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Good Governance Gone Bad

Author : Darius Ornston
Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 1501726129
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (17 download)

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Book Synopsis Good Governance Gone Bad by : Darius Ornston

Download or read book Good Governance Gone Bad written by Darius Ornston and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2018-10-15 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If we believe that the small, open economies of Nordic Europe are paragons of good governance, why are they so prone to economic crisis? In Good Governance Gone Bad, Darius Ornston provides evidence that adapting flexibly to rapid, technological change and shifting patterns of economic competition may be a great virtue, but it does not prevent countries from making strikingly poor policy choices and suffering devastating results. Home to three of the "big five" financial crises in the twentieth century, Nordic Europe in the new millennium has witnessed a housing bubble in Denmark, the collapse of the Finnish ICT industry, and the Icelandic financial crisis. Ornston argues that the reason for these two seemingly contradictory phenomena is one and the same. The dense, cohesive relationships that enable these countries to respond to crisis with radical reform render them vulnerable to policy overshooting and overinvestment. Good Governance Gone Bad tests this argument by examining the rise and decline of heavy industry in postwar Sweden, the emergence and disruption of the Finnish ICT industry, and Iceland’s impressive but short-lived reign as a financial powerhouse as well as ten similar and contrasting cases across Europe and North America. Ornston demonstrates how small and large states alike can learn from the Nordic experience, providing a valuable corrective to uncritical praise for the "Nordic model."

The Quest for Good Governance

Author : Alina Mungiu-Pippidi
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 110711392X
Total Pages : 313 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (71 download)

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Book Synopsis The Quest for Good Governance by : Alina Mungiu-Pippidi

Download or read book The Quest for Good Governance written by Alina Mungiu-Pippidi and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2015-08-27 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A passionate examination of why international anti-corruption fails to deliver results and how we should understand and build good governance.

Bad Governance and Corruption

Author : Richard Rose
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9783319928456
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (284 download)

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Book Synopsis Bad Governance and Corruption by : Richard Rose

Download or read book Bad Governance and Corruption written by Richard Rose and published by Palgrave Macmillan. This book was released on 2018-07-23 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explains why the role of corruption varies greatly between public services, between people, between national systems of governance, and between measures of corruption. More than 1.8 billion people pay the price of bad government each year, by sending a bribe to a public official. In developing countries, corruption affects social services, such as health care and education, and law enforcement institutions, such as the police. When public officials do not act as bureaucrats delivering services by the book, people can try to get them by hook or by crook. The book’s analysis draws on unique evidence: a data base of sample surveys of 175,000 people in 125 countries in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and North and South America. The authors avoid one-size-fits-all proposals for reform and instead provide measures that can be applied to particular public services to reduce or eliminate opportunities for corruption.

Promoting Good Governance, Development and Accountability

Author : S. Brown-Shafii
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230309119
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (33 download)

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Book Synopsis Promoting Good Governance, Development and Accountability by : S. Brown-Shafii

Download or read book Promoting Good Governance, Development and Accountability written by S. Brown-Shafii and published by Springer. This book was released on 2011-04-28 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In addressing the politics of the international regulation of public procurement, this book fills a major gap in the literature. Brown-Shafii does this by investigating whether a WTO Agreement can be used to promote good governance, development and accountability.

The Political Economy of Good Governance

Author : Sisay Asefa
Publisher : W.E. Upjohn Institute
ISBN 13 : 0880994983
Total Pages : 182 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (89 download)

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Book Synopsis The Political Economy of Good Governance by : Sisay Asefa

Download or read book The Political Economy of Good Governance written by Sisay Asefa and published by W.E. Upjohn Institute. This book was released on 2015-06-08 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A notable group of social scientists explore the political economy of good governance and how it relates to performance management, the influence of political parties, education and health issues in developing countries, the economic performance of transition economies, and the effects of climate on poverty.

Rural Renaissance

Author : L. Michelle Moore
Publisher : Island Press
ISBN 13 : 1642831964
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (428 download)

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Book Synopsis Rural Renaissance by : L. Michelle Moore

Download or read book Rural Renaissance written by L. Michelle Moore and published by Island Press. This book was released on 2022-08-16 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For decades, we've heard that local, renewable power is on the horizon, and that cheaper technologies will revolutionize our energy system. Michelle Moore has spent her career proving that this opportunity is already here--and that any community, no matter how small, can build their own clean energy future. In Rural Renaissance, Moore describes five pathways to clean power in rural America and strategies for building it, including energy efficiency, renewable power, resilience (including microgrids and battery storage), the electrification of transportation, and finally, broadband internet. This accessible guide offers a vision of thriving rural communities where clean power is the spark that leads to greater investment, vitality, and equity.

eGovernment Whole-of-Government Approach for Good Governance

Author : Said Azelmad
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1040112501
Total Pages : 201 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (41 download)

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Book Synopsis eGovernment Whole-of-Government Approach for Good Governance by : Said Azelmad

Download or read book eGovernment Whole-of-Government Approach for Good Governance written by Said Azelmad and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2024-09-17 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book embarks on the transformative reforms in Public Administration at the nexus of digital innovation and governance paradigms in Morocco. The book addresses the new paradigms of eGovernment, which transcends traditional boundaries of public administration, offering a meticulous blend of theoretical depth and practical insights, through its sophisticated methodological approach. The book investigates eGovernment Whole-of-Government Approaches (WGA) efficiency in back-office transactions (G2G) for promoting good governance ethics, through its theoretical underpinnings and practical applications. It offers new insights into the evolving nature of governance in the digital administration. The study is a comprehensive analysis of eGovernment 2.0 and its theoretical foundations, practical implementations, and potential impacts on collaborative governance. The book unveils the veiled potential of eGovernment WGA utilities in fostering networked governance practices. It is beneficial for policymakers, researchers, IT professionals, and practitioners interested in understanding eGovernment 2.0 networked governance approaches, reached so far. It offers insights into theoretical aspects, practical applications, and future implications, making it a must-read manuscript to understand the complexities of networked governance in the era of eGovernment 2.0. The book is beneficial in the way it designs a roadmap: · To evaluate the effectiveness of IT systems across public and private sectors, facilitated by its comprehensive measurement and methodology. · To study the eGovernment Whole-of-Government Approach aimed at enhancing Good Governance within back-office transactions (G2G). · To measure the efficiency of all the integrated IT systems in public and private sectors vis-à-vis good governance ethics. · To assess the forthcoming stage of eGovernment 3.0 in the era of AI. This book is a groundbreaking reference for researchers and decision-makers to navigate the development of eGovernment 3.0 new approaches in governance and management transformation, within its de jure and de facto realities. In fact, it is an essential reference for policymakers, researchers, and practitioners, looking to understand and navigate the evolving landscape of eGovernment networked governance to shape a future where collaborative management is mandatory for mutual development and prosperity across all agencies, sectors and countries.

Poor Leadership and Bad Governance

Author : Ludger Helms
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 085793273X
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (579 download)

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Book Synopsis Poor Leadership and Bad Governance by : Ludger Helms

Download or read book Poor Leadership and Bad Governance written by Ludger Helms and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Leaders are not always heroes. Bad public leadership is a big problem. If we are serious about holding our public leaders to account, then we need to know why they were bad, and why we supported them. Ludger Helms and his distinguished team tackle these difficult questions with sympathy, not cynicism. Their careful and insightful analysis alerts us to the dangers of venal and poorly performing leaders.' – R.A.W. Rhodes, University of Southampton, UK 'Leadership and the lack of it is a central but underexplored issue in the study of contemporary politics. Ludger Helms is to be congratulated for bringing together a group of leading scholars to examine the relationship between leadership and governance.' – William E. Paterson OBE, Aston Centre for Europe, UK In leadership research there is a long tradition of focusing attention on the great and successful leaders and, more recently, on issues of good governance. This study breaks new ground by looking systematically into the manifestations and causes of poor leadership and bad governance in some of the world's most powerful democracies. Focusing on the presidents and prime ministers of the G8 – the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Russia and Japan – it explores the complex relationship between weak and ineffective leadership, undemocratic leadership techniques, and bad policies from a broad comparative perspective. What makes leaders weak or bad in different contexts? What are the consequences of their actions and behaviour? And has there been any learning from negative experience? These questions are at the centre of this fascinating joint inquiry that involves a team of truly distinguished leadership scholars. This book will prove invaluable for scholars and students of leadership, political science, contemporary history, and related academic disciplines. Readers with a general interest in public affairs and political history will also find plenty to interest them.

Good Governance in the Era of Global Neoliberalism

Author : Jolle Demmers
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134296487
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (342 download)

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Book Synopsis Good Governance in the Era of Global Neoliberalism by : Jolle Demmers

Download or read book Good Governance in the Era of Global Neoliberalism written by Jolle Demmers and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-08-02 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new collection critically examines the new global policy of 'good governance'. This catchphrase of aid policy and development thinking has been the subject of too little analysis to date. This book redresses the balance. It places the prefix 'good', and exactly what that means, under the microscope and examines the impact of neoliberal governance in a wide range of countries and territories, including Chile, Russia, Argentina and Indonesia.

Coronavirus Politics

Author : Scott L Greer
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
ISBN 13 : 0472902466
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (729 download)

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Book Synopsis Coronavirus Politics by : Scott L Greer

Download or read book Coronavirus Politics written by Scott L Greer and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2021-04-19 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: COVID-19 is the most significant global crisis of any of our lifetimes. The numbers have been stupefying, whether of infection and mortality, the scale of public health measures, or the economic consequences of shutdown. Coronavirus Politics identifies key threads in the global comparative discussion that continue to shed light on COVID-19 and shape debates about what it means for scholarship in health and comparative politics. Editors Scott L. Greer, Elizabeth J. King, Elize Massard da Fonseca, and André Peralta-Santos bring together over 30 authors versed in politics and the health issues in order to understand the health policy decisions, the public health interventions, the social policy decisions, their interactions, and the reasons. The book’s coverage is global, with a wide range of key and exemplary countries, and contains a mixture of comparative, thematic, and templated country studies. All go beyond reporting and monitoring to develop explanations that draw on the authors' expertise while engaging in structured conversations across the book.

Zombie Ideas

Author : Brainard Guy Peters
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108922511
Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book Zombie Ideas written by Brainard Guy Peters and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2020-12-24 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ideas are important in shaping the policy choices of governments. But many ideas that have not been successful in the past continue to be used by policymakers, and some good ideas tend not to be adopted. This Element will focus on why governments make these poor policy choices. We will discuss a number of examples of 'zombie ideas' that refuse to die, and then discuss the factors that are associated with their survival. Those factors occur at the elite, the organizational and the societal level. We will also examine some 'ghost' ideas that may well be successful but have a difficult time being adopted, and the factors that are associated with the exclusion of these ideas from the policy process.

Good Governance in China - A Way Towards Social Harmony

Author : Wang Mengkui
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134042035
Total Pages : 458 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (34 download)

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Book Synopsis Good Governance in China - A Way Towards Social Harmony by : Wang Mengkui

Download or read book Good Governance in China - A Way Towards Social Harmony written by Wang Mengkui and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2008-12-03 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Good governance is necessary for effective public administration and delivery of public goods and services. This is an important issue for all countries, but in particular for rapidly developing countries such as China where reform of governance and public administration is a key element of the public policy agenda. This book explores the key issues in governance and public administration facing China’s policy-makers today. Edited by Wang Mengkui, the former President of the Development Research Center of the State Council, and Chairman of the China Development Research Foundation - one of China’s leading think-tanks - it contains 36 papers selected from nearly 300 case studies presented by participants in the China’s Leaders in Development Executive Program. The authors are outstanding and experienced officials, and together represent the voice of China's new rising generation of leaders, policy-makers and officials. The cases are based on first-hand information and experiences either from the officials’ personal involvement, or their own in-depth investigations. The chapters cover a wide range of issue areas, such as institutional reform, urban construction, social governance, crisis management, resource and ecological environmental management, education and public health, and economic reform and development. Taken together, it provides an invaluable resource for anyone seeking to understand China’s own thinking on its governance and public administration.

Indebted Societies

Author : Andreas Wiedemann
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108983715
Total Pages : 345 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book Indebted Societies written by Andreas Wiedemann and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2021-07-08 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In many rich democracies, access to financial markets is now a prerequisite for fully participating in labor and housing markets and pursuing educational opportunities. Indebted Societies introduces a new social policy theory of everyday borrowing to examine how the rise of credit as a private alternative to the welfare state creates a new kind of social and economic citizenship. Andreas Wiedemann provides a rich study of income volatility and rising household indebtedness across OECD countries. Weaker social policies and a flexible knowledge economy have increased costs for housing, education, and raising a family - forcing many people into debt. By highlighting how credit markets interact with welfare states, the book helps explain why similar groups of people are more indebted in some countries than others. Moreover, it addresses the fundamental question of whether individuals, states, or markets should be responsible for addressing socio-economic risks and providing social opportunities.

Contesting Nordicness

Author : Jani Marjanen
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN 13 : 3110730154
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (17 download)

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Download or read book Contesting Nordicness written by Jani Marjanen and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2021-12-20 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The terms ‘Nordic’ and ‘Scandinavian’ are widely used to refer to the politics, society and culture of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. But why have people felt the need to frame things as Nordic and why has the adjective Nordic become so prominent? This book adopts a rhetorical approach, analysing the speech acts which have shaped the meanings of the term. What do the different terms Nordic and Scandinavian have in common, and how have the uses of these terms changed in different historical periods? What accounts for the apparent upsurge in uses of the rhetoric of Nordicness in the 2010s? Drawing on eight case studies of the uses of Nordic and Scandinavian from the nineteenth century to the present day, the book explores the appeal and the flexibility of the rhetoric of Nordicness, in relation to race, openness, gender equality, food, crime fiction, Nordic co-operation and the Nordic model. Arguing that ‘Nordic’ and ‘Scandinavian’ are flexible and contested concepts that have been used in different, often contradictory and inherently political ways, the book suggests that the usage of the term has evolved from a means of creating a cultural community, to forging political co-operation and further to marketing models in politics and popular culture. The rhetorical approach also shows how many of the hallmarks of Nordic political culture, such as the Nordic model, Nordic gender equality or Nordic openness are more recent conceptualisations than usually assumed. As such, the book argues for the need to turn attention away from analysing the different components of Nordicness into studying how, when, and for what purpose different features were made Nordic.

Theory and Explanation in Geography

Author : Henry Wai-chung Yeung
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119845491
Total Pages : 341 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (198 download)

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Book Synopsis Theory and Explanation in Geography by : Henry Wai-chung Yeung

Download or read book Theory and Explanation in Geography written by Henry Wai-chung Yeung and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2023-12-18 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A thought-provoking resource detailing why causal theory is useful in geographical enquiry and how it can be developed through mechanism-based thinking. Includes a multitude of approaches and concepts in human geography today, covering important caveats, key considerations, and a synthetic approach Details contemporary geographical thought, covering theory in Marxism, poststructuralism and post-phenomenology/posthumanism, and feminism and postcolonialism Explores relationality and relational thought in contemporary human geography, plus moving towards a relational theory for the 2020s and beyond Discusses mechanism and process in causal explanation, covering causal theory and actors, neoliberalization, and the process-mechanism distinction of neoliberalism Essential reading for academics, geographers, and scholars seeking unique perspective on an important facet of the field

Mediterranean Capitalism Revisited

Author : Luigi Burroni
Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 1501761099
Total Pages : 291 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (17 download)

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Download or read book Mediterranean Capitalism Revisited written by Luigi Burroni and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2022-01-15 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mediterranean Capitalism Revisited brings together leading experts on the political economies of southern Europe—specifically Greece, Italy, Spain, and Portugal—to closely analyze and explain the primary socioeconomic and institutional features that define "Mediterranean capitalism" within the wider European context. These economies share a number of features, most notably their difficulties to provide viable answers to the challenge of globalization. By examining and comparing such components as welfare, education and innovation policies, cultural dimensions, and labor market regulation, Mediterranean Capitalism Revisited attends to both commonalities and divergences between the four countries, identifying the main reasons behind the poor performance of their economies and slow recovery from the Great Recession of 2007–2008. This volume also sheds light on the process of diversification among the four countries and addresses whether it did and still does make sense to speak of a uniquely Mediterranean model of capitalism. Contributors: Alexandre Afonso, Leiden University; Lucio Baccaro, Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies; Rui Branco, NOVA University of Lisbon; Fabio Bulfone, Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies; Giliberto Capano, University of Bologna; Sabrina Colombo, University of Milan; Lisa Dorigatti, University of Milan; Ana M. Guillén, University of Oviedo; Matteo Jessoula, University of Milan; Andrea Lippi, University of Florence; Manos Matsaganis, Polytechnic University of Milan; Oscar Molina, Autonomous University of Barcelona; Manuela Moschella, Scuola Normale Superiore; Sofia A. Pérez, Boston University; Gemma Scalise, University of Bergamo; Arianna Tassinari, Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies.

Growth and Welfare in Advanced Capitalist Economies

Author : Anke Hassel
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0192635832
Total Pages : 481 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (926 download)

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Book Synopsis Growth and Welfare in Advanced Capitalist Economies by : Anke Hassel

Download or read book Growth and Welfare in Advanced Capitalist Economies written by Anke Hassel and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2021-01-14 with total page 481 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Growth and Welfare in Advanced Capitalist Economies takes stock of the major economic challenges that advanced industrial democracies have faced since the early 1990s and the responses by governments to them. It has three goals: firstly, to further our understanding of how political economies have transformed over the past decades; secondly, to analyse the contribution of governments to these changes, by looking at their growth strategies and thirdly, to highlight and analyse the role of the reforms of welfare systems in this transformative change. In a nutshell, this book maps and provides general understanding of the evolution of growth regimes in advanced capitalist countries. It identifies five main growth regimes in contemporary advanced capitalist economies (three export-led and two domestic demand-led ones). To do so the book combines a supply side approach to economic growth as advocated by the Varieties of Capitalism Literature (OUP, 2001) with a demand side perspective as the recent discussion on growth models has exemplified. It argues that all political economies consist of growth regimes, which are based on a set of institutions that shape the supply side of the economy as well as on demand drivers such as government spending and private consumption. Both supply and demand are heavily shaped by the welfare state which provides for skills through education systems and stimulates demand through high social spending and private pension funds. The book focuses on the analysis of welfare reforms as growth strategies pursued by governments in an era characterised by financialization and the rise of the knowledge economy.