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Book SynopsisOne of the solutions proposed by the European Union to remedy the effects of the 2008 economic crisis is to increase female labour participation. This book explores the policy changes in four new member states that may reduce the gender employment gap and improve women's equal participation in the labour force.Trade Review'Drawing on rational choice, new institutional and feminist work, Ingrid Bego proposes a powerful new model for understanding contemporary democracy from her systematic qualitative analysis of the adoption AND implementation of two crucial areas of gender equality policy (reconciliation and equal employment) in four new member states of the EU: Bulgaria, Poland, the Czech Republic and Latvia.' Amy G. Mazur, School of Politics, Philosophy and Public Affairs, Washington State University, USA 'Drawing on an innovative blend of rational choice and sociological institutional work, and applying a critical feminist lens, Ingrid Bego offers a rich empirical study of gender equality policy in the Eastern European countries acceding to the European Union. This book uses mixed methods to offer an important and much needed examination that is both rigorous and nuanced. This work should be of interest to scholars broadly interested in gender politics, institutions, and democratization, as well as those specifically interested in the European Union and Eastern Europe.' Celeste Montoya, Associate Professor of Women and Gender Studies, University of Colorado Boulder, USA 'Ingrid Bego's Gender Equality Policy in the European Union: A Fast Track to Parity for the New Member States reclaims the core importance of domestic factors in conditioning the impact of European Union (EU) on its member states' policy and political practices. Its four in-depth country studies, of gender equality policy adoption and implementation in Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Latvia and Poland, are executed with exceptional care and clarity. More broadly, by placing gender equality at the center of post-communist transitions, it recalibrates our understanding of democratization and democracy itself.' Dr. Joseph Jupille, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Colorado Boulder, Faculty Associate at the Institute of Behavioral Science, and Director of the Colorado European Union Center of Excellence (CEUCE), USATable of ContentsList of Tables List of Figures AcknowledgementsList of Abbreviations1. Introduction 2. Adoption and Implementation of Equal Employment Policies in Four Countries3. Beyond Employment: Addressing the Private and Public Divide through Reconciliation Policies4. The Role of Formal and Informal Institutions in the Policy Process 5. Modernization and Cultural Explanations with a Strong Dose of Communist Legacy6. Actors, Norms and Institutions: The Necessary Ingredients for a Successful Policy Model7. ConclusionAppendix: Summary of Directives under Study Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisChapter 1.German Healthcare in Transition: Global Pressures, Governance, and Public Wellbeing;Patricia Hogwood.Chapter 2.Realigning Hospital Planning in Germany: Promoting orCurbing Market Competition?;Tanja Klenk.Chapter 3.Marketization and Accountability: Lessons from the Reforming Norwegian Health Care System; Simon Neby.Chapter 4.From Demi-Gods in White to Normal Employees: Re-evaluating Physicians' Employment and New Incentive Structures in German Hospitals;Maximiliane Wilkesmann.Chapter 5.Accountability in Multilevel Health Care Services: The Case of Norway; Haldo Byrkjeflot, Tom Christensen, Per Laegreid.Chapter 6.Organ Transplant Policies and Cultural Worldviews; Paola Mattei.Chapter 7.From 'Major Decisions' to 'Everyday Quality': Direct Accountability to Hospital Clients in the Netherlands;ThomasSchillemans, Hester van de Bovenkamp, and Margo Trappenburg.Chapter 8.Accountability and STable of ContentsChapter 1. German Healthcare in Transition: Global Pressures, Governance, and Public Wellbeing; Patricia Hogwood.– Chapter 2. Realigning Hospital Planning in Germany: Promoting or Curbing Market Competition?; Tanja Klenk.– Chapter 3. Marketization and Accountability: Lessons from the Reforming Norwegian Health Care System; Simon Neby.– Chapter 4. From Demi-Gods in White to Normal Employees: Re-evaluating Physicians’ Employment and New Incentive Structures in German Hospitals; Maximiliane Wilkesmann.– Chapter 5. Accountability in Multilevel Health Care Services: The Case of Norway; Haldo Byrkjeflot, Tom Christensen, Per Laegreid.– Chapter 6. Organ Transplant Policies and Cultural Worldviews; Paola Mattei.– Chapter 7. From 'Major Decisions' to 'Everyday Quality': Direct Accountability to Hospital Clients in the Netherlands; Thomas Schillemans, Hester van de Bovenkamp, and Margo Trappenburg.– Chapter 8. Accountability and Shared Measurement in the Israeli Health Care System; Yehonatan Almog, Bruce Rosen, and Jack Habib.

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Book SynopsisChapter 1. The Science of Policy Making.- Chapter 2. The Role of Evidence in Theories of the Policy Process.- Chapter 3. Health and advocacy: what are the barriers to the use of evidence in policy?.- Chapter 4. Evidence in environmental policy: learning lessons from health?.- Chapter 5. Conclusion: How to Respond to The Limits of Evidence-Based Policy Making.Trade Review“Paul Cairney’s book is timely, given recent lamentations about the ‘post-factual’ era, and fears that despite trends for ‘evidence-based policies’ on ‘what works’, policymakers seem to base decisions on anything but science. … Thoroughly referenced throughout, this book will prove instructive for social researchers hoping to influence policymaking, as well as for social policy and social research students.” (Berni Graham, SRA Research Matters, March, 2017)“Cairney carefully and deliberately dispels many EBPM myths. He notes a series of problems which challenge a 'pure' form of EBPM. … This book is handy for those trying to influence EBPM as it lays out strategies and analytical frameworks to understand the policy making process.” (Nicola Searle, The IPKat, ipkitten.blogspot.de, May, 2016)Table of ContentsChapter 1. The Science of Policy Making.- Chapter 2. The Role of Evidence in Theories of the Policy Process.- Chapter 3. Health and advocacy: what are the barriers to the use of evidence in policy?.- Chapter 4. Evidence in environmental policy: learning lessons from health?.- Chapter 5. Conclusion: How to Respond to The Limits of Evidence-Based Policy Making.

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Book Synopsis1. Healthcare Policy and Governance in Internal Perspective; Ellen Kuhlmann, Robert H. Blank, Ivy Lynn Bourgeault, and Claus Wendt PART I: HEALTHCARE POLICY AND GLOBAL GOVERNANCE 2. Healthcare Policy and Innovation; Richard B. Saltman 3. Global Healthcare Policy and the Austerity Agenda; Arne Ruckert, Ronald Labonté and Rylan H. Parker 4. Healthcare Policy and Finance; Claus Wendt 5. Primary Healthcare as a Global Concept; Robin Gauld 6. Maternity Care as a Global Health Policy Issue; Cecilia Benoit, Eugene Declercq, Susan F. Murray, Jane Sandall, Edwin van Teijlingen and Sirpa Wrede 7. Typologies of Healthcare Systems and Policies; Viola Burau, Robert H. Blank and Emmanuele Pavolini 8. Comparison of Healthcare Systems Performance; Irene Papanicolas and Jonathan Cylus PART II: HEALTH POLICY REFORM: GLOBAL TRENDS, LOCAL ROADMAPS 9 Health policy reform in China Vivian Lin and Hongwen Zhao 10. Health Policy Reform in India: Some Critical Concerns; Gita Sen and Aditi Iyer 11. Health PolicyTrade ReviewTable of Contents1. Healthcare Policy and Governance in Internal Perspective; Ellen Kuhlmann, Robert H. Blank, Ivy Lynn Bourgeault, and Claus Wendt PART I: HEALTHCARE POLICY AND GLOBAL GOVERNANCE 2. Healthcare Policy and Innovation; Richard B. Saltman 3. Global Healthcare Policy and the Austerity Agenda; Arne Ruckert, Ronald Labonté and Rylan H. Parker 4. Healthcare Policy and Finance; Claus Wendt 5. Primary Healthcare as a Global Concept; Robin Gauld 6. Maternity Care as a Global Health Policy Issue; Cecilia Benoit, Eugene Declercq, Susan F. Murray, Jane Sandall, Edwin van Teijlingen and Sirpa Wrede 7. Typologies of Healthcare Systems and Policies; Viola Burau, Robert H. Blank and Emmanuele Pavolini 8. Comparison of Healthcare Systems Performance; Irene Papanicolas and Jonathan Cylus PART II: HEALTH POLICY REFORM: GLOBAL TRENDS, LOCAL ROADMAPS 9 Health policy reform in China Vivian Lin and Hongwen Zhao 10. Health Policy Reform in India: Some Critical Concerns; Gita Sen and Aditi Iyer 11. Health Policy Reform in Low-income and Lower Middle-income Countries in Southeast Asia; Göran Tomson and Olivia Biermann 12 . Health Policy Reform in Sub-Saharan Africa; Alex E. Asakitikpi 13. Health Policy Reform in South America; Ligia Giovanella and Mariana Faria 14 . Health Policy Reform in North America; Antonia Maioni and Theodore R. Marmor 15. Health Policy Reform in the Countries of the Former Soviet Union; Bernd Rechel 16. Health Policy in the European Union; Scott L. Greer and Margitta Mätzke PART III: HEALTH HUMAN RESOURCES POLICY AND WORKFORCE GOVERNANCE 17. Bringing the Health Workforce Challenge to the Policy Agenda; Gilles Dussault 18. Health Human Resources Policy in Europe; Ellen Kuhlmann, Peter P. Groenewegen, Ronald Batenburg and Christa Larsen 19. Deploying and Managing Health Human Resources; Ivy Lynn Bourgeault 20 . Clinical Management and Professionalism; Ian Kirkpatrick, Kathy Hartley, Ellen Kuhlmann and Gianluca Veronesi 21 . Health Worker Migration in Context; James Buchan PART IV: CONCEPTS OF HEALTH POLICY AND GOVERNANCE 22. Mixed Governance and Finance in East Asian Healthcare Systems; Robert H. Blank and Shou-Hsia Cheng 23. Public-private Partnerships in Healthcare; A. Venkat Raman and James Warner Björkman 24. Financial Incentives and the Governance of Performance; Ruth McDonald 25. Dezentralization and Health System Governance; Scott L. Greer and Elize Massard da Fonseca 26. Leadership and Innovation in Healthcare Governance; Jean-Louis Denis and Nicolette van Gestel PART V: AREAS OF HEALTH POLICY AND GOVERNANCE 27. Governing Public Hospitals; Antonio Durán and Richard B. Saltman 28. Long-term Care Policies; Emmanuele Pavolini and Hildegard Theobald 29. Mental Health Policy and Governance; Joan Busfield 30. Health Policy and Complementary and Alternative Medicine; Mike Saks 31. Governing Regenerative Medicine; Andrew Webster and Alex Faulkner 32. E-health Policy and Benchmarking in the European Union; Wendy L. Currie and Jonathan J. M. Seddon PART VI: HEALTHCARE POLICY AND THE EQUALITY GAP 33. Equity in Health Reform; Marc J. Roberts 34. Citizenship and Healthcare Policy; Sigrun Olafsdottir and Elyas Bakhtiari 35. Gender and Healthcare Policy; Ellen Kuhlmann and Ellen Annandale 36. Addressing Violence Against Women in Health Policies; Avni Amin, Eszter Kismödi and Claudia García-Moreno 37. Ethnic Minority Groups in Healthcare Governance; Hurriyet Babacan and Narayan Gopalkrishnan 38. European Policies on Healthcare for Undocumented Migrants; Ewout van Ginneken and Bradford H. Gray 39. Ethics of Healthcare Policy and the Concept of Solidarity; Barbara Prainsack and Alena Buyx ?

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Book SynopsisIn this book, Anthony Kirk-Greene, who served as a district officer in Nigeria for over a decade, draws upon personal memoirs, diaries, private and official papers, and his own experience, to paint a vivid picture of the service from his perspective. Symbol of Authority explores the socio-educational status of district officers, their recruitment and training, and what they did in both their work and leisure.Table of ContentsList of Illustrations – vi Foreword by J.H. Smith, CBE – vii Abbreviations – xi Introduction – xv Part I. Stepping Stones 1. The Colonial Administrative Service: Chronology and Context – 1 2. Towards a Colonial Service Career – 15 3. Training for the Colonial Service – 42 Part II. The Heart of the Matter 4. First Tour – 60 5. The Day’s Work: In Station – 94 6. The Day’s Work: On Tour – 124 7. The Day’s Work: The Secretariat – 143 8. After the Day’s Work – 164 9. Through Female Eyes – 180 Part III. All Change 10. The District Officer and Decolonization – 207 11. Looking Back: The Image and the Memory of the DO – 231 Notes – 270 Bibliography – 305

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Book SynopsisIn recent years, it has become apparent that there are very distinct gaps between developed and developing regions in the world, especially in regards to e-government systems, infrastructures, and processes. This examines e-government from the perspective of developing nations and addresses the issues and concerns that have arisen in its systems and processes.

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Book Synopsis“On the day that Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austrian throne, was assassinated, Tennesseans worried about the weather,” Carole Bucy writes. Indeed, the war that began in Europe in 1914 was unimaginably remote from Tennessee—until it wasn’t.Drawing on a depth of research into a wide array of topics, this vanguard collection of essays aims to conceptualize World War I through the lens of Tennessee. The book begins by situating life in Tennessee within the greater context of the war in Europe, recounting America’s growing involvement in the Great War. As the volume unfolds, editor Michael E. Birdwell and the contributors weave together soldier narratives, politics and agribusiness, African American history, and present-day recollections to paint a picture of Tennessee’s Great War experience that is both informative and gripping.An essential addition to the broader historiography of the American experience during World War I, this collection of essays presents Tennessee stories that are close to home in more than just geography and lineage. By relating international conflict through the eyes of Tennessee’s own, Birdwell and the contributing authors provide new opportunities for academics and general readers alike to engage with the Great War from a unique and—until now—untold perspective.

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Book SynopsisThe COVID-19 pandemic has presented unprecedented challenges for individuals, societies, and economies around the world. But it has also presented opportunities for growth and improvement in various domains. In this book, Dr. Saeed Siyal, an expert in management science, provides a comprehensive explanation for why pandemics and similar crises are both detrimental and simultaneously prompt long-needed change. Through a thorough analysis of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Saeed Siyal explores the ways in which it has forced individuals, organizations, and governments to adapt and find new solutions to the problems we face, many of which were exacerbated by the crisis. Using Crises and Disasters as Opportunities for Innovation and Improvement covers a range of topics, including healthcare, remote work, education, environment, and social connections, and provides evidence-based insights and practical solutions for adapting to the challenges and opportunities of COVID-19. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in advancing the standards of their organizations and making a positive impact on society. It is designed for managers, leaders, corporate sectors, MNCs, SMEs, academicians, and policymakers.

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Book SynopsisThe Hawks of Peace. Notes of the Russian Ambassador is a unique analytical edition where Russian Deputy Premier Dmitry Rogozin shares his notes on personalities and events that shaped the history of post-Communist Russia, believing that without those it would be impossible to understand the past and envisage the future of his country. Permanent Representative of Russia to NATO until recently, in his political diary Dmitry Rogozin contemplates on the complex relationship between Russia and the West. In his behind-the-scenes account, Rogozin opens up about certain mysteries of political stand-offs, military conflicts of the last two decades, terrorist acts and hostage situations. The book contains unique documents directly related to Chechen Wars, inside information from Brussels on the events in Georgia and other records that have been hidden from the public eye. The Western reader now has a rare opportunity to look at Russian current affairs through the eyes of a Russian.

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Book SynopsisHong Kong is at the heart of modern China's position as a regional - and potential world - superpower. In this important and original history of the region, Steve Tsang argues that its current prosperity is a direct by-product of the British administrators who ran the place as a colony before the handover in 1997.The British administration of Hong Kong uniquely derived its practices from the best traditions of Imperial Chinese government and its philosophical, Confucian basis. It stressed efficiency, honesty, fairness, benevolent paternalism and individual freedom. The result was a hugely successful colony, especially in industry and finance, and it remains so today with its new status of Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China.Under British imperial administration, Hong Kong grew from a collection of fishing villages to an international entrepot, an industrial power and an international financial centre. British and Chinese interests dovetailed and the Chinese population was satisfied by the welfare reform and economic advancement perpetuated by Britain's administrative officers. Demand for constitutional reform and a sense of Hong Kong Chinese identity grew only as the handover to China approached.This definitive history of the colourful individuals who administered the colony on behalf of the British government sheds light on two empires inextricably linked in nature and on the philosophy of government.Trade Review'An indispensable work for reference as well as for inspired historical interpretation.' Wm. Roger Louis, Kerr Professor at the University of Texas at Austin 'Governing Hong Kong is an investigation into the central importance of Administrative Officers (called Cadets until 1959) in the Hong Kong civil service and into the difference they made to the quality of governance. Based on archival research, extensive interviewing, surveys and a comprehensive bibliography, this unique, scholarly and well-presented book is a major contribution to knowledge in several inter-related fields.' - Brian Hook, former Editor of the China Quarterly and Visiting Professor of China Studies, Middlesex University Business School 'Meticulously researched and convincingly argued, Governing Hong Kong is an example of original, detailed yet stimulating historical scholarship at its best' Anthony Kirk-Greene, Emeritus Fellow of St Antony's College, OxfordTable of ContentsAcronyms and Abbreviations Preface Chapter 1. Governance in a colonial society Chapter 2. The cadet scheme Chapter 3. Benevolent paternalism Chapter 4. Effects of the Pacific War Chapter 5. Expansion Chapter 6. Meeting the challenges of a Chinese community Chapter 7. Localization Chapter 8. Meeting the challenges of modernity Chapter 9. An elite within the government Chapter 10. Inhibited elitism Notes References Index

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Book SynopsisIn the years between the Indian Mutiny and Independence in 1947 the Indian Civil Service was the most powerful body of officials in the English-speaking world. About 300,000,000 Indians, a sixth of the human race, were ruled by 1000 Civilians. With Whitehall 8000 miles away and the peasantry content with their decisions, they had the freedom to translate ideas into action. This work explores the use they made of their power by examining the beliefs of two middle-ranking Civilians. It shows, in detail, how they put into practice values which they acquired from their parents, their teachers and contemporary currents of opinion. F.L. Brayne and Sir Malcolm Darling reflected the two faces of British imperialism: the urge to assimilate and the desire for rapprochement. Brayne, a born-again Evangelical, despised Indian culture, thought individual Indians were sunk in sin and dedicated his career to making his peasant subjects industrious and thrifty. Darling, a cultivated humanist, despised his compatriots and thought that Indians were sensitive and imaginative. Brayne and Darling personified two ideologies that pervaded the ICS and shaped British rule in India. This work aims to make a contribution to the history of British India and a telling commmentary on contemporary values at home.

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Book SynopsisThis book develops and applies an inventive theoretical approach to the comparative study of the neglected aspect of the real (or "de facto") independence of regulatory agencies.

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