries, Japan's are distinguished by their ubiquity, scope of activities, and very high participation rates, making them important for the study of society and politics.

Although local neighborhood associations are found in many countries, Japan's are distinguished by their ubiquity, scope of activities, and very high participation rates, making them important for the study of society and politics.

Despite a centralized formal structure, Chinese politics and policy-making have long been marked by substantial degrees of regional and local variation and experimentation.

Despite a centralized formal structure, Chinese politics and policy-making have long been marked by substantial degrees of regional and local variation and experimentation.

First published in 1998.

First published in 1998.

A new taxonomy of placemaking is needed; concerns have been expressed about the professionalization of placemaking through the proliferation of standards, zoning codes, and restrictive covenants.

A new taxonomy of placemaking is needed; concerns have been expressed about the professionalization of placemaking through the proliferation of standards, zoning codes, and restrictive covenants.

Government-by-proxy and intergovernmental relations profoundly affect the public administration of foster care.

Government-by-proxy and intergovernmental relations profoundly affect the public administration of foster care.

When originally published in 1991 this was the first book to tackle the UK policy process of sport and to provide a political science analysis of some of the key issues facing sports administrators today.

When originally published in 1991 this was the first book to tackle the UK policy process of sport and to provide a political science analysis of some of the key issues facing sports administrators today.

Twenty years after NAFTA, the consensus seems to be that the regional project in North America is dead.

Twenty years after NAFTA, the consensus seems to be that the regional project in North America is dead.

UCLG's Third Global Report on Local Democracy and Decentralization (GOLD III) examines basic service provision and the current state-of-play of the local governance of basic services around the world.

UCLG's Third Global Report on Local Democracy and Decentralization (GOLD III) examines basic service provision and the current state-of-play of the local governance of basic services around the world.

Analysing the transformation of Berlin's former Allied border control point, "e;Checkpoint Charlie,"e; into a global heritage industry, this volume provides an introduction to, and a theoretically informed structuring of, the interdisciplinary international heritage debate.

Analysing the transformation of Berlin's former Allied border control point, "e;Checkpoint Charlie,"e; into a global heritage industry, this volume provides an introduction to, and a theoretically informed structuring of, the interdisciplinary international heritage debate.

Actors and institutions in localities and regions across the world are seeking prosperity and well-being amidst tumultuous and disruptive shifts and transitions generated by: an increasingly globalised, knowledge-intensive capitalism; global financial instability, volatility and crisis; concerns about economic, social and ecological sustainability, climate change and resource shortages; new multi-actor and multi-level systems of government and governance and a re-ordering of the international political economy; state austerity and retrenchment; and, new and reformed approaches to intervention, policy and institutions for local and regional development.

Actors and institutions in localities and regions across the world are seeking prosperity and well-being amidst tumultuous and disruptive shifts and transitions generated by: an increasingly globalised, knowledge-intensive capitalism; global financial instability, volatility and crisis; concerns about economic, social and ecological sustainability, climate change and resource shortages; new multi-actor and multi-level systems of government and governance and a re-ordering of the international political economy; state austerity and retrenchment; and, new and reformed approaches to intervention, policy and institutions for local and regional development.

This collection provides an overview of China's rural politics, bringing scholarship on agrarian politics from various social science disciplines together in one place.

This collection provides an overview of China's rural politics, bringing scholarship on agrarian politics from various social science disciplines together in one place.

Intergovernmental agreements are an important instrument in federal systems, establishing new social programs, regulating agricultural practices, and even changing constitutions.