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Securing Local Effects in Globalization through Multi-level Governance: Evidence from Steering the New Silk Road
The New Silk Road (NSR), in combination with global challenges on climate action, trade wars, and the COVID-19 Pandemic, requests a new understanding...
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From grassroots to centralization—the development of local and regional governance in the german energy transition
In the process of sustainability and especially electricity transition, the local and regional levels gain a new importance. Both social movements as...
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Local Governance in Spain
The book addresses in detail local governance in Spain. In recent decades, local governments in Europe have increasingly found themselves under...
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Formation of Relational Poverty Governance and its Impacts: How Chinese Local Governments Implement Poverty Alleviation Programs
This study considers how the Chinese government’s strategy of relational poverty governance has permitted its gaining control over parts of the...
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Secondary Cities and Local Governance in Southern Africa
This book is the first to consider the roles, challenges and governance responses of secondary cities in southern Africa to changing circumstances....
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Introduction: The Search for Alternative Models for Responsible Local Governance
This chapter introduces the whole volume by citing the context, background of the book, framework of analysis and significance. In the context of the...
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IRA and Local Fiscal Governance in the Philippines
Beyond the revenue implications, how does the unconditional nature of intergovernmental transfers affect local fiscal governance? Specifically, does...
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Local Governance in a Context of Multilevel Governance
Local governance is defined by the political and institutional processes adopted by local authorities to achieve stable and durable economic and...
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Coordinated Co-governance and Grassroots Innovation: A Case Study of Shenzhen’s Livelihood-Related Project Voting System
Multi-stakeholder co-governance is essential for boosting governance performance and fostering grassroots governance innovation. In exploring...
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National stances and governance systems: a comparative study of low carbon governance in Germany, the United States, and China
Due to the growing threat of global warming, low carbon governance has become a worldwide challenge. However, there is great variation in low carbon...
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The Local Genesis of Global Environmental Governance in Namibia
Next the book turns to the empirical chapters with this chapter outlining the genesis of CBNRM in Namibia which will include a brief history from the...
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Understanding Rate Evasion Behavior in Local Governance: Application of an Extended Version of the Theory of Planned Behaviour
The development potentials of decentralised local governance notwithstanding, subnational structures remain fiscally challenged. Given revenue...
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The Evolving Empowerment of Local Governments and Promotion of Local Governance in the Philippines: An Overview
This chapter gives an overview of the evolving empowerment of local governments and promotion of local governance in the Philippines. It provides a...
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Intergovernmental relations in climate change governance: A Pakistani case
Climate change has posed unprecedented challenges, particularly for develo** countries that are more at risk. Policy initiatives are required by...
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Religion-Spirituality Influences in the Governance of Faith-Based Organizations during the Covid Pandemic
This article seeks to understand the influence of religion/spirituality on services provided and on the governance of faith-based civil society...
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Repowering Local Governance for Sustainability: Climate Change Mitigation of Healthcare Delivery in Nigeria
The climate is changing and is projected to be changing at an unprecedented rate in recent human history. But, social scientists, policymakers and...
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Perspectives on Local Governance Across Europe Insights on Local State-Society Relations
This book focuses on local state-society relations, understood as institutionalised relations between local municipalities across Europe and...
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Local Governance in Cape Verde 1970 - 2020
The book provides a pioneering overview of the evolution of the local government and urban policy in Cape Verde after independence, offering a...
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The CCP, Campaign Governance and COVID-19: Evidence from Shanghai
This paper examines Shanghai’s grassroots COVID-19 management as a lens to explore the role of local Chinese Communist Party (CCP) organisations in...
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Humanitarian rebels? Rebel governance and international humanitarian engagement
What motivates rebel groups to engage with international humanitarian actors? We argue that international humanitarian engagement with rebels will...
