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This book focuses on the policy capacities, built up since the 2003 SARS crisis, that have contributed to Singapore’s Covid-19 response efforts. In doing so, the book discusses the fiscal, operational, analytical and political capacities that have driven Singapore's...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2020-11-13
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This book aims to develop a critical understanding of multistakeholder governance in Internet Governance through an in-depth analysis of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) transition, the process through which the U.S. Government transferred its traditional...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2020-11-06
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This book considers the role of social value in the making and implementation of public policy, taking into account how concepts such as subjective well-being (SWB) can be used to measure the expected impact of enacted policies. It argues that there is no evidence that...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2020-11-06
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This edited collection brings together academics, artists and members of civil society organizations to engage in a discussion about the ideas of living with others, through concepts such as cosmopolitanism, solidarity, and conviviality, and the practices of doing so....
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2020-11-04
Collection :
Palgrave Studies in Altruism, Morality, and Social Solidarity
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This book explores local content policies and their role in natural resource management within the realm of energy justice. Based on several country case studies it discusses the role of regional integration for such policies in Sub-Saharan Africa. Energy justice has...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2020-11-02
Collection :
Energy, Climate and the Environment
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This book examines the impact of Australian public opinion towards defence and foreign policy from the mid-twentieth century to the present day. For most of this period, the public showed little interest in defence and security policy and possessed limited knowledge...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2020-10-28
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New York City has the largest council-sponsored Participatory Budgeting (PB) processes in North America. From its inception in Brazil, PB was a process that empowered the least-advantaged members of the community by providing a way to propose budget allocations through...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2020-10-28
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This book represents the work of the European Research Network: Inclusive Society and the Role of Social Work, which comprises researchers from Barcelona, Spain; Koblenz, Germany; Maastricht, The Netherlands; and Zagreb, Croatia. The authors present research results and...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2020-10-28
Collection :
European Social Work Education and Practice
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This book challenges the conventional wisdom that the European Union (EU) is an example of governance without opposition. Building on a concept of opposition that honors both the institutional features of the EU polity and the fundamental functions of political...
Editeur :
Palgrave Pivot
Parution :
2020-10-26
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Sustainability is one of the buzzwords of our times and a key imperative for economic growth, technological development, social equity, and environmental quality. But what does it really mean and how is it being implemented around the world? In this clear-eyed book,...
Editeur :
Polity
Parution :
2020-10-22
Collection :
Short Introductions
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“This enlightening book provides unique insights into the governance of the digital world, and the impact of that digital world on governance of the economy and society.” —B. Guy Peters, Maurice Falk Professor of American Government, Pittsburgh University, USA, and...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2020-10-19
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The book considers the challenge of poverty and deterioration of the ecological environment in China, particularly in rural areas. Examining key factors such as the overuse of natural resources and the loss of biodiversity in the face of an expanding population...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2020-10-19
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This book explores the role which policy networks and particularly advocacy coalitions play in EU energy policy, and the factors that account for their policy success. It captures the often neglected interaction between public and private actors in EU energy security...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2020-10-16
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In 2008, the European Commission relaunched the policy idea of active inclusion, with the aim of facilitating the integration of people into sustainable and quality employment. Over ten years later, and in the aftermath of one of the most trying periods in Europe’s...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2020-10-15
Collection :
Palgrave Studies in European Political Sociology
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The book is a comprehensive study of the strategic position of Yangtze River Economic Belt in the political and economic development of China. It is a holistic and precise qualitative and quantitative delineation of Jiangsu’s position in this belt and its development...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2020-10-06
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For decades, the world’s governments have struggled to move from talk to action on climate. Many now hope that growing public concern will lead to greater policy ambition, but the most widely promoted strategy to address the climate crisis – the use of market-based...
Editeur :
Polity
Parution :
2020-10-06
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This book examines user and community co-production of public services and outcomes, currently one of the most discussed topics in the field of public management and policy. It considers co-production in a wide range of public services, with particular emphasis on...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2020-10-03
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This book looks at the COVID-19 pandemic and its likely aftermath through a four-dimensional prism - aspirations, emotions, thoughts, and sensations to understand human behavior. That perspective opens possibilities to turn the current crisis into an opportunity for...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2020-10-01
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This book is the first to explore collaborative governance arrangements in Israel. It offers a new, modular definition of collaborative governance, focusing on its contributions toward public values and democracy. The book discusses different kinds of collaborations,...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2020-09-30
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Unions face a once in a generation opportunity for renewal. Decades of decline have been compounded by a global elite who increasingly generate profit from financial engineering in ways that side-step labour and undermine the power of organised workers. However, as this...
Editeur :
Polity
Parution :
2020-09-29
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