Regional, state and local government policies Books
Policy Press Local Social Innovation to Combat Poverty and
Book SynopsisBased on more than 30 case studies in eight different countries, this book explores the governance dynamics of local social innovations in the field of poverty reduction, illustrating how different governance dynamics and welfare mixes enable or hinder poverty reduction strategies.Trade Review“This book is a milestone in the experimental world of social innovation, the micro-governance of social innovation and the debate on practices of future democracy.” Frank Moulaert, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven“In today’s welfare states, poverty remains a largely intractable problem for policy makers and a persistent reality for many citizens. This book critically assesses the potential of social innovation. The book successfully paves the way for different policy paradigms – social protection, social investment and social innovation – to speak to each other. Against the background of the major challenges we face, this is an important, and even necessary, task.” Bea Cantillon, Universiteit Antwerpen"This interdisciplinary volume sheds important new light on the governance challenges facing social innovations in Europe and Brazil. Participatory bottom-up politics empowers excluded citizens, satisfies needs, and improves public programs.” Hilary Silver, Georgetown University and Brown University“Theoretically strong with interesting case studies based on excellent European research.” Enzo Mingione, Università di Milano-BicoccaTable of ContentsGoverning Local Social Innovations against Poverty across Europe ~ Stijn Oosterlynck, Yuri Kazepov and Andreas Novy The Historical Trajectory of Social Innovation in the European Union ~ Gert Verschraegen, Stijn Oosterlynck, Sebastiano Sabato and Andreas Novy On Elephants, Butterflies and Lions: Social Protection, Innovation and Investment ~ Yuri Kazepov, Tatiana Saruis, Fabio Colombo Modalities of Governing the Welfare Mix ~ Stijn Oosterlynck and Pieter Cools The Multi-scalar Puzzle of Social Innovation ~ Yuri Kazepov, Fabio Colombo, Tatiana Saruis Contradictory Dynamics of Empowerment in Social Innovation Initiatives ~ Stijn Oosterlynck, Andreas Novy, Bernhard Leubolt and Carla Weinzierl Negotiating Diversity and Equality ~ Andreas Novy and Carla Weinzierl Knowledge for Social Innovation ~ Andreas Novy, Pieter Cools, Gert Verschraegen and Carla Weinzierl Consolidating Social Innovation ~ Yuri Kazepov, Tatiana Saruis and Fabio Colombo Conclusion: Local Social Innovation and Welfare Reform ~ Stijn Oosterlynck, Andreas Novy and Yuri Kazepov
£71.99
Bristol University Press Rescaling Urban Governance
Book SynopsisProviding new research and thinking about cities, their governance and planning reform, this book compares the UK with multiple international examples in order to examine cutting-edge experimentation and innovation in new models of governance and urban policy in response to today's increasing global social and environmental challenges.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Planning reform and state spatial rescaling Devolution: A patchwork quilt of planning reform Replacing the regions: The evolution of English subnational reform City regions and the cities within them: Connecting two overlapping scales Local authorities: Powerhouses or scapegoats? Community-led governance: Opportunities and constraints Conclusion: Rescaling urban governance
£24.29
Bristol University Press Local Civil Society
Book SynopsisDrawing on place-based field investigations and new empirical analysis, this original book investigates civil society at local level.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Civil society as a field of local action 2. Community and local civil society: time, continuity and change 3. Uncovering local civil society in two Welsh villages 4. Civil society through the narratives of place and time 5. Civil society and local associational life 6. The entwining of civil society, economy and state at local levels Conclusion
£72.00
Bristol University Press Providing Public Space in a Contemporary
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Bristol University Press Social Care in the UKs Four Nations
Book SynopsisThe devolution of social care policy has led to key differences emerging between the UK's four care systems. This book presents research on the perspectives of social care policy makers within the UK's four care systems, concluding that when given equal capacity to reform, the systems in each nation may take radically different shapes.Table of Contents1. Comparing Adult Social Care Systems in the UK 2. What Is Social Care Policy For? 3. What Is in Crisis? The Context of Care Policy in the Four Nations 4. The Mechanisms of Social Care Reform 5. The Outcomes of Social Care Reform 6. Territorial Policy Communities: Scale, Style and Scope 7. The Limits of Social Care Reform 8. Conclusion: Between Care Paradigms
£73.09
Bristol University Press Social Work in Wales
Book SynopsisEssential reading for students and practicing social workers in Wales, this book is the first to examine what makes the Welsh context unique, including the move towards joint children, families and adult provision and the emphasis on early intervention partnership considerations.Table of ContentsForeword - Mark Drakeford Preface - Wulf Livingston, Jo Redcliffe and Abyd Quinn Aziz Part 1: Context Introduction - Eluned Plack, Wulf Livingston, Jo Redcliffe and Abyd Quinn Aziz 1. The Social Policy Context for Social Work in Wales - Hefin Gwilym 2. A Rights-Based approach: The New Social Work Legislation in Wales - Miriam Ennis 3. The Regulation of Social Work in Wales - Ian Thomas 4. The Welsh Context: We Are What We Know - Gwenan Prysor 5. Social Work Education in Wales - Jo Redcliffe and Jaime Ortiz 6. Coproduction and Service User Involvement - Sarah-Jane Waters 7. Applying the Principles of Coproduction - Liz Lefroy Part 2: Practice Examples 8. Child and Family Social Work in Wales - David Wilkins 9. A Joint Children and Adult Approach to Safeguarding - Hayley Douglas and Helena Barlow 10. Experiences of Social Care and Social Work Education: Completing the Circle - Sarah Buckley, Graham Attenborough, Hope Lawrence, Tim Wynn, Jenny Burgess, Eluned Plack, Anna-Louise Edwards, Rhiana Povey and Sandra Williams, with Liz Lefroy 11. Unpaid Carers - Daniel Burrows and Jen Lyttleton-Smith 12. Peer-led Alcohol and Drug Services - Tim Versey, Sarah Vaile, James Deakin and Wulf Livingston 13. Trauma Informed Practice in the Welsh Youth Justice Service - Tegan Brierley-Sollis 14. Social Care With Older People: Embedding and Sustaining Practice – The cARTrefu Project - Penny Alexander, Diane Seddon, Katherine Algar-Skaife, Gill Toms, Sarah Lord and Kelly Barr Part 3: Current Challenges 15. A Holistic Approach to Self-care, Resilience and Well-being - Neil Thompson 16. Social Work with Transgender Children and their Families - Naomi Parry and Ceryl Teleri Davies 17. Young Intimate Relationships: Messages from Research for Practice - Ceryl Teleri Davies 18. Anti-Racist Social Work Practice in Wales - Jade Forbes and Abyd Quinn-Aziz 19. Supporting Sanctuary Seekers in Wales - Tracey Maegusuku-Hewett, Haddy Sallah, Joanne Pye, Beth Pearl and Natacha Leao da Silva 20. Community Development in Social Work Practice - Fiona Verity 21. Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic - Christian Kerr, Gillian Macintyre, Robin Sen and Abyd Quinn Aziz 22. Emerging Social Work Practice in Wales - Rhoda Emlyn-Jones Conclusion - Abyd Quinn Aziz, Jo Redcliffe and Wulf Livingston
£25.19
Edinburgh University Press NineteenthCentury Local Governance in Ottoman
Book SynopsisThis book provides a detailed exploration of the way in which administrative and judicial offices and practices provided an essential space for politics in 19th-century Bulgaria, securing local inhabitants' participation with Ottoman imperial governance.
£22.79
New York University Press Green Rush
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University of Toronto Press Cybersecurity Management
Book SynopsisCybersecurity Management looks at the current state of cybercrime and explores how organizations can develop resources and capabilities to prepare themselves for the changing cybersecurity environment.Trade Review"This volume can be an excellent textbook for an MBA or cybersecurity course because each chapter contains a summary, a basic concepts vignette, definitions, discussion questions, and a relevant case study...In conclusion, this book is highly recommended for anyone interested in the global impacts of cybersecurity." -- Robert Vinaja, Texas A&M University * Journal of Global Information Technology Management *Table of ContentsPart 1: Mechanisms and Growth of Cybercrimes and the Current State of Cybersecurity 1. Growth of Cybercrimes and the Current State of Cybersecurity 2. The Economics of Cybercrimes 3. Positive Externality, Increasing Returns, and the Rise in Cybercrimes Part 2: Macrolevel Factors Affecting Cybercrime and Cybersecurity 4. Political, Social, Cultural, and Economic Factors Affecting Cybercrimes 5. Political, Cultural, Organizational, and Economic Factors Affecting Cybersecurity 6. Cybersecurity Policies and Strategies of Major Economies 7. Cybersecurity Issues in International Relations and National Security Part 3: Strategic and Organizational Issues Associated with Cybersecurity 8. Corporate Cybersecurity Strategy 9. Cybersecurity and Marketing: Illustration of Advertising and Branding 10. Cybersecurity in Human Resources Management Part 4: Privacy and Security Issues Associated With New and Evolving ICTs and Systems 11. Social Media 12. Cloud Computing 13. Big Data 14. Smart Cities and the Internet of Things (IoT) Part 5: Integrative Cases of Cybercrime Organizations’ Operations and Cybersecurity Measures Firms and Industries Appendix 1: Case Studies of Cybercrime Organizations’ Operations Appendix 2: Industry Analysis: Banking and Financial Services Industry’s Response to Cyberattacks and Related Problems Appendix 3: Case Studies of Legitimate Firms’ Cybersecurity Measures
£82.45
University of Toronto Press Towards Sustainable WellBeing
Book SynopsisThis book sheds light on both international and Canadian experiences of moving beyond GDP and bringing new ways to measure what matters into decisions about policy and societal priorities.Table of ContentsPreface Abbreviations Introduction Anders Hayden, Céofride Gaudet, and Jeffrey Wilson Part One: Background and Visions 1. The Long Road Beyond GDP: Have We Finally Reached a Time for Breakthroughs? Anders Hayden and Jeffrey Wilson 2. Ten Years After: From SSF to HLEG, An Agenda for Well-Being Measurement in the Next Decade Martine Durand and Marco Mira d’Ercole 3. Measures for a New Economy: Shifting Power via Public Participation Katherine Trebeck and Julia Rodgers Part Two: International Experiences and Perspectives 4. Beyond GDP, Beyond Numbers: Bhutan’s Journey Towards Gross National Happiness Julia C. Kim and Amy MacKenzie 5. Wellbeing in British Politics and Policy Ian Bache 6. Integrating Well-Being Indicators in Budgetary Procedures: Four Shades of Sincerity Éloi Laurent 7. Beyond “Beyond GDP” in the EU: What’s Next? Brent Bleys and Géraldine Thiry 8. Contributions of the Genuine Progress Indicator to Measuring and Promoting Welfare Günseli Berik 9. Measuring What Matters: Policy Applications in New Zealand Tim Ng Part Three: Canadian Experiences and Perspectives 10. Beyond Dollars and Cents: The Canadian Index of Wellbeing and Nova Scotia Quality of Life Initiative Clay Dasilva and Anders Hayden 11. Building an Epidemiology of Happiness John F. Helliwell, David Gyarmati, Craig Joyce, and Heather Orpana 12. Wellbeing, Sustainability, and Progress: A Framework for Public and Policy Discourse and For Quantitative Decision-Making Using the Life Satisfaction Approach Christopher P. Barrington-Leigh 13. Measuring Comprehensive Wealth in Canada Rob Smith, Kieran McDougal, and Livia Bizikova 14. Time for a Reality Check: Lessons from Bhutan, Canada and New Zealand Ronald Colman Conclusion Anders Hayden, Céofride Gaudet, and Jeffrey Wilson Contributors Index
£52.70
University of Toronto Press Federal Democracies at Work
Book SynopsisApplying an innovative approach to capture varieties and dynamics of federal democracies, this collection examines the conditions, mechanisms and practices that make federal democracies work.Table of ContentsContributors 1. Introduction Arthur Benz and Jared Sonnicksen 2. Federalism as a Yardstick for Democracy Thomas O. Hueglin 3. Linking Federalism and Democracy. An Analytical Framework Arthur Benz 4. Out of Balance: Executive Dominance in Federal Settings John Erik Fossum and David Laycock 5. Federalism and Democracy in the United States Timothy Conlan 6. Federalism and Direct Democracy in Switzerland: Competing or Complementary? Sean Mueller 7. Germany: How Federalism has shaped Consensus Democracy Sabine Kropp 8. Between Co-evolution and Intercurrence: How Democracy has shaped Federalism in Canada Jörg Broschek 9. Party Federalism in Australia Andrew Banfield and Anthony Sayers 10. Belgium: the Democratic State of the Federation Petra Meier and Peter Bursens 11. Democracy and Federalism in Spain: Interactions, Tensions and Compatibilities César Colino 12. Democracy and Federalism in India. Mutually Reinforcing? Wilfried Swenden and Katharine Adeney 13. Comparing Patterns of Federal Democracy Arthur Benz and Jared Sonnicksen References
£44.20
University of Toronto Press Cybersecurity Management
Book SynopsisCybersecurity Management looks at the current state of cybercrime and explores how organizations can develop resources and capabilities to prepare themselves for the changing cybersecurity environment.Trade Review"This volume can be an excellent textbook for an MBA or cybersecurity course because each chapter contains a summary, a basic concepts vignette, definitions, discussion questions, and a relevant case study...In conclusion, this book is highly recommended for anyone interested in the global impacts of cybersecurity." -- Robert Vinaja, Texas A&M University * Journal of Global Information Technology Management *Table of ContentsPart 1: Mechanisms and Growth of Cybercrimes and the Current State of Cybersecurity 1. Growth of Cybercrimes and the Current State of Cybersecurity 2. The Economics of Cybercrimes 3. Positive Externality, Increasing Returns, and the Rise in Cybercrimes Part 2: Macrolevel Factors Affecting Cybercrime and Cybersecurity 4. Political, Social, Cultural, and Economic Factors Affecting Cybercrimes 5. Political, Cultural, Organizational, and Economic Factors Affecting Cybersecurity 6. Cybersecurity Policies and Strategies of Major Economies 7. Cybersecurity Issues in International Relations and National Security Part 3: Strategic and Organizational Issues Associated with Cybersecurity 8. Corporate Cybersecurity Strategy 9. Cybersecurity and Marketing: Illustration of Advertising and Branding 10. Cybersecurity in Human Resources Management Part 4: Privacy and Security Issues Associated With New and Evolving ICTs and Systems 11. Social Media 12. Cloud Computing 13. Big Data 14. Smart Cities and the Internet of Things (IoT) Part 5: Integrative Cases of Cybercrime Organizations’ Operations and Cybersecurity Measures Firms and Industries Appendix 1: Case Studies of Cybercrime Organizations’ Operations Appendix 2: Industry Analysis: Banking and Financial Services Industry’s Response to Cyberattacks and Related Problems Appendix 3: Case Studies of Legitimate Firms’ Cybersecurity Measures
£43.20
University of Toronto Press Boots on the Ground
Book SynopsisBoots on the Ground captures the lessons learned from some of Canada's worst natural disasters to ensure all levels of government and the military are better prepared for the future.Trade Review"Botha has clearly done his homework when it comes to policies, mandates, and bureaucratic realities, and his many interviews help him get to the heart of disaster response." -- Kelly S. Thompson * Literary Review of Canada *Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction 1. Emergency Management and The Military in Canada 2. Assessing Disaster Response Through an Original Collaborative Framework 3. The Presence of Interorganizational Collaboration 4. The Quality of Interorganizational Collaboration 5. The Barriers to Interorganizational Collaboration 6. Results, Implications, and Recommendations Conclusion Appendixes Bibliography
£45.05
University of Toronto Press Boots on the Ground
Book SynopsisOver the last century, the scale of Canada’s domestic disaster response system has grown significantly due to the country’s increased capacity for emergency management and the rise in natural hazards. However, there has been no systematic assessment of how effectively this multilevel system, which includes all levels of government and the military, has been integrated, and how efficient this system actually is at responding to high-level disasters. Using in-depth archival analysis and interviews with senior military and civilian officials on the inside, Boots on the Ground provides a detailed examination of Canada’s disaster response system. Including policy recommendations focused on the expansion of emergency management networks, the maintenance of Canada’s decentralized emergency management system, and disaster response resources for First Nations communities, Boots on the Ground aims to highlight opportunities to improve CanadaTrade Review"Botha has clearly done his homework when it comes to policies, mandates, and bureaucratic realities, and his many interviews help him get to the heart of disaster response." -- Kelly S. Thompson * Literary Review of Canada *Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction 1. Emergency Management and The Military in Canada 2. Assessing Disaster Response Through an Original Collaborative Framework 3. The Presence of Interorganizational Collaboration 4. The Quality of Interorganizational Collaboration 5. The Barriers to Interorganizational Collaboration 6. Results, Implications, and Recommendations Conclusion Appendixes Bibliography
£19.79
University of Toronto Press Faith Rights and Choice
Book SynopsisFaith, Rights, and Choice traces the history of religious accommodations in the schooling systems of Canada's provinces.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction: Faith, Rights, Choice, and Institutional Change 1. Ontario’s Puzzling Continuity 2. The Incremental Secularization of Quebec’s Education System 3. Faith’s Resilience Creates Four Secular Systems in Atlantic Canada 4. Contention over Faith, the Shock of Rights, and Layered Choice in Manitoba 5. British Columbia’s Sudden Embrace of a Regime of Rights and Choice 6. Incremental Change and Policy Layering in Saskatchewan 7. Layering Faith and Choice in Alberta Conclusion: Faith, Rights, Choice, and Change Table of Interviews Bibliography Index
£47.60
University of Toronto Press Systemic Islamophobia in Canada
Book SynopsisSystemic Islamophobia in Canada presents critical perspectives on systemic Islamophobia in Canadian politics, law, and society, and maps areas for future research and inquiry. The authors consist of both scholars and professionals who encounter in the ordinary course of their work the sometimes banal, sometimes surprising operation of systemic Islamophobia. Centring the lived realities of Muslims primarily in Canada, but internationally as well, the contributors identify the limits of democratic accountability in the operation of our shared institutions of government. Intended as a guide, the volume identifies important points of consideration that have systemic implications for whether, how, and under what conditions Islamophobia is enabled and perpetuated, and in some cases even rendered respectable policy or bureaucratic practice in Canada. Ultimately, Systemic Islamophobia in Canada identifies a range of systemically Islamophobic sites in CTable of ContentsAuthor Biographies Acknowledgments Introduction Anver M. Emon Islamophobia in Canada: Representation and Perspective 1. Centring the Black Muslimah: Interrogating Gendered, Anti-Black Islamophobia Rabiat Akande 2. The Impact of Systemic Islamophobia on Sexually Diverse and Gender Diverse Muslims in Canada Sarah Shah and Maryam Khan 3. Transnational Disinformation Networks and Islamophobic International Charities in Canada John Smith 4. Fragmented Bodies “Dancing on the Spot”: The Transnational Lives of Canadian Muslims and the Limits of Contemporary Anti-Islamophobia Advocacy Wafaa Hasan and Zarah Khan 5. Fighting Antisemitism by Propagating Islamophobia: The Palestine Trope Faisal Bhabha 6. Contesting Islamophobia, Reimagining Muslims: Shifting Representations and Narratives of Muslims in News Media Zeinab Farokhi and Yasmin Jiwani Education, Memory, and Belonging 7. Islamophobia and Imperial Amnesia Syed Adnan Hussain 8. Public to Private Schooling: A Research Agenda Melanie Adrian 9. Countering Islamophobia in Higher Education: A Critical Pedagogy Perspective Sheliza Ibrahim 10. Archives as Tools to Combat Islamophobia Moska Rokay Democracy, (In)Equality, and Exclusion 11. How Low Can We Go? Combating Systemic Islamophobia with the Unwritten Constitutional Principle of Respect for Minorities Natasha Bakht 12. Moving Muslim Money Anver M. Emon Policing and the Law 13. The Need to Better Understand the Over-Policing and Under-Protection of Muslims Kent Roach 14. Counter-Radicalization, Islamophobia, and the Impact on Muslim Civil Society Organizations Fahad Ahmad 15. Immigration and Systemic Islamophobia Naseem Mithoowani 16. The Motive Requirement in Canada’s Definition of Terrorist Activity: Heuristics and Movements as Surrogates for Definitional Certainty Michael Nesbitt 17. Guilt by Association: The Shaky Foundations of Canada-US Intelligence Sharing and Its Consequences for Muslim Canadians’ Mobility Youcef L. Soufi Contributors
£21.59
University of Toronto Press Systemic Islamophobia in Canada
Book SynopsisThis timely collection of short essays focuses on various manifestations of institutionalized Islamophobia in Canada, and presents an agenda for necessary systemic, institutional-level change.Table of ContentsAuthor Biographies Acknowledgments Introduction Anver M. Emon Islamophobia in Canada: Representation and Perspective 1. Centring the Black Muslimah: Interrogating Gendered, Anti-Black Islamophobia Rabiat Akande 2. The Impact of Systemic Islamophobia on Sexually Diverse and Gender Diverse Muslims in Canada Sarah Shah and Maryam Khan 3. Transnational Disinformation Networks and Islamophobic International Charities in Canada John Smith 4. Fragmented Bodies “Dancing on the Spot”: The Transnational Lives of Canadian Muslims and the Limits of Contemporary Anti-Islamophobia Advocacy Wafaa Hasan and Zarah Khan 5. Fighting Antisemitism by Propagating Islamophobia: The Palestine Trope Faisal Bhabha 6. Contesting Islamophobia, Reimagining Muslims: Shifting Representations and Narratives of Muslims in News Media Zeinab Farokhi and Yasmin Jiwani Education, Memory, and Belonging 7. Islamophobia and Imperial Amnesia Syed Adnan Hussain 8. Public to Private Schooling: A Research Agenda Melanie Adrian 9. Countering Islamophobia in Higher Education: A Critical Pedagogy Perspective Sheliza Ibrahim 10. Archives as Tools to Combat Islamophobia Moska Rokay Democracy, (In)Equality, and Exclusion 11. How Low Can We Go? Combating Systemic Islamophobia with the Unwritten Constitutional Principle of Respect for Minorities Natasha Bakht 12. Moving Muslim Money Anver M. Emon Policing and the Law 13. The Need to Better Understand the Over-Policing and Under-Protection of Muslims Kent Roach 14. Counter-Radicalization, Islamophobia, and the Impact on Muslim Civil Society Organizations Fahad Ahmad 15. Immigration and Systemic Islamophobia Naseem Mithoowani 16. The Motive Requirement in Canada’s Definition of Terrorist Activity: Heuristics and Movements as Surrogates for Definitional Certainty Michael Nesbitt 17. Guilt by Association: The Shaky Foundations of Canada-US Intelligence Sharing and Its Consequences for Muslim Canadians’ Mobility Youcef L. Soufi Contributors
£47.60
University of Toronto Press Faith Rights and Choice
Book SynopsisThe Canadian provinces have evolved quite different ways of responding to the policy problems posed by religious schools. Seeking to understand this peculiar reality, Faith, Rights, and Choice articulates the ways in which the provincial governance regimes developed for religious schools have changed over time. Covering nearly three centuries, the book begins with the founding of schooling systems in New France and continues into a variety of present-day conflicts that emerged over the question of religion in schools. James Farney and Clark Banack employ a method of process-tracing, drawing on 88 semi-structured interviews with key policy insiders. They also reference archival material documenting meetings, political speeches, and legislative debates related to government decisions around issues of religious education. Relying on the theoretical foundations of both historical institutionalism and Canadian political development, Faith, Rights, and Choice pTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction: Faith, Rights, Choice, and Institutional Change 1. Ontario’s Puzzling Continuity 2. The Incremental Secularization of Quebec’s Education System 3. Faith’s Resilience Creates Four Secular Systems in Atlantic Canada 4. Contention over Faith, the Shock of Rights, and Layered Choice in Manitoba 5. British Columbia’s Sudden Embrace of a Regime of Rights and Choice 6. Incremental Change and Policy Layering in Saskatchewan 7. Layering Faith and Choice in Alberta Conclusion: Faith, Rights, Choice, and Change Table of Interviews Bibliography Index
£20.69
University of Toronto Press Public Inquiries
Book SynopsisPublic Inquiries provides first-hand insights and expert perspectives on Canada's policy-making process.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Part A: The Role of Ideas, Interests, and Institutions in the Canadian Policy-Making Process I. Ideas and Interests in Shaping Public Policy II. Where Ideas and Interests Intersect: Mapping the Policy-Making Terrain A. An Overview B. Standing and Semi-permanent Policy Advisory Bodies C. Parliamentary Committees D. Ad Hoc Commissions of Inquiry a) Historical Origins b) The Legal Basis of Commissions of Inquiry c) Forms of Inquiries d) The Frequency and Sectoral Scope of Commissions of Inquiry e) Strengths of Commissions of Inquiry f) Critiques of Commissions of Inquiry E. Ad Hoc Government Task Forces Part B: Personal Reflections on Engagements with the World of Ideas and Interests in Public Inquiries I. Consumer Protection Policy II. Competition Policy Reform III. Regulation of Professional Services IV. Property Rights and Development V. Trade Policy Reform VI. Legal Aid Reform VII. Electricity Sector Reform in Ontario VIII. Future Role of Government in Ontario Part C: Lessons Learned (the Hard Way) I. Serendipity II. Short-Termism III. Policy-Oriented Ad Hoc Public Inquiries a) Terms of Reference b) Leadership c) Composition d) Process IV. Investigative/Hybrid Ad Hoc Public Inquiries V. Positive Theories of the Public Policy-Making Process Revisited VI. Concluding Thoughts Notes Index
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University of Toronto Press Neoliberal Contentions
Book SynopsisThis collection of essays analyses the ongoing effects of neoliberalism and assesses its impacts on society, culture, and the political environment in the present day.Table of ContentsIntroduction Lois Harder, Catherine Kellogg, and Steve Patten 1. Turbulent Times: Towards A Conjunctural Analysis of Neoliberalism and the Politics of the Present John Clarke 2. Neoliberal False Economies and Paradoxes of Social Reproduction Isabella Bakker 3. Lean on Everything? Lean Management’s Awkward Place in Neoliberalism Justin Leifso 4. Present Day Puzzles in Neoliberalism and Problems for Multiculturalism and Equality: Re-patriating Immigration Policy, A Tale of Two Provinces Alexandra Dobrowolsky 5. Challenging Narratives to Neoliberalism in Media Representations of American Health Reform: Lessons from the United States Brent Epperson 6. Happiness and Governance: Some Notes on Orthodox and Alternative Approaches Catherine Kingfisher 7. Mental Health, Recovery, and Prevention: Re-thinking the Governance of Mental Abnormality in Canada Janet Phillips 8. Apologies and Raids: Public Sex, LGBTQ2S Communities, and Neoliberalism in the Detention State Alexa DeGagne 9. Trump, Indigenous Refusal, and the End of Neoliberalism? Isabel Altamirano-Jiménez 10. Situating Noncitizenship: Humanitarian Aid, Self-Reliance Schemes, and Migrant Agency Suzan Ilcan 11. Making Canadians: Citizenship Acquisition and Foreign Adoption Lois Harder 12. Neoliberal Conversations and Contentions Janine Brodie Index
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Manchester University Press Local Democracy, Civic Engagement and Community:
Book SynopsisThis accessible book is about local democracy, civic engagement, political participation and community in Britain. It rejects the many pessimistic accounts that seek to dominate our political discourse with their talk of political apathy, community breakdown and selfish individualismThe book focuses on local democratic politics in Britain over the last decade and a half, from the election of the New Labour government right up to the current Conservative/Liberal Democrat coalition government. It includes an analysis of local democracy, civic engagement and participation across a range of policy areas and in the context of debates around accountability, legitimacy, sustainability, localism and the 'big society'.Trade ReviewThe book's insights will prove invaluable to any students, lecturers and local goverment officers interested in mapping the shifting terrain of contemporary local governance in England. -- .Table of ContentsIntroduction1 The theoretical context2 Civic engagement and political participation: debates and evidence3 The challenge of local democracy, civic engagement and community: an agenda for change4 Local democracy at the formal level5 Opening up local democracy beyond the formal realm6 Local services, community and civic engagement7 Regeneration and sustainabilityConclusionBibliographyIndex
£25.00
Bristol University Press Secondary Cities: Exploring Uneven Development in
Book SynopsisThis book explores cities and the intra-regional relational dynamics often overlooked by urban scholars, and it challenges common representations of urban development successes and failures. Gathering leading international scholars from Europe, Australia and North America, it explores the secondary city concept in urban development theory and practice and advances a research agenda that highlights uneven development concerns. By emphasising the subordinate status of secondary cities relative to their dominant neighbours the book raises new questions about regional development in the Global North. It considers alternative relations and development strategies that innovatively reimagine the subordinate status of secondary cities and showcase their full potential.Table of ContentsSecondary Cities: Introduction to a Research Agenda ~ Mark Pendras and Charles Williams Shedding Light or Casting Shadows? Relations Between Primary and Secondary Cities ~ Evert Meijers and Rodrigo Cardoso Small and Medium-Sized Towns As Secondary Cities: The Case of Switzerland ~ Heike Mayer, Rahel Meili and David Kaufmann From Sleepy Hollow to Winning from Second: Identity, Autonomy and Borrowed Size in an Australian Urban Region ~ Louise C. Johnson Metropolization Processes and Intra-Regional Contrasts: The Uneven Fortunes of English Secondary Cities ~ Rodrigo Cardoso and Evert Meijers Situating the Secondary City: Uneven Development and Regional Gentrification in Tacoma, WA ~ Charles Williams and Mark Pendras Borrowed Social Performance: Labour and Community Organizations in Los Angeles and Long Beach, California ~ Gary Hytrek Intra-Regional Relationality and Green City-Regionalism: Placing the Role of ‘Secondary Cities’ ~ Yonn Dierwechter Conclusion: Advancing the Secondary City Perspective ~ Charles Williams and Mark Pendras
£72.00
Bristol University Press Taxing Democracy: Local Taxation and the Social
Book SynopsisCarrie Manning’s illuminating book examines how policies to limit taxation at state and local levels in the US have direct and lasting consequences for equity, accountability, and ultimately for democracy. Tax structures embed and reproduce an implicit social contract between government and citizens, creating path-dependent outcomes that produce unintended consequences which are rarely traced back to state and local revenue models. This book combines historical American political development with the study of state formation. It provides a clear-eyed investigation into the past, present, and future of the social contract between America’s local governments and citizens.Table of Contents1. Taxes and the Social Contract 2. States, Taxes, and the Polities They Create 3. The US Tax State and the Limited Social Contract 4. Tax and Expenditure Limitations vs. an Expanding Social Contract 5. Implications of the Reliance on Fines and Fees 6. Taxing Democracy: Conclusions
£68.00
Bristol University Press The Impact of COVID-19 on Devolution:
Book SynopsisThe COVID-19 pandemic is the first time that many of the UK population, including its national politicians, have become aware of the practical dimensions of devolution to its four nations through the delivery of support to those affected by the virus. Part of the COVID Collection, this topical book explores how the public perception of the decentralized governments has changed during the pandemic and uses case studies to discuss the actions taken by central government to undermine the devolution settlement. Assessing the role of local government in supporting communities despite cuts from central government, it makes a vital contribution to the debate on the future options for the UK within the context of Brexit and what follows.Table of ContentsDevolution in the UK: The Twin Challenges of Brexit and COVID-19 Central Government, Brexit and COVID-19: Centralisation Through Privatisation? The Role of the Devolved Nations in Meeting COVID-19 Getting to the Local: Managing the Pandemic in Practice COVID-19 and a UK Unitary State Post Brexit?
£9.49
Bristol University Press Cities in Search of Freedom: European
Book SynopsisOver the past decades the nation state lost its political primacy by processes of devolution, Europeanisation and globalisation, which in turn enhanced municipal autonomy. Why do some cities seek to sidestep the state and widen their sphere of action? Bridging political geography, local politics and urban sociology, this book gives a new perspective on the state’s weakening authority and the parallel rise of cities as political actors. The author considers the tensions between central states and European cities, giving a new perspective to students and researchers in the social sciences.Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. The Ebbs and Flows of Cities as Political Actors 3. The Persistence of Urban Identity in the Global World 4. Fleeing the State 5. The Municipalisation of the European Political Space 6. Civitas Activa: The Mobilising Potential of Cities 7. A Municipal Way Out?
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Bristol University Press Local Government in Europe: New Perspectives and
Book SynopsisDrawing on classical and emerging research perspectives, this comprehensive book provides an up-to-date review of local government in Europe. Featuring an impressive range of contributors from both eastern and western Europe, the book addresses three main topics: territorial reforms, democratic empowerment of citizens and the role of local leadership, as well as new trends in local finances. Acknowledging their inherent diversity, the book examines the ways that local governments have responded to shared challenges, such as climate change, increasing populism and democratic deficit in order to identify both the variety and communalities between the country-specific features. In doing so, it provides a rich picture of the latest trends in local government, as well as pointing the way for future developments.Table of ContentsPART I The Size of Municipal Reforms When Size Matters 1 Advancing the Research Agenda on Local Territorial Reforms: Taking Time and Space Seriously ~ António F. Tavares 2 Too Big To Be Local: Local and National Elite Complicity in the Narrative of English Council Mergers ~ Colin Copus, Alistair Jones and Rachel Wall 3 Consequences of Forced Municipal Mergers: Evidence from Norway ~ Harald Baldersheim and Lawrance E. Rose 4 Local Government Reforms in Denmark and Norway: Reform Tools and Outcomes ~ Kurt Houlberg and Jan Erling Klausen 5 One Size Does Not Fit All: Growing Cities and Shrinking Towns in the Spanish Local Map ~ Carmen Navarro and Esther Pano 6 Institutional Changes and Shifting Roles: Local Government Reform in Hungary, 2010–14 ~ Gábor Dobos 7 Territorial Reforms in Bulgaria: The Cases of Municipal Divorces ~ Desislava Kalcheva 8 Participation of Interest Groups at Local Level: Any Space for Democracy in Inter- Municipal Cooperation? ~ Jurga Bučaitė-Vilkė PART II Local Democracy and Leadership 9 Municipal Size and the Nationalization of Local Party Systems: The Nationalized, Localized and Regionalized Local Party Systems of Denmark, Poland and Belgium ~ Adam Gendźwiłł, Ulrik Kjaer and Kristof Steyvers 10 Co-creating the Tolerant City: The Role of Inspirational Civic Leadership ~ Robin Hambleton with a contribution by Wirginia Aksztejn 11 Urban Leadership: German and Polish Mayors in Comparison ~ Hubert Heinelt 12 Urban Climate Leadership in Metropolitan Areas: How Has the Political Parliamentary Model Influenced Oslo’s Climate Leadership? ~ Gro Sandkjær Hanssen PART III Keeping the Pace with a Balanced Balance Sheet 13 Democratic Functions of Local Budgets ~ Jerzy Bartkowski 14 Does Urban Sprawl Pay Off for the Suburban Municipal Budget in Poland? ~ Julita Łukomska and Jarosław Neneman 15 Should Tourists Pay Local Taxes and Why Yes? ~ Marta Derek Conclusion 16 Perspectives on European Local Government: Putting Local Democracy First! ~ Marta Lackowska, Katarzyna Szmigiel-Rawska and Filipe Teles
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Bristol University Press Navigating the Local
Book SynopsisCovering three Lebanese municipalities with striking sectarian diversity, Saida, Bourj Hammoud and Tyre, this book investigates the ways in which local service delivery, local interactions and vertical relationships matter in building peace.
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University of Massachusetts Press Town Meeting: Practicing Democracy in Rural New
Book SynopsisAt Gettysburg, Abraham Lincoln described government by the people as the great task remaining before us. Many citizens of modern America, frustrated and disheartened, are tempted to despair of realizing that ideal. Yet, it is a project still alive in parts of New England. This book traces the origins of town-meeting democracy in Ashfield, a community of just under 2,000 people in the foothills of the Berkshires in western Massachusetts. Donald Robinson begins by recounting several crises at the town's founding in the eighteenth century that helped to shape its character. He shows how the town has changed since then and examines how democratic self-government functions in the modern context. The picture is not pretty. Self-government carries no guarantees, and Ashfield is no utopia. Human failings are abundantly on display. Leaders mislead. Citizens don't pay attention and they forget hard-earned lessons. But in this candid account of the operation of democracy in one New England town, Robinson demonstrates that for better and for worse, Ashfield governs itself democratically. Citizens control the actions of their government. Not everyone participates, but all may, and everyone who lives in the town must accept and obey what town meeting decides.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc New Modes of Local Political Organizing Local
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Peter Lang Publishing Inc Analysis of the Development of Beijing (2020)
Book SynopsisThis book provides an overview of the rapid development Beijing has seen in a wide range of areas in 2019, both within itself and as an integral part of a larger region, as China’s economic development continues to improve in overall quality and regional coordination. A review of China’s regional economic development in 2019-2020 is followed by 11 chapters that cover Beijing’s achievements and challenges in economic development, public services, social governance, building a national cultural center, Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei regional development coordination, creative city construction and nighttime economic development. This book is a valuable reference for anyone trying to gain a better understanding of the what, how, and why with regard to one of the world’s fastest growing mega-cities.Table of ContentsList of Figures – List of Tables – Regional Economic Research Group/Beijing Academy of Social Sciences: Situation and Prospects of China’s Regional Economic Development from 2019 to 2020 – Economic Situation Analysis and Forecast Research Group/Beijing Academy of Social Sciences: Analysis and Forecast of Beijing’s Economic Situation from 2019 to 2020 – Research Group on "Public Service Innovation and Development in Beijing," Beijing Academy of Social Sciences Management Institute: The Distribution of Quality Public Service Resources Tends to be Balanced and the Overall Quality of Public Services Keeps Improving in Beijing – Yin Xingchen: New Progress, Problems, Countermeasures and Suggestions for Social Governance in Beijing in 2019 – Tan Rihui/Wang Tao: Building More Harmonious and Stable Communities: Analysis and Forecast of China’s Social Governance from 2019 to 2020 – Research Group on "Comprehensive Evaluation of Public Service Performance in Sixteen Districts of Beijing," Beijing Academy of Social Sciences Management Institute: Comprehensive Evaluation of Public Service Performance in Sixteen Districts of Beijing in 2019 – Li Jiansheng: Strengthening Cultural Confidence and Promoting the Construction of a National Cultural Center – Li Weidong: Forming New Social Synergy and Promoting Balanced Social Development – Zhao Hong/Wang Deli/Fang Fang/Xu Li Luyi: Research on Beijing’s Reduction-Oriented Development in the Context of Coordinated Development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region – An Jing/Lei Lan: Current Situation, Characteristics, Problems and Countermeasures of Coordinated Cultural Development in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region in 2019 – Chen Hongyu: New Progress in and Policies on Building Beijing into a Creative City in 2019 – Wang Shujiao: Analysis Report on Nighttime Economic Development in Beijing in 2019.
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OR Books Bernie's Brooklyn: How Growing Up in the New Deal
Book SynopsisBernie Sanders’ tilt at the US presidency has come under fire from an establishment that derides his social democratic policies as alien to the American way. But, as Ted Hamm reveals in this engaging and concise history, the sort of socialism Bernie advocates was commonplace in the Brooklyn where he grew up in the 1940s and 50s. Policies like free college tuition, rent control, and infrastructure projects including extensive public housing, parks and swimming pools were part of the New Deal city run by a progressive Mayor, Fiorello La Guardia, and supported by FDR and Eleanor Roosevelt. While Arthur Miller, resident in Brooklyn Heights, was staging Death of a Salesman, a play with which Bernie’s dad closely identified, Woody Guthrie was penning his paeans to the American worker in Coney Island and Jackie Robinson was breaking the color bar on Ebbets Field in a Dodgers team yet to be relocated in California. Drawing deeply on interviews with his brother and friends, and delving skillfully into the history of the borough, Bernie’s Brooklyn shows how, far from being an anomaly in US politics, Sanders’ 2020 platform is rooted firmly in the progressivism of the New Deal.Trade Review“A wonderful tour of a different political time that is directly shaping our own. Hamm's book is a beautiful, loving, and easy-to-read exploration of the texture of politics in Brooklyn while Sanders was a child, Bernie's Brooklyn brings politics and culture and context to life.” —Zephyr Teachout “A treasure trove for Sanders fans.” —Liza Featherstone, columnist for Jacobin and The Nation“An insightful exploration of the radical politics that dominated Brooklyn throughout the mid-20th century - politics which have taken root in the borough again in recent years.” —New York State Senator Jabari BrisportTable of ContentsIntroduction1PART ONE11Chapter One: FDR and LGA13Chapter Two: Flatbush at War37Chapter Three: Eleanor’s Brooklyn62Chapter Four: Fiorello’s Farewell79PART TWO97Chapter Five: Brooklyn at the Forefront99Chapter Six: The Ebony Express116Chapter Seven: The Salesman128Chapter Eight: Mermaid Avenue144Chapter Nine: Cold War Brooklyn165Chapter Ten: Track Star183Conclusion197Bibliography212Acknowledgments219
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd The Life Cycle of Clusters: A Policy Perspective
Book SynopsisOne-size-fits-all cluster policies have been rightly criticized in the literature. One promising approach is to focus cluster policies on the specific needs of firms depending on the stage of development (emergence, growth, sustainment or decline) their cluster is in. In this highly insightful book, these stage-specific cluster policies are analysed and evaluated. Moreover, several chapters also focus on smart specialization policies to promote regional development by taking into account the emergence and adaptation of clusters and industries. In so doing, the book contributes to a newly emerging literature on how the cluster life cycle concept can inform policies and how these policies differ from static approaches that ignore the dynamism of clusters. The underlying idea is to foster the ability of clusters to renew themselves and to generate new developmental paths, thus preventing stagnation and decline. This state-of-the-art exploration of smart specialization from a cluster life cycle perspective is an invaluable book for academics in the fields of economic geography, entrepreneurship, innovation, industrial economics, regional studies and cluster research. It will also appeal to regional policy makers and practitioners dealing with public policy.Contributors include: Y. Al-Saleh, B.T. Asheim, A. Auer, M. Benner, P. Cooke, D. Fornahl, J.K. Fosse, M. Fromhold-Eisebith, M. Grillitsch, R. Hassink, A. Isaksen, K. Koschatzky, H. Kroll, T. Lämmer-Gamp, B. Lageman, S. Mahroum, R. Martin, G. Meier zu Köcker, J. Nordhause-Janz, R. Normann, R. Ramlogan, D. Rehfeld, M. Rothgang, E. Schnab, T. Stahlecker, F. Tödtling, M. Trippl, E. Uyarra, J. VicenteTrade Review'Clusters pass through life cycles - they emerge, grow, mature and ultimately decline. Unlike the human body, however, they can adapt and transform to escape their terminal fate. This cyclic nature of cluster development has long been ignored by static and one-size-fits-all policy approaches. Linking cluster life cycles to cluster policies and initiatives, this carefully edited book bridges that gap by bringing together established scholars and experienced consultants. It is thus essential reading for scholars, students, policy-makers and practitioners.' --Matthias Kiese, Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany'This excellent book fills an important gap in the literature on clusters and cluster policy. In my view, it is the most comprehensive overview on evolutionary cluster thinking to date and therefore a must read for scholars in the field. But thanks to its relevant ideas, policy lessons and case studies, I also consider it a good read for forward-looking policy makers involved in cluster development.' --Gert-Jan Hospers, University of Twente, the NetherlandsTable of ContentsContents: Introduction: Towards a more open and dynamic approach on cluster policy Robert Hassink and Dirk Fornahl Part I Ideas - How should a policy be designed? 1. The role of clusters and public policy in new regional economic path development Bjørn T. Asheim, Arne Isaksen, Roman Martin and Michaela Trippl 2. Cluster policy in an evolutionary world? Rationales, instruments and policy learning Elvira Uyarra and Ronnie Ramlogan 3. Network failures and policy challenges along the life cycle of clusters Jérôme Vicente 4. Cluster Policy: Renewal through the integration of institutional variety Markus Grillitsch and Bjørn T. Asheim 5. Intra-regional collaborative learning between cluster initiatives – a factor of cluster (policy) dynamics? Martina Fromhold-Eisebith 6. Management strategies in cluster projects – Cases and discussion Jens Kristian Fosse and Roger Normann 7. Core design features of an integrated cluster policy Gerd Meier zu Köcker and Thomas Lämmer-Gamp Part II Smart Specialisation – What can we learn for cluster policy? 8. Smart specialization and cluster emergence: Elements of evolutionary regional policies Maximilian Benner 9. Cluster policy adjustments in the context of smart specialization? Impressions from Germany Knut Koschatzky, Henning Kroll, Esther Schnabl and Thomas Stahlecker Part III Case studies – How does cluster life cycle policy take place? 10. Are policies supporting cluster development? A comparative firm-level analysis Alexander Auer and Franz Tödtling 11. Do cluster initiatives develop in cycles? The example of Germany`s Spitzenclusters Michael Rothgang and Bernhard Lageman 12. Integration – Fragmentation – Reintegration? Studying cluster evolution, regional path development and cluster policies in the Ruhr Area Dieter Rehfeld and Juergen Nordhause-Janz 13. "Eventually even attractive illusions come to an end": the death of "Monitor" – and demise of "clusters"? Philip Cooke 14. The surrogate model of cluster creation: The case of Mubadala in Abu Dhabi Sami Mahroum and Yasser Al-Saleh Index
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Peter Lang Ltd The Wrong Ally: Pakistan’s State Sovereignty
Book SynopsisThe Wrong Ally analyses Pakistan's state sovereignty in the context of state dependence on the US, both during the Cold War era and the War on Terror. This examination becomes all the more important considering that recent contentious issues between Pakistan and the US, such as the US drone strikes, the KerryLugar Bill and the capture and killing of Osama bin Laden, have impacted on Pakistan's staunch defence of its state sovereignty. The book explores this state sovereignty from three different but interwoven vantage points. Firstly, it observes USPakistan relations within the patronclient framework and examines the contours of Pakistan's dependence and the vagaries of US patronal influence. Secondly, it analyses Pakistan's state sovereignty in light of changing discourse on the theme. Lastly, it examines Pakistan's state sovereignty within the purview of its fragile state status. While various contributions have provided insight on how the international community has come to view Pakistan's state fragility, this book attempts a detailed understanding of how the Pakistani state interprets its reputation as an ostensible fragile state.
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Peter Lang Ltd Leading-Edge Research in Public Sector
Book SynopsisGovernment and non-profit innovation has emerged as a strong cross-disciplinary research field with its own schools of study. Innovation is studied in fields and organizations that are open to trying out new policies, programs and processes. In twenty-two years of publication, The Innovation Journal: The Public Sector Innovation Journal (TIJ) has published papers and books discussing theory, practice, public policy and administration, health, education, all levels of government and other areas of study. Truly cross-disciplinary, it has been at the forefront of studying new practices and approaches such as leadership, employee empowerment, policy informatics and collaboration. Key TIJ papers are published in this book, including those most cited in scholarly work. TIJ has been a forum for discussion of theories, frameworks and evaluations of public sector innovation; it has demonstrated how interpretive, analytic, quantitative and demographic methods can be applied to public sector innovation and has guided governments to more effective policies. TIJ has not adopted a field or school; nonetheless, schools of study are represented here, such as adoption, diffusion and the effects and fate of innovations and their organizations, as are some of the best-known scholars of public sector innovation: Everett M. Rogers, James Iain Gow, Frances Westley and Eleanor D. Glor.
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Emerald Publishing Limited Regional Success After Brexit: The Need for New
Book SynopsisThe ebook edition of this title is Open Access, thanks to Knowledge Unlatched funding, and freely available to read online. The post-Brexit environment introduces notable challenges for regional policy; however, it also offers the opportunity to reassess regional needs and appropriate funding formulae. Regional Success After Brexit: The Need for New Measures examines the metrics currently used to evaluate regional performance within the UK and, in the wake of Brexit, suggests better alternatives. Alongside an in-depth critique of GVA/capita, the book challenges current thinking based on nominal productivity differences and advocates measures based on real incomes, real living standards and real labour productivity. The book is an illuminating read for academics, researchers and policy-makers working within regional economics as it exposes the need to replace European regional funding with a new formula that takes regional prices into account and redistributes authority over the UK's revenue and spending to the regions. Trade ReviewHearne and De Ruyter survey the present state of evidence on regional disparities across Britain, discuss the different measures of regional economic performance currently being used, and argue that Brexit will present an opportunity to reassess regional needs and and measuring approaches. They cover thinking inside the box: defining the problem, thinking outside the box: real living standards and real labor productivity, and policy implications. -- Annotation ©2019 * (protoview.com) *Table of Contents1. Thinking Inside the Box: Defining the Problem 2. Thinking Outside the Box (Part 1): Real Living Standards 3. Thinking Outside the Box (Part 2): Real Labour Productivity 4. Policy Implications Appendix A: GDHI Appendix B: The EKS Method Appendix C: FISIM
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Policy Change and Innovation in Multilevel
Book SynopsisBased on theoretical and empirical research, this authoritative book explains why, how and under which conditions innovative policies are achievable in multilevel governance. Taking a forward-thinking approach, the book also addresses implications of the rise of multilevel governance for research and practice. Arthur Benz explores multilevel governance both in relation to and beyond governments’ responses to an increasing complexity of public policies. Chapters analyse how political authority is divided and policies have to be coordinated across jurisdictional boundaries. Utilizing case studies on energy and climate policy in transnational, national and local contexts, and on fiscal equalization in federations, Benz illuminates the interplay of policy change and institutional change, as well as the particular conditions that enable or constrain these mechanisms. The book concludes that complexity in multilevel systems of governance does not rule out policy innovation, but rather it establishes both favourable and constraining conditions for significant change. Providing an overview of theories of multilevel governance, this book will be critical reading for scholars and advanced students of political science and public administration. It will also be beneficial for policymakers interested in complex governance.Trade Review‘This book builds on a decades-long study of policymaking and multilevel governance. It engages with fundamental issues of institutional change and policy innovation that we know far too little about. Arthur Benz gathers an impressive range of evidence and thinking that allow us to better tackle these thorny issues.’ -- Gary Marks, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, US and European University Institute, Italy‘Summarizing a decade of research on multilevel governance, this book is an essential guide for political scientists, politicians and public administrators. I warmly recommend it, in particular, to those interested in theories of policy change or institutional change, and those focusing on linkages between multiple arenas, such as my fellow experts in European integration. Let's all keep in mind Arthur Benz’s reminder that "complexity of governance should be regarded not only as a necessary evil but also a precondition to solve complex policy problems in a democratic way.’ -- Gerda Falkner, University of Vienna, Austria‘Arthur Benz is an eminence in the study of multilevel governance. This book draws together different strands of his work and provides an encompassing analysis of multilevel governance in federal, European and international contexts. If you want to know why it can deliver, this is the book to read.’ -- Michael Zürn, WZB Berlin Social Science Center, GermanyTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction to Policy Change and Innovation in Multilevel Governance 2. Deadlocks or dynamics? The state of research on multilevel governance 3. Mechanisms, conditions and outcomes: theories of policy change 4. Continuity and change in multilevel governance 5. Transformation of a policy regime: energy and climate policy 6. Changing a redistributive policy: renewal of fiscal equalization 7. Conditions and processes of policy innovation in multilevel governance 8. Conclusion to Policy Change and Innovation in Multilevel Governance References Index
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Liverpool University Press The City of Jerusalem: The Israeli Occupation and
Book SynopsisThe author writes from the experience of thirty years working in the Jerusalem municipality, including 21 years as a public official and ten years as an elected councilor representing the left-wing Meretz party. This book is born from an urgent need to understand the mechanisms articulating the city in which I live, which I love and for which I suffer. I am from Jerusalem, I could not live in another city and the barbarities my government is perpetrating on the Palestinian parts of the city do not allow me to remain quiet. Through this book I engage with the prevailing model of power and repression and the neo-colonial system that expresses its perverse functioning. This book is centered on the political and economic mechanisms practiced by Israel in East Jerusalem over the last decade. These mechanisms reinforce the occupation and keep Jerusalems Palestinians subjugated through co-optation into the Israeli system. Analysis is centered on the changes wrought during the mayoralty of Nir Barkat (20082018), who came into politics from the business world and introduced management concepts to the workings of municipal government. While Barkat succeeded in creating the illusion of a new era in eastern Jerusalem, the result is heartbreaking displacement and vulnerability toward East Jerusalems residents, and the application of urban planning that impacts negatively on residents legal status. The City of Jerusalem: The Israeli Occupation and Municipal Subjugation of Palestinian Jerusalemites is a profound sociological and economic analysis of a city under a normalised occupation which has destroyed the very essence of what Jerusalem stands for: a reflection of diverse religious belief within a multicultural setting, where citizens rights are upheld and not discriminated against for political purpose.
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Handbook of Research Methods in Public
Book SynopsisThis Handbook comprehensively explores research methods in public administration, management and policy. Exploring the richness of both traditional and contemporary methods and strategies for making progress in the field, it provides an advanced toolkit for understanding the science of public administration and management in the 21st century.Bringing together leading international academics and experts, contributors focus on innovative research architectures, useful research techniques and best practices for the study of modern bureaucracy and the behaviour of its agents and stakeholders. Chapters look for new frontiers of the discipline with quantitative and qualitative tools and explore empirical studies to support theoretical insights. Each chapter of the Handbook provides specific examples of how these methods are used, enabling a practical understanding of a variety of intellectual paths and techniques for improving the study of modern governance. Comprehensive and enlightening, this Handbook will be essential for academics of public policy and administration looking to enhance their research methods, as well as students learning the basics of research in this field. It will also benefit government experts, civil servants and policymakers who need to better understand how the public sector can benefit from public administration methodologies.Trade Review'It is our duty to keep the field of public administration not just relevant, but also scientifically sound and excellent. This book pushes us to these levels. Research methods are not sufficient but necessary for this excellence. This book guides us to a renewed generation of research methods. It is compulsory reading for sustainable public administration.' -- Geert Bouckaert, KU Leuven Public Governance Institute, BelgiumTable of ContentsContents: 1 Towards a new age of research methods in public administration, public management and public policy 1 Eran Vigoda-Gadot and Dana R. Vashdi PART I QUANTITATIVE AND MIXED METHODS 2 Analysing relationships between multiple variables: applications for public administration, policy and management 13 Dana R. Vashdi and Eran Vigoda-Gadot 3 Mixed methods in public administration: advantages and challenges 28 Paolo Belardinelli and Valentina Mele 4 Agent-based modeling as a tool for public management research 42 Fabian Homberg, Davide Secchi and Dinuka B. Herath 5 Hybridizing agent-based with system dynamics models: principles for theory development in public policy and management research 63 Lisa Christen Gajary 6 Measurement of public values that do not involve money 88 Jonathan Baron 7 Theory building in public administration: utilizing factor analysis in the development of analytical constructs 107 Kalu N. Kalu 8 The use of difference-in-differences (DiD) in public administration research 127 Yaniv Reingewertz PART II QUALITATIVE AND COMPARATIVE METHODS 9 Qualitative research approaches: application in a UK public administration context 139 Ruth Plume, Alan Page and Hemda Garelick 10 Comparative methods A: exploring big comparative questions in public administration 161 Evan Berman and Don-Yun Chen 11 Comparative methods B: comparative methods in public administration – the value of looking around 181 Sabine Kuhlmann and Markus Seyfried 12 Comparative methods C: building a cross-national research project 197 Mary E. Guy and Seung-Bum Yang PART III EXPERIMENTAL METHODS 13 Experimental methods A: survey experiments in public administration 218 B. Guy Peters and João V. Guedes-Neto 14 Experimental methods B: laboratory experiments 234 Robin Bouwman PART IV PROGRAM EVALUATION, POLICY AND NETWORK ANALYSIS 15 Program evaluation A: program evaluation in action – traditional and innovative approaches 254 Huey T. Chen 16 Program evaluation B: evaluation, big data, and artificial intelligence: two sides of one coin 277 Frans L. Leeuw 17 Policy analysis: evaluating big stories 298 Shlomo Mizrahi 18 Introduction to social network analysis methods 314 Pamela A. Mischen PART V BIG DATA AND ADVANCED METHODS 19 Advanced methods and big data 337 Donald F. Kettl 20 Dealing with open data: measuring the performance of public higher education institutions using open government data 353 Vanessa Hernandes Oliveira de Oliveira and Róberson Macedo de Oliveira PART VI ETHICS, OUTLIERS AND REPORTING 21 Ethical considerations in public administration research 365 Richard. W. Schwester 22 Finding gold in the dross: outliers as a resource for policy analysis 377 Anat Gofen and David L. Weimer 23 Constructive ending: how to finalize the conclusion and discussion of a research project and a journal article 395 Alexey G. Barabashev Index 411
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Peter Lang International Academic Publishers One Hundred Years of Irish Language Policy,
Book SynopsisFollowing the significant advance of English in Ireland during the 18th century, the restoration of Irish as the vernacular language formed a key part of a broad cultural Revival movement from the late 19th century. Many of those who fought figuratively or literally for independence learned Irish to varying degrees of success or broadly supported the aims of the Revival movement. Significant policy measures to promote Irish were adopted following independence in 1922, particularly in the fields of education, legal status and public administration. Despite decades of contestation around revitalisation, Irish continues to enjoy institutional supports denied to many other European minority languages but remains weak as a community language. Published in the centenary year of the foundation of the Irish state, this book reviews one hundred years of government policy on Irish and assesses its relative success or failure. Based on theoretical perspectives on language policy and revitalisation of minority languages, it analyses the development and implementation of Irish language initiatives in five thematic areas: speakers, the Gaeltacht, education, legislation and broadcasting. Each chapter includes an overview of the topic and a detailed case study on an aspect of it, drawing heavily on archival sources related to both the state and civil society organisations.Table of ContentsContents: Speakers – Gaeltacht – Education – Legislation – Broadcasting.
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd State and Local Financial Instruments: Policy
Book SynopsisThe ability of a nation to finance its basic infrastructure is essential to its economic well-being in the 21st century. This second edition of State and Local Financial Instruments covers the municipal securities market in the United States from the perspective of its primary capital financing role in a fiscal federalist system, where subnational governments are responsible for financing the nation’s essential physical infrastructure.Using the latest financial research, the authors use data-driven analysis to inform current public policy debates regarding the future of subnational government debt finance. The theories, research and practical examples in the book illustrate the policies and practices that helped governments navigate through the COVID-19 pandemic, the Financial Crisis and Great Recession, and that contributed to government shipwrecks. The book is designed to help officials make good, sound fiscal choices in a fast changing, complex financial world entwined in a network of intermediaries, and within the constraints imposed by fiscal rules and institutions.This updated edition will be of interest to academics, students and researchers interested in economics, finance, international studies and public administration and policy. It is also an excellent reference tool for government officials, public policymakers and professionals working in finance.Trade Review'Three of the sharpest analysts of municipal financing update their cutting-edge book that helps to demystify the complexities of the financial markets and instruments employed to achieve public purposes. This edition adds insights from recent changes in laws, markets, and scholarly research up to and including the COVID-19 pandemic. This book is for professionals engaged in the practice of municipal securities as well as students and researchers devoted to learning market practice.' -- W. Bartley Hildreth, Georgia State University, USTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction to State and Local Financial Instruments PART I WHAT MAKES THE “MUNI” MARKET DIFFERENT? 2. The tax-exemption of municipal debt 3. States as fiscal “sovereigns”: implications for ability and willingness to pay in full and on time 4. The federalist framework: fiscal sovereignty, federal regulation, and disclosure PART II CREATING DEBT INSTRUMENTS FOR THE MUNICIPAL MARKET 5. Subnational government debt financial management I: Financing principles and policies 6. Subnational government debt financial management II: bringing an issue to market: networks and practices 7. The serial debt issue structure 8. Secondary market disclosure PART III FINANCIAL STRUCTURE AND THE RISK/REWARD TRADE-OFF 9. Financial engineering 10. Reducing debt service by refunding debt 11. Lessons learned from the birth, growth, and collapse of the municipal auction rate securities (MARS) market 12. Enhancing municipal credit 13. “Non-traditional” capital financing mechanisms and strategies 14. Conclusion to State and Local Financial Instruments Appendix A Review of time value of money Appendix B Basic principles of valuing debt instruments References Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Handbook on Local and Regional Governance
Book SynopsisHolistic in approach, this Handbook’s international range of leading scholars present complementary perspectives, both theoretical and empirically pertinent, to explore recent developments in the field of local and regional governance.With a fresh outlook on the field, this Handbook builds significantly upon the existing literature to clarify the scope of the discipline, as well as providing tools, information, and research questions to better understand and further explore the field. Chapters provide theoretical and empirical context to current debates on local and regional governance and offer competing analytical lenses for studying the field. Topics explored include the intersecting roles, limits, opportunities, and influence of actors, democracy, place, scale, and networks, with examinations of social cohesion, intermunicipal decentralization, and emerging technologies. Particularly close attention is paid to relationships, as the Handbook introduces to the analysis the ways that actors, tiers of government, institutions and multiple jurisdictions exchange resources, coordinate action and produce decisions with collective impact in local and regional governance.Interdisciplinary and international in scope, this Handbook will be an invigorating read for students and scholars looking to better understand contemporary policy, politics and subnational governance at local and regional levels.Trade Review'The Handbook on Local and Regional Governance brings together a timely and much-needed collection of essays on a myriad set of issues that synthesizes enduring questions and challenges in governing subnational systems. A leading scholar of local governance, Filipe Teles has assembled a compelling volume that is theoretically rigorous and empirically rich in its depth and breadth of contributions from around the world. Scholars and practitioners will benefit from these insightful conversations and reflections on the future of local and regional governance.' -- Thomas J. Vicino, Northeastern University, US'The Handbook on Local and Regional Governance is probably the most comprehensive publication on governance issues to date. With a coverage of governance problems from meta-governance to citizen participation in cross-boundary policy networks, from those of digital era governance to ethical challenges of fragmented decision-making systems, the Handbook offers fresh perspectives on and analytical tools for better understanding of the issues involved. The contributions will set new directions for teaching as well as future research on the subject in the years to come.’ -- Harald Baldersheim, University of Oslo, Norway‘With this book, Teles and colleagues have raised the study of local governance to a new level. This is a comprehensive synthesis of work in the field and will map out future work for a considerable time in the future. This is essential reading for any scholar and student working in this field.’ -- Peter John, King's College London, UK‘The Handbook on Local and Regional Governance is a very welcome, comprehensive overview of the current state of knowledge within a broad range of relevant areas in this field of research. I would recommend it to the professional researcher as well as to the undergraduate student.’ -- Anders Lidström, Professor Emeritus, Umeå University, SwedenTable of ContentsContents: 1 Introduction: local and regional governance – a negotiated arena 1 Filipe Teles PART I CONTEXT 2 Governance and metagovernance failure: exploring their spatial dimensions 13 Bob Jessop 3 Effective local governance 27 Geert Bouckaert 4 The right to local self-government 40 Warren Magnusson 5 Trust and local government: a positive relationship? 50 Gerry Stoker, Hannah Bunting and Lawrence McKay 6 Decentralisation and autonomy: a picture of big differences 66 Andreas Ladner and Nicolas Keuffer PART II ACTORS 7 Local citizenship 85 Hubert Heinelt 8 Ties that bind? Mapping and explaining the network activities of European mayors 96 Bas Denters and Kristof Steyvers 9 Councillors as local representatives: council, community, centralisation and complexity 115 Colin Copus 10 Gender and representation in local politics 129 Eva Marín Hlynsdóttir PART III DEMOCRACY 11 Local elections and voting: grasping vertical integration and horizontal variation 147 Adam Gendźwiłł, Ulrik Kjaer and Kristof Steyvers 12 Tracing developments in regional electoral democracy: the impact of regional authority, regional identity, and regional electoral systems on the regional vote 164 Arjan H. Schakel and Alexander Verdoes 13 Limits and challenges of citizen participation 184 Giovanni Allegretti and Massimo Allulli 14 Online participation 203 Norbert Kersting 15 Revisiting the local integrity system concept and theory 219 Luís de Sousa and Luís Filipe Mota Almeida PART IV PLACE 16 Political leadership: when place makes a difference 236 Robin Hambleton 17 Policy making at the local level 255 Catherine Durose, Beth Perry and Liz Richardson 18 Poverty and social cohesion in metropolitan areas 269 Jonathan Pratschke and Enrica Morlicchio 19 A new debate on local governance from the lenses of Earth System science 284 Sara Moreno Pires and Filipe Teles 20 Land-use management: local institutions and the power to shape 299 António F. Tavares PART V SCALE 21 Comparing local government systems and reforms in Europe: from New Public Management to digital era governance? 315 Sabine Kuhlmann and Justine Marienfeldt 22 Governance in contemporary metropolises: quo vadis the state? 332 Marisol García and Frank Moulaert 23 Metropolitan governance and policy challenges 349 Karsten Zimmermann 24 Regional governance and institutional collective action 364 Richard Clark Feiock 25 Intra-municipal decentralization: going below traditional tiers of government 377 Eduardo José Grin, José Hernández-Bonivento and Fernando Luiz Abrucio PART VI NETWORKS 26 Intermunicipal cooperation: an assessment of drivers and effects 395 Germà Bel and Marianna Sebő 27 Multi-level governance and democracy: a local governance perspective 409 Tiziana Caponio 28 Corporatization at the local level 423 Rhys Andrews 29 Performance management and accountability: the role of intergovernmental information systems 439 Jostein Askim and Åge Johnsen 30 Emerging technologies and the future of local e-governance 455 Gonçalo Paiva Dias PART VII THE DISCIPLINE(S) 31 Utopian experimentalism to learn about social transformation at a local and regional level 468 Daniel Silver 32 Teaching local and regional governance 482 Alistair Jones 33 Geographies of knowledge: centres and peripheries of local government studies in Europe 492 Paweł Swianiewicz Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Constructing Narratives for City Governance:
Book SynopsisBringing together transnational perspectives on urban narration, this innovative book analyses how a combination of tales, images and discourses are used to brand, market and (re-)make cities, focusing on the actors behind this and the conflicts of power that arise in defining and governing city futures.Reflecting theoretically on the role of storytelling in urban contexts, an international range of leading scholars analyse how the re-making of cities is governed. Undertaking detailed empirical case studies across France, Hong Kong, the UK and the US, chapters provide comparative perspectives on a broad range of urban narratives, including alternative narratives within and across cities. Cases examined include the smart city of Hong Kong, the multi-city economy of England’s Northern Powerhouse, and resistance and resilience in Lyon and Pittsburgh. Ultimately, this insightful book underlines the importance of urban narratives in the government and governance of cities.With global scope, this book will prove a valuable resource for students and scholars of urban affairs, politics, geography and public administration who are interested in narrative approaches, alongside various stakeholders and policy makers working in city governance.Table of ContentsContents: 1 Introduction to the role of urban narratives: governing the (re)making of cities 1 Alistair Cole, Aisling Healy and Christelle Morel Journel 2 Confronting the Pittsburgh narrative: renaissance, renewal and the tension of authenticity 17 Sabina Deitrick and Michael R. Glass 3 Saint-Étienne: from the modest to the creative city or the ongoing search for a convincing urban narrative 31 Christelle Morel Journel and Georges Gay 4 Rescaling urban entrepreneurialism: England’s Northern Powerhouse as a multi-city economic narrative 48 Danny MacKinnon 5 ‘Braddock America’: building a narrative on a mayor’s charisma 64 Christelle Morel Journel and Aisling Healy 6 Socio-genesis of a private government: Greater Lyon’s narrative of the ‘metropolitan governance’ of economic development policies 82 Aisling Healy 7 The ‘Smart City’ between urban narrative and empty signifier: the case of Hong Kong 100 Alistair Cole, Calvin Lai Ming Tsun, Dionysios Stivas and Emilie Tran 8 “Witness to history”: narratives of resistance and resilience in Lyon and Pittsburgh 123 Dan Holland References 137 Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Origins and Evolution of Environmental Policies:
Book SynopsisThis unique book traces the origins and evolution of environmental policy formation, comparing the differences in this process between developing and developed countries. It focuses on the importance of the state's role and issues of timing and sequence in the creation of environmental policies.Expert contributors provide new insights into how the environment as a concept and environmental policies have evolved. They analyse how ''latecomer public policy'' is related to the dilemma between industrial development and maintaining high environmental standards, especially in developing countries. Chapters also examine these processes in a variety of regions with rich records of environmental policies and trajectories of change. Taking a historical and path dependence approach, the book emphasises the significance of the role of administrative systems, policy coordination and timing in the success or failure of environmental policies.This book will be a valuable resource for academics and students of environmental studies, public policy, public administration and regional studies. Its synthesis of empirical data and case studies from countries including China, Taiwan, Thailand, the US and Germany will also be beneficial for policymakers.Trade Review'Origins and Evolution of Environmental Policies is a masterful assessment of the trajectories of environmental and conservation policies in East Asian developing countries, deftly using the experiences of developed countries to emphasize the obstacles facing the industrial ''late-comer''. The incisive chapters by highly knowledgeable Japanese experts dispel the popular ''late-comer advantage'' notion by demonstrating that the persistence of the initial fragmentation of government institutions undermines effective policy. The penetrating case studies -- histories, issue analysis, and policymaking-process assessments -- are each illuminating in themselves, but also contribute to a coherent argument for the importance of institutional reform.' -- - William Ascher, Claremont McKenna College, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface x 1 Introduction: origins and evolution of environmental policies – state, time, and regional experiences 1 Tadayoshi Terao and Tsuruyo Funatsu 2 Resource and environmental policies during economic development: formation of latecomer public policy in late industrialization 15 Tadayoshi Terao 3 Path dependence in environment and health policy development in China: a historical review on the early stage 34 Kenji Otsuka 4 Formation of Taiwan’s air pollution control policy: the Air Pollution Control Act of 1975 51 Tadayoshi Terao 5 The Map Ta Phut pollution dispute in Thailand: a turning point toward more comprehensive pollution control 78 Tsuruyo Funatsu 6 Compulsion to maintain: water and state power in Southeast Asia 105 Jin Sato 7 Path dependence and its disruption: how the US Environmental Protection Agency evolved 124 Hiroki Oikawa 8 German packaging waste policy: its development and significance 149 Susumu Kitagawa Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd A Research Agenda for Federalism Studies
Book SynopsisElgar Research Agendas outline the future of research in a given area. Leading scholars are given the space to explore their subject in provocative ways, and map out the potential directions of travel. They are relevant but also visionary. This timely and insightful Research Agenda for Federalism Studies brings together comparative reflections from leading scholars across five continents on the past, present and future of federalism research. Addressing the research needs of federalism studies around the world, contributors focus on political theory, constitutionalism, self-rule, gender, diversity and conflict resolution, as well as challenges for federalism in Africa, Asia and Europe, to identify contemporary research lacunae and seek out new directions for investigation. In a world where more than 40 percent of the world's people live in federal systems, this impressive book provides accessible guidance through a profuse and complex research terrain. This rich source of ideas and research pathways offers critical insight for graduate students of political science and comparative government, as well as senior scholars seeking fresh perspectives on federalism studies. Contributors include: N. Aroney, J. Bednar, H. Bhattacharyya, P. Dardanelli, J. Dinan, A. Fenna, A.-G. Gagnon, T.O. Hueglin, S. Keil, J. Kincaid, A. Lecours, S. Mueller, F. Palermo, C. Saunders, N. Steytler, A. Tremblay, A. Valdesalici, J. VickersTrade Review'In 16 crisp, highly-readable chapters by recognized federalism scholars, this collection meets two important objectives. It synthesizes state-of-the-art research on a broad range of aspects related to federal studies, and identifies areas where further theoretical, comparative and empirical research is needed. In so doing it provides a helpful road-map on where federal studies stand, and an innovative compass on where they should be heading.' --Johanne Poirier, McGill University Faculty of Law, Canada'A great collection arriving when global politics is navigating unknown waters. In such times, open-minded reflection and sure-footed knowledge of every federal experience should take priority over scholasticism and methodological perfectionism. Commendably, most chapters stay clear of the practice of cross-referencing the like-minded. Instead, scholars across various disciplines propose different research agendas bringing dynamism, relevance and nuance to what is likely to be a solution to the challenges awaiting us.' --Jan Erk, University of Pretoria, South Africa'A Research Agenda for Federalism Studies is a treasure-trove of solid federalism scholarship as well as a compilation of questions as yet unanswered. The contributors provide a first rate research agenda for scholars--especially new scholars--seeking to make a difference in this subfield.' --Carol S. Weissert, Florida State University, USTable of ContentsContents: Introduction to A Research Agenda for Federalism Studies 1 John Kincaid 1 Federalism and political theory: a case of mutual neglect? 15 Thomas O. Hueglin 2 Federalism theory: the boundary problem, robustness and dynamics 27 Jenna Bednar 3 Federalism and constitutionalism: challenges presented by dominant conceptions of the unitary state 39 Cheryl Saunders 4 Subnational constitutions: a research agenda 50 John Dinan 5 Federalism and courts: research avenues 61 Nicholas Aroney 6 What hope for comparative federalism? 76 Alan Fenna 7 The peregrinations of fiscal federalism: past, present and future of a research agenda 93 Alice Valdesalici 8 De/centralization 106 Paolo Dardanelli 9 The gender-and-federalism research field: past, present and future 117 Jill Vickers 10 Federalism and diversity: a new research agenda 129 Alain-G. Gagnon and Arjun Tremblay 11 Federalism and nationalism 140 André Lecours 12 Federalism as a tool of conflict resolution 151 Soeren Keil 13 Federalism and the politics of shared rule 162 Sean Mueller 14 Non-centralism in Africa: in search of the federal idea 175 Nico Steytler 15 Federalism in Asia: beyond the diversity problematic 187 Harihar Bhattacharyya 16 Federalism and the European Union: asymmetry, policies and some recurring federal dilemmas 198 Francesco Palermo Index 209
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Emerald Publishing Limited Public Sector Reform in South Africa 1994-2021
Book SynopsisPublic Sector Reform in South Africa 1994-2021 is an examination of specific public sector reforms in three core Public Administration areas in the democratic South Africa: political-administrative relationships, the delegation of authority to senior managers and performance management. Comprehensively spanning a critical period from 1994 to the current day, this collection constitutes the first systematic study of public sector reform in the gamut of the democratic era in the country. The author traces developments of policy following a rapid political shift, shedding light on previously unexplored evolving structures and systems. The Public Policy and Governance series brings together the best in international research on policy and governance issues. Books within the series are authored and edited by experts in the field and present new and insightful research on a range of policy and governance issues across the globe.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Evolution of Political-Administrative Relationships in South Africa Chapter 3. Political-Administrative Relationships Chapter 4. Delegation of Powers to Managers Chapter 5. Performance Management Chapter 6. Conclusion
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Globalisation, Policy and Shipping: Fordism,
Book SynopsisThoroughly revised and updated, this second edition provides a contemporary analysis of policy and governance developments in the shipping sector across the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. It particularly focuses on developments in the EU and the continued intensification of globalisation, sustainability and social awareness.Examining the relationship between shipping policy-makers, policy-enforcers and the industry, Evangelia Selkou and Michael Roe analyse the problems that have emerged in an intensely globalised sector where ship and cargo owners, crew, cargo ownership, and vessel finance might all be spread across a variety of locations, intensified by the anachronistic role of flag of registry. Updated chapters explore key emerging issues, such as the environment, the importance of externalities in the shipping market and sustainability. The book provides an in-depth discussion of these issues, while also exploring the potential developments for shipping policy and governance in the future. Integrating issues of policy-making, governance and globalisation, Selkou and Roe offer a unique perspective of the relationship between policy and the maritime sector.Mapping how the shipping industry continues to undergo significant changes, this second edition will be a valuable resource for scholars and students of EU policy, international business, and transport geography and mobilities. Policy-makers in shipping will also find it beneficial.Trade Review‘A series of fundamental questions stemming from the multiplex nature of policy-making, nation-states, governance, individual choice, and globalisation have increased in importance. Turning to the shipping world, however, we concede that much of this nature is overlooked despite its significance for human life. This book, as a collective output of two great minds in the field, can continue to keep these issues in the minds of those who are responsible for policy-making as was done by its previous edition.’ -- Dong-Wook Song, World Maritime University, SwedenTable of ContentsContents: 1. The beginning 2. The background to European Union shipping policy 3. Setting the scene 4. An overview of national shipping policies: history and development 5. International, supranational and national shipping policies 6. The European Union and shipping: a case study of policy making 7. The impact of globalisation on the European Union shipping industry 8. Cohesion in European shipping policy: the case of tonnage tax 9. Globalisation conflicts and dimensions: neo- and post-Fordist developments in shipping policy 10. Nation-states and shipping policy-making 11. The end? Index
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Berghahn Books White Eagle, Black Eagle: Ethnic Relations in the
Book Synopsis Studying the German-Polish ethnic relations, this book analyses the people and region through their respective borderlands, migration, official cooperation and unofficial suspicions across the border. The main conclusion is that, while officialdom is generally keen to develop cross-border ties, which ordinary people do take advantage of, these tend to be much more sceptical of the potential impact to their lives in what remains an economically depressed area despite cross-border cooperation having been possible for several decades.Trade Review “This is a well-written, well-constructed and important book … written by an author who is a trained and experienced social scientist and who has a thorough knowledge of the field and the area about which he is writing.” • Zdzisław Mach, Jagiellonian UniversityTable of Contents Introduction Chapter 1. The Historical Foundations of German–Polish Relations I: From the Beginnings to the First World War Chapter 2. The Historical Foundations of German–Polish Relations II: From the First World War to the Present Chapter 3. National and Regional Identities in Germany and Poland Chapter 4. Polish Minorities in Germany: The 120% Deutsche Chapter 5. Regions in Poland I: Ziemia Lubuska – Forgotten by Germany? Chapter 6. Administrative Reform, Cross-Border Relations and Regional Identity in Western Poland and Eastern Germany Chapter 7. Regions in Poland II: Silesia – German, Polish, or Wasserpolnisch? Chapter 8. Updates, 2010, 2014 Conclusion References Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Handbook on Decentralization, Devolution and the
Book SynopsisTaking a multidisciplinary approach to the dynamics of political and economic decentralization in contemporary regimes, this comprehensive Handbook offers a critical examination of how the decentralization of governance affects citizen well-being.Expert contributors provide an analysis of theoretical developments and empirical approaches in the study of decentralization, exploring how decentralization is conceptualized and measured. Chapters examine central topics including how the degree and type of decentralization varies over time and across countries, how political decentralization affects the behaviour of parties and voters, and the social and economic consequences of decentralizing power. Offering a comparative perspective, the Handbook utilizes insightful international case studies from Latin America, North America, Western Europe and Asia. Attention is also paid to the impact of the Great Recession of 2008 and the Covid-19 pandemic on intergovernmental relations. This Handbook will be a valuable resource for scholars and students of political geography and geopolitics, regulation and governance, and international politics. It will also be useful for practitioners in these fields who are interested in decentralization.Trade Review'This Handbook offers a superb collection of essays edited by a leading scholar in the field, Ignacio Lago. The volume represents a rich tapestry of critical research on decentralization from a variety of perspectives including political science, economics, sociology, and geography. The chapters lay out the state of the art in decentralization research and the current gaps that will re-invigorate further scholarly work. Researchers, practitioners and policymakers will very much profit from the lessons and insights in this excellent volume.' -- Jorge Martinez-Vazquez, Georgia State University, US‘The Handbook on Decentralization, Devolution and the State provides an excellent overview and compelling future research agenda on the causes and consequences of decentralization. Written by leading scholars in the field in an accessible format, this is a must-read.‘ -- Liesbet Hooghe, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, US and the European University Institute, Florence, ItalyTable of ContentsContents: Preface xiv 1 Introduction to the Handbook on Decentralization, Devolution and the State 1 Ignacio Lago PART I METHODS, DATA AND APPROACHES 2 Conceptualizing and measuring decentralization 9 Paolo Dardanelli 3 Exploring and explaining trends in decentralization 27 Arjan Schakel 4 Second-order elections and electoral democracy 52 Hermann Schmitt and Eftichia Teperoglou 5 Redistribution and equality: the role of the territorial conflict dimension 67 Francesc Amat and Emmy Lindstam 6 The political determinants of decentralization 91 Amuitz Garmendia PART II DECENTRALIZATION IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE 7 Decentralization and subnational politics in Latin America 115 Jorge Gordin 8 Decentralization and subnational politics in Asia 131 Sarah Shair-Rosenfield 9 Decentralization and subnational politics in North America 147 Raúl A. Ponce Rodríguez 10 Decentralization and subnational politics in Western Europe 171 Caroline Gray, Ed Turner and Davide Vampa PART III POLITICAL CONSEQUENCES OF DECENTRALIZATION 11 Attributions of responsibility in multilevel states 197 Sandra León and Ignacio Jurado 12 Decentralization and electoral accountability 213 Philip Charbonneau and Cameron D. Anderson 13 Territorial autonomy, ethnic conflict, and secession: between a rock and a hard place? 236 Paul Anderson and Soeren Keil 14 Electoral behaviour in multilevel systems 255 Jean-François Daoust and André Blais PART IV SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES OF DECENTRALIZATION 15 Federalism and income inequality 270 Vassilis Tselios 16 A multidimensional analysis of the link between decentralization and development 287 Gianpiero Torrisi 17 Social policy in decentralized countries 303 Hanna Kleider and Lucas Silva Lopes 18 Fiscal decentralization and governance quality: a review of the literature and additional evidence 322 Andreas P. Kyriacou and Oriol Roca-Sagalés 19 The Great Recession and the Great Lockdown: how are they shaping intergovernmental relations? 347 Luiz de Mello
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