1. Governing sustainable urban renewal : networks and partners in governance -- 2. Sustainable urban renewal, partnerships and networks -- 3. Understanding and evaluating partnership and network governance models in sustainable urban renewal -- 4. Institutional context : informing partnerships,...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the governance of regeneration projects, as part of the pan-German Social City initiative, examine the key actors engaged in delivery of renewal, and set out findings, before mapping the actors and governance models in regeneration in the...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of tiers of governance and discuss the findings from research into a crime policy's implementation focusing on resourcing, community engagement, accountability and leadership. The paper examines the shift from partnership delivery to...

This paper reviews and assesses emerging issues in retirement systems and pension reform in Malaysia. The pension system models proposed by the ILO, the World Bank and the Geneva Association are compared and analysed, providing a useful conceptual framework for the design and reform of pension...

This book addresses the tendency to mischaracterise liberalism as a “neoliberal” reform project, arguing that liberal political philosophy is concerned only to sustain the conditions that make individual freedom possible. This is illustrated with reference to the design of pensions....

Purpose Europeanization involves institutional development as well as the adaptation of Member States policy and regulation towards EU directed expectations and transformations. Design/methodology/approach Europeanization provides a means of mapping, analysing changes and enables a starting...

Purpose Is public entrepreneurship an oxymoron? Why and how is enterprise/entrepreneurship important for public service delivery? The growing role of enterprise within the public sector has been the subject of much recent debate and policy focus, surrounding issues such as public value, meeting...