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The European Union and Global Capitalism - Origins, Development, Crisis (Paperback, 1st Ed. 2016): Magnus Ryner, Alan Cafruny The European Union and Global Capitalism - Origins, Development, Crisis (Paperback, 1st Ed. 2016)
Magnus Ryner, Alan Cafruny
R1,319 Discovery Miles 13 190 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book draws on critical theory to introduce readers to ways of exploring questions about the EU from a political economy perspective, questions like: -Does the EU help or hinder Europe's 'social models' to face the challenges of globalization? - Does the EU represent a break from Europe's imperial past? - What were the causes of the Eurozone crisis?

Freedom in the 50 States - An Index of Personal and Economic Freedom (Book, 6th ed.): William P Ruger, Jason Sorens Freedom in the 50 States - An Index of Personal and Economic Freedom (Book, 6th ed.)
William P Ruger, Jason Sorens
R522 Discovery Miles 5 220 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This study ranks the American states according to how their public policies affect individual freedoms in the economic, social, and personal spheres. Updating, expanding, and improving upon the five previous editions of Freedom in the 50 States, the 2021 edition examines state and local government intervention across a wide range of policy categories--from tax burdens to court systems, from eminent domain laws to occupational licensing, and from homeschooling regulation to drug and vaping policy. The authors have also included a new section that analyzes how state COVID-19 responses have affected freedom since the pandemic began. By discussing significant policy changes and trends, readers will walk away with a strong sense of the state of freedom in the states today.Freedom in the 50 States remains an essential reference for scholars, policymakers, and concerned citizens interested in advancing a better understanding of a free society.

A Sleeping Giant? - Nigeria's Domestic and International Politics in the Twenty-First Century (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021):... A Sleeping Giant? - Nigeria's Domestic and International Politics in the Twenty-First Century (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
Oluwaseun Tella
R3,138 Discovery Miles 31 380 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This edited volume explores Nigeria's domestic and international politics and its implications for the country's national development and international status. Coinciding with the twenty year anniversary of Nigeria's return to democratic rule, this volume considers the state of democracy in Nigeria and examines its successes and challenges with a view towards offering possible solutions for the country's future development. The first half of the volume addresses domestic politics, focusing on current issues such as the 2019 elections, Nigerian federalism, media, state-civil society relations, and Boko Haram terrorism. The second half looks at Nigeria's relations with its African neighbors, discussing the relationships between Nigeria and South Africa, Egypt, Ghana, and Cameroon, among others. Engaging the full spectrum of the politics of a rising African power, this volume will be of interest to students and researchers of comparative politics, international relations, foreign policy, African studies, regional politics, peace, security, conflict, and development studies, as well as African policymakers.

Harnessing Uzbekistan's Potential of Urbanization - National Urban Assessment (Paperback): Asian Development Bank Harnessing Uzbekistan's Potential of Urbanization - National Urban Assessment (Paperback)
Asian Development Bank
R814 Discovery Miles 8 140 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The National Urban Assessment for Uzbekistan examines the progress of urbanization and the current state of government policies and programs in the country. It recommends a shift toward sustainable urbanization and reforms in urban planning. In terms of sustainable urbanization, particular focus is given on economy, equity, environmental quality, and climate change as well as enhancing the quality and reliability of urban services and increasing the supply of affordable housing, among others. The report is also a useful guide for strategic investment planning across key urban infrastructure sectors in Uzbekistan.

Handbook of Research on Global Challenges for Improving Public Services and Government Operations (Hardcover): Cenay Babaoglu,... Handbook of Research on Global Challenges for Improving Public Services and Government Operations (Hardcover)
Cenay Babaoglu, Elvettin Akman, Onur Kulac
R8,865 Discovery Miles 88 650 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

As the field of public administration has been changing due to globalization, government reforms, and increasing governance practices within intergovernmental networks, research and teaching in public administration also adapted itself to these changes. Public policy research and instruction has become transformed and has diffused into other countries with the help of international organizations and other agents of change and transfer. Research in this field is seen as an opportunity for a definitive shift from traditional models of public administration in the sense that policies may be better designed, articulated, and governed through a collaborative approach, while service provision could be enhanced in terms of proximity, representativeness, and innovativeness. The Handbook of Research on Global Challenges for Improving Public Services and Government Operations provides comprehensive approaches to the study of public administration and public policy from a comparative perspective and includes sound theories and concepts for understanding opportunities and challenges governments face when seeking to improve public services and government operations. The book is a compilation of selective high-quality chapters covering cases, experiences, and practical recommendations on topics related to public administration, public policy, social policy, public management, and public affairs. This book is ideal for policymakers, students, and researchers in the field of public administration, public policy, governance, public management, public affairs, citizen engagement, and administrative sciences and management along with practitioners, stakeholders, and academicians interested in the best practices of various countries in public administration and policy.

The Absent Presence of the State in Large-Scale Resource Extraction Projects (Paperback): Nicholas A. Bainton, Emilia E.... The Absent Presence of the State in Large-Scale Resource Extraction Projects (Paperback)
Nicholas A. Bainton, Emilia E. Skrzypek
R1,018 Discovery Miles 10 180 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Short Circuiting Policy - Interest Groups and the Battle Over Clean Energy and Climate Policy in the American States... Short Circuiting Policy - Interest Groups and the Battle Over Clean Energy and Climate Policy in the American States (Paperback)
Leah Cardamore Stokes
R915 Discovery Miles 9 150 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

In 1999, Texas passed a landmark clean energy law, beginning a groundswell of new policies that promised to make the US a world leader in renewable energy. As Leah Stokes shows in Short Circuiting Policy, however, that policy did not lead to momentum in Texas, which failed to implement its solar laws or clean up its electricity system. Examining clean energy laws in Texas, Kansas, Arizona, and Ohio over a thirty-year time frame, Stokes argues that organized combat between advocate and opponent interest groups is central to explaining why states are not on track to address the climate crisis. She tells the political history of our energy institutions, explaining how fossil fuel companies and electric utilities have promoted climate denial and delay. Stokes further explains the limits of policy feedback theory, showing the ways that interest groups drive retrenchment through lobbying, public opinion, political parties and the courts. More than a history of renewable energy policy in modern America, Short Circuiting Policy offers a bold new argument about how the policy process works, and why seeming victories can turn into losses when the opposition has enough resources to roll back laws.

Politics, Policy and Public Administration in Theory and Practice (Paperback): Michael de Percy, Andrew Podger, Sam Vincent Politics, Policy and Public Administration in Theory and Practice (Paperback)
Michael de Percy, Andrew Podger, Sam Vincent
R1,084 Discovery Miles 10 840 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Democracy in a Pandemic - Participation in Response to Crisis (Paperback): Graham Smith, Tim Hughes Democracy in a Pandemic - Participation in Response to Crisis (Paperback)
Graham Smith, Tim Hughes
R535 Discovery Miles 5 350 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Public-Private Partnership Monitor: Pakistan (Paperback): Asian Development Bank Public-Private Partnership Monitor: Pakistan (Paperback)
Asian Development Bank
R1,035 Discovery Miles 10 350 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This publication contains a detailed overview of Pakistan's public-private partnership (PPP) landscape, including information on legal and regulatory frameworks developments implemented in the country. The Government of Pakistan strongly supports PPP initiatives. From 1990 to 2019, Pakistan witnessed 108 financially closed PPP projects, with a total investment of approximately $28.4 billion. In early 2021, Parliament approved the amendments to the 2017 PPP Law, enacting the Public Private Partnership Authority (Amendment) Act 2021. This further strengthens the enabling legal and regulatory framework for developing and implementing PPPs, thereby promoting private sector investment in public infrastructure and related services.

Learning Policy, Doing Policy - Interactions Between Public Policy Theory, Practice and Teaching (Paperback): Russell Ayres,... Learning Policy, Doing Policy - Interactions Between Public Policy Theory, Practice and Teaching (Paperback)
Russell Ayres, Brian Head, Trish Mercer, John Wanna
R1,018 Discovery Miles 10 180 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Pan Africanism, Regional Integration and Development in Africa (Paperback, 1st ed. 2020): Samuel Ojo Oloruntoba Pan Africanism, Regional Integration and Development in Africa (Paperback, 1st ed. 2020)
Samuel Ojo Oloruntoba
R3,632 Discovery Miles 36 320 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This edited volume addresses the accomplishments, prospects and challenges of regional integration processes on the African continent. Since regional integration is a process that ebbs and flows according to a wide range of variables such as changing political and economic conditions, implications and factors derived from the vagaries of migration and climate change, it is crucial to be cognizant with how these variables impact regional integration initiatives. The contributors discuss the debates on Pan-Africanism and linking it with ongoing discourses and policies on regional integration in Africa. Other aspects of the book contain some of the most important topic issues such as migration, border management and the sustainable development goals. This content offers readers fresh and innovative perspectives on various aspects of sustainable development and regional growth in Africa.

Public Budgeting in Georgia - Institutions, Process, Politics and Policy (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021): Thomas P. Lauth Public Budgeting in Georgia - Institutions, Process, Politics and Policy (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
Thomas P. Lauth
R3,157 Discovery Miles 31 570 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book describes the institutions and process through which the Georgia General Assembly adopts a budget, the executive-legislative branch politics that transpire during the process and the tax and spending policies that the process produces. It argues that the state's budget is developed by fiscal conservatives within a culture of fiscal conservatism that is conducive to low taxes and low spending. It identifies the patterns and trends of taxing and spending over several decades and during the administrations of nine governors. Its chapter on the line-item veto illustrates the nature of executive-legislative budget relationships in the state. It concludes with an examination of the important milestones in the evolution of Georgia budgeting and a comparison of Georgia with other states on several dimensions. The book offers insights and assessments that will be of interest to budgeting scholars, students of state government, and citizens who want to know more about how government taxing and spending decisions are made.

Behavioral-Based Interventions for Improving Public Policies (Hardcover): Viorel Mihaila Behavioral-Based Interventions for Improving Public Policies (Hardcover)
Viorel Mihaila
R5,829 Discovery Miles 58 290 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Behavioral-based intervention in designing public policies has become an important field of study in recent years with empirical studies devoted to analyzing how to design better policies from the fields of behavioral economics, social psychology, sociology, anthropology, economy, political science, design (human-centered design and design thinking), or effective state and non-state bureaucracies throughout the world. Therefore, it is important to explore this original research on behavioral policymaking that starts from the development of policies following all the way through to the implementation of them and the many stages in between. Current research on public policy seeks to provide insights and support leadership in public administration within the framework of behavioral science. Behavioral-Based Interventions for Improving Public Policies aims to provide a glimpse of the theoretical frameworks in use and some of the latest practical reported research findings for behavioral-based intervention in designing public policies. The chapters will explore policymaking knowledge applied in different types of communities and cultural environments. While highlighting topic areas that include policymaking, policy infrastructure, and policy adoption, this book is ideally intended for professionals and researchers working in the fields of policymaking, administrative sciences and management, behavioral economics, social psychology, sociology, anthropology, economy, or political science along with practitioners, stakeholders, academicians, and students.

Lone Star Politics - Theories, Concepts, and Political Activity in Texas (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition): Darrell Lovell,... Lone Star Politics - Theories, Concepts, and Political Activity in Texas (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)
Darrell Lovell, Patrick Gilbert
R4,051 Discovery Miles 40 510 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Lone Star Politics: Theories, Concepts, and Political Activity in Texas blends the history of political activity in the state with theories that underlie and explain this activity. Through classic and contemporary political literature, students learn about the unique political culture that exists in Texas and how governments at various levels function within it. Over the course of thirteen chapters, students explore topics such as the evolution and impact of the Texas Constitution, the Texas view of federalism, the role of local governments in the state, and the role of the executive branch. They study the legislature and judiciary, and see how conservative ideology influences both public and social policy. They become familiar with the state's economy, its political parties, and their roles in the evolution of the state. The book concludes with an examination of interest groups in the state and the parts they play in the political system. The second edition features new content on Texas demographic information for Asian and Native American residents; e-governance; judicial powers; local, county, and state courts; and educational funding and property taxes. Lone Star Politics is ideal for classes on Texas government that focus on the concepts and theories driving the state's political activity.

Urbanization and Urban Governance in China - Issues, Challenges, and Development (Paperback, 1st ed. 2018): Lin Ye Urbanization and Urban Governance in China - Issues, Challenges, and Development (Paperback, 1st ed. 2018)
Lin Ye
R2,886 Discovery Miles 28 860 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book explores the process of urbanization and the profound challenges to China's urban governance. Economic productivity continues to rise, with increasingly uneven distribution of prosperity and accumulation of wealth. The emergence of individual autonomy including demands for more freedom and participation in the governing process has asked for a change of the traditional top-down control system. The vertical devolution between the central and local states and horizontal competition among local governments produced an uneasy political dynamics in Chinese cities. Many existing publications analyze the urban transformation in China but few focuses on the governance challenges. It is critical to investigate China's urbanization, paying special attention to its challenges to urban governance. This edited volume fills this gap by organizing ten chapters of distinctive urban development and governance issues.

From Depression to Devolution - Economy and Government in Wales, 1934-2006 (Paperback): Leon Gooberman From Depression to Devolution - Economy and Government in Wales, 1934-2006 (Paperback)
Leon Gooberman
R518 R392 Discovery Miles 3 920 Save R126 (24%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Throughout the twentieth century, Wales underwent rapid and far-reaching economic upheavals on such a scale that few avoided their impacts - from recessions, war, changing fortunes within the iconic steel and coal industries, the rise and decline of manufacturing, as well as the gradual rise to dominance of the service sector - the changes were as dramatic as was the intensity of attempts to deal with their consequences. Wales was a laboratory for government intervention in the economy, ranging from the attraction of investment and the clearance of land made derelict by industry, to the regeneration of urban areas. This is the first book to focus on these actions and to outline why, how and with what effect governments intervened, and it contains timely commentary as economic performance remains one of the most important issues facing contemporary Wales.

Botswana - Photographs of a Country in Transition; People and Their Places 1965 - 2016 (Paperback): Sandy Grant Botswana - Photographs of a Country in Transition; People and Their Places 1965 - 2016 (Paperback)
Sandy Grant; Foreword by Festus Gontebanye Mogae; Introduction by Deborah James
R918 Discovery Miles 9 180 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Botswana's rapid transition between 1965 and 2016 from one of the poorest countries in the world to one rated as middle income has been extraordinary. Fifty years of change has seen the widespread disappearance of coal-fired locomotives and popularly used passenger trains, and ox drawn wagons. Blacksmiths, paraffin lamps, rondavels and thatched buildings, lime, women carrying buckets of water, metal water tanks have gone. The list goes on: the displacement of the round by the rectangular, migrant labour, hand cranked telephones and party lines, older men in army great coats, school children with bare feet, guttering and down pipes, granaries, the decoration of the lelapa, indigenous foodstuffs, the sub-language fanagalo, the crafts made for domestic needs. Yet more: changes in clothing, housing, property and vehicle ownership, means of entertainment, untarred main roads, do it yourself housing and in many places, general stores. The majority of the photos selected are of people. This is deliberate. It means that this book has no photographs that are routinely included in other books - the country's marvellous wilderness and wildlife, the Okavango and the Kgalagadi, the sand dunes and places of great natural beauty.

To Defund Or Disband and Rebuild The Police - How to disband and rebuild the police department to stop police brutality, racial... To Defund Or Disband and Rebuild The Police - How to disband and rebuild the police department to stop police brutality, racial profiling, and racial discrimination (Paperback)
J U Passion
R569 Discovery Miles 5 690 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
To Defund Or Disband and Rebuild The Police - How to disband and rebuild the police department to stop police brutality, racial... To Defund Or Disband and Rebuild The Police - How to disband and rebuild the police department to stop police brutality, racial profiling, and racial discrimination (Hardcover)
J U Passion
R709 Discovery Miles 7 090 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Behavioral-Based Interventions for Improving Public Policies (Paperback): Viorel Mihaila Behavioral-Based Interventions for Improving Public Policies (Paperback)
Viorel Mihaila
R4,518 Discovery Miles 45 180 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Behavioral-based intervention in designing public policies has become an important field of study in recent years with empirical studies devoted to analyzing how to design better policies from the fields of behavioral economics, social psychology, sociology, anthropology, economy, political science, design (human-centered design and design thinking), or effective state and non-state bureaucracies throughout the world. Therefore, it is important to explore this original research on behavioral policymaking that starts from the development of policies following all the way through to the implementation of them and the many stages in between. Current research on public policy seeks to provide insights and support leadership in public administration within the framework of behavioral science. Behavioral-Based Interventions for Improving Public Policies aims to provide a glimpse of the theoretical frameworks in use and some of the latest practical reported research findings for behavioral-based intervention in designing public policies. The chapters will explore policymaking knowledge applied in different types of communities and cultural environments. While highlighting topic areas that include policymaking, policy infrastructure, and policy adoption, this book is ideally intended for professionals and researchers working in the fields of policymaking, administrative sciences and management, behavioral economics, social psychology, sociology, anthropology, economy, or political science along with practitioners, stakeholders, academicians, and students.

Democratic Crisis and Global Constitutional Law (Hardcover): Christopher Thornhill Democratic Crisis and Global Constitutional Law (Hardcover)
Christopher Thornhill
R2,919 Discovery Miles 29 190 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Democratic Crisis and Global Constitutional Law explains the current weakness of democratic polities by examining antinomies in constitutional democracy and its theoretical foundations. This book argues that democracy is usually analysed in a theoretical lens that is not adequately sensitive to its historical origins. The author proposes a new sociological framework for understanding democracy and its constitutional preconditions, stressing the linkage between classical patterns of democratic citizenship and military processes and arguing that democratic stability at the national level relies on the formation of robust normative systems at the international level. On this basis, he argues that democracy is frequently exposed to crisis because the normative terms in which it is promoted and justified tend to simplify its nature. These terms create a legitimising space in which anti-democratic movements, typically with a populist emphasis, can take shape and flourish.

From Aswan to Stiegler's Gorge - Small stories about large dams (Paperback): Terje Oestigaard, Atakilte Beyene, Helga... From Aswan to Stiegler's Gorge - Small stories about large dams (Paperback)
Terje Oestigaard, Atakilte Beyene, Helga Oegmundardottir
R706 Discovery Miles 7 060 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Austerity - The Lived Experience (Paperback): Bryan Evans, Stephen McBride Austerity - The Lived Experience (Paperback)
Bryan Evans, Stephen McBride
R1,019 Discovery Miles 10 190 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Bryan M. Evans, Stephen McBride, and their contributors delve further into the more practical, ground-level side of the austerity equation in Austerity: The Lived Experience. Economically, austerity policies cannot be seen to work in the way elite interests claim that they do. Rather than soften the blow of the economic and financial crisis of 2008 for ordinary citizens, policies of austerity slow growth and lead to increased inequality. While political consent for such policies may have been achieved, it was reached amidst significant levels of disaffection and strong opposition to the extremes of austerity. The authors build their analysis in three sections, looking alternatively at theoretical and ideological dimensions of the lived experience of austerity; how austerity plays out in various public sector occupations and policy domains; and the class dimensions of austerity. The result is a ground-breaking contribution to the study of austerity politics and policies.

Hybrid Constitutionalism - The Politics of Constitutional Review in the Chinese Special Administrative Regions (Hardcover):... Hybrid Constitutionalism - The Politics of Constitutional Review in the Chinese Special Administrative Regions (Hardcover)
Eric C. Ip
R2,741 Discovery Miles 27 410 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This is the first book that focuses on the entrenched, fundamental divergence between the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal and Macau's Tribunal de Ultima Instancia over their constitutional jurisprudence, with the former repeatedly invalidating unconstitutional legislation with finality and the latter having never challenged the constitutionality of legislation at all. This divergence is all the more remarkable when considered in the light of the fact that the two Regions, commonly subject to oversight by China's authoritarian Party-state, possess constitutional frameworks that are nearly identical; feature similar hybrid regimes; and share a lot in history, ethnicity, culture, and language. Informed by political science and economics, this book breaks new ground by locating the cause of this anomaly, studied within the universe of authoritarian constitutionalism, not in the common law-civil law differences between these two former European dependencies, but the disparate levels of political transaction costs therein.

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