Regional, state and other local government

This book is devoted to offering a new concept of non-employment caused by social exclusion.

This brief is a practical reference contextualizing social casework methodology in a specifically Caribbean cultural and historical context.

This book is an earnest effort in understanding the slums and their needs by taking a case study of Kalaburagi, India.

This proceedings volume examines leadership from the perspectives of business, economics, social sciences, cross-cultural management, and education as a means to establish a future of sustainable development.

This innovative book investigates the concept of collapse in terms of our built environment, exploring the future transition of modern cities towards scenarios very different from the current promises of progress and development.

"e;This text is a valuable new resource that we recommend for all of our professionals and are proud to incorporate as part of our AFC(R) certification program.

This book focuses on the status quo and current trends concerning ethnic issues in China, and seeks to promote the equitable and harmonious development of Chinese and other nationalities around the world.

The main object of this book is to explain some of the mechanisms of integration and secession among regions from the point of view of game theory.

In England, it has been possible since 2013 to convert an office building into residential use without needing planning permission (as has been required since 1948).

This book presents an original contribution to the study of care and care work by addressing pressing issues in the field from a Latin American and intersectional perspective.

On average, people in Europe are living longer, and are in better health.

This full-colour textbook offers a fresh conceptual approach to understanding the intersections of crime, criminal justice and family life.

This book advances the understanding and modelling of sensemaking and cultural processes as being crucial to the scientific study of contemporary complex societies.

This timely study analyzes social, economic, political, provider, and patient factors shaping collective patient involvement in European health care from the postwar period to the present day.

This textbook presents a much-needed overview of the recent developments in implementation science - a discipline that is young, has gained increasing attention in recent years, and has experienced substantial and rapid growth in knowledgeproduction and debate.

At a time when the development community is grappling with the challenge of raising the required investment-estimated in the trillions of dollars-for attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), countries' mobilization of their own fiscal revenues is receiving increasing attention.

This important text explores the deep relationships between poverty, health/mental health conditions, and widespread social problems as they affect the lives of low-income women.

This book explores how political, social, economic and institutional factors in eight emerging economies have combined to generate diverse outcomes in their move towards universal health care.

In this book, Barrett and Greene present evolving theories of performance management, the practices necessary for a good performance-based government, and the pitfalls that can easily be encountered along the wayandhow to avoid them.

Not five minutes after the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was signed into law, in March 2010, Virginias attorney general was suing to stop it.

Over sixty years ago, political scientist V.

A new perspective on policy responsiveness in American government.

An expansive study of the problems encountered by educational leaders in pursuit of reform, and how these issues cyclically translate into future topics of reform.

This book analyses how informal economy traders and the marketplace institution dominate the local economy in African cities.

China's late Chairman Mao Zedong once said "e;Women hold up half the world"e;, but in several respects the full emancipation of women still remains a global challenge.

This book observes that an in-depth study exclusively focusing on health service trade not only strengthens the overall services trade capacity of the South Asian region, but also promotes global as well as regional trade.

This book presents a multidimensional, psychosocial and critical understanding of poverty by bringing together studies carried out with groups in different contexts and situations of deprivation in Brazil, Mexico, Paraguay, Nicaragua and Spain.

The distinctive contribution of this book is the formulation of an integrated social, environmental, and economic framework for public policy.

This book addresses the social and environmental justice challenge to live sustainably and well.

This collection of essays addresses the glaring gap between policy commitments and actual investments in gender equality, ranging across sectors and focusing on development aid, peace-building and climate funds.

The second edition of Evidence-Based Practice in Clinical Social Work continues to bridge the gap between social work research and clinical practice, presenting EBP as both an effective approach to social work and a broader social movement.

Gerard Comeau, a retiree living in rural New Brunswick, never thought his booze run would turn him into a Canadian hero.

This textbook introduces students to the various arguments for and against the prohibition of recreational drugs.

This CIMA research report focuses on post-1997 policy innovations for the public sector and their impact on traditional budgeting practices.

This book presents papers from the 11th Sustainable Education and Development Research Conference on the theme: "e;Build Resilient Infrastructure, Promote Inclusive and Sustainable Industrialization, and Foster Innovation.

The Routledge Handbook of Local Elections and Voting in Europe represents the standard reference text and practical resource for everybody who analyzes issues such as local electoral systems, voting behavior, or political representation in Europe.

This book is devoted to analyzing contemporary capitalism both in Japan and in the world economy by using the theoretical framework of the French regulation theory and by revisiting the theory of civil society in postwar Japan.

This book studies China's urbanization with the theory of production of space.

This book carries out a comparative analysis of the power struggles over the post-neoliberal social security reforms in Venezuela and Ecuador.

What images come to mind when you read the word 'intoxication'?

The framers of the U.

In the wake of the financial crisis and Great Recession, the health of state and local pension plans has emerged as a front burner policy issue.

This interdisciplinary book consists of three parts which examine the European Union policies on research and innovation, education and life-long learning, as well as the European Union Pillar on social rights and youth policies.

This book represents a compilation of research in sustainable architecture and planning.

This volume analyzes welfare policies by looking at the making of their target publics.

This book provides an overview of recent advances in Integrated Community-Managed Development (ICMD) as an innovative strategy for the community-based development of local institutions in order to achieve lasting poverty reduction and empowerment.

An introduction to the European Union from a comparative politics perspective, systematically analysing its functioning through comparison with national political systems.

This book examines the dynamics of neoliberal urban governance through a comparative analysis of Buenos Aires and Chicago, with a special focus on gentrification processes in both cities from 2011 to 2021.

At a time when resources are scarce, not every crime may be investigated as fully as is desirable.

This book is the first practical case study on the application of big data in China's government management scenarios, which is important for comprehensively presenting the achievements of China's e-government and digital construction as well as deeply understanding the implementation of big data strategy in China.