Part I. Conceptual and Historical Perspectives of Decentralization and Local Governance -- Chapter 1. From Deconcentration to Devolution: Tracking the Historical Trajectory of Democratic Decentralization in Ghana -- Chapter 2. Historical Perspectives of Local Governance and Community Development...

Part I: Borders, Mobility And Integration In Africa: Concepts And Issues -- Chapter 1: Borders, human mobility, integration and development in Africa: An introduction -- Chapter 2: Imagining borders, borderlands, migration and integration in Africa: The search for connections and disjunctures --...

Chapter 1. Mining Sector Contracting in Mongolia -- Chapter 2. Foreign Direct Investment in Mongolia: Impact and Determinants -- Chapter 3. Mining Development Strategy -- Chapter 4: Budget Revenue Management -- Chapter 5. Impact of Mining on Local Livelihood and Social Licensing in Mongolia.

Disability Management orientiert sich an den Stärken eines Mitarbeiters. Es setzt sich für eine gleichberechtigte partizipative Eingliederung und Inklusion möglichst vieler Menschen in die Arbeitswelt ein; losgelöst von bekannten Differenzkategorien wie Alter, Beeinträchtigung. Es fußt auf...

Chapter 1. Internet of Things and the Public Sector -- Chapter 2. The Internet of Things in a smart society: how government policy can help seize opportunities and mitigate threats -- Chapter 3. Methodologies for a participatory design of IoT to deliver sustainable public services in 'smart...

Chapter 1: The Political/Administrative Interface in African Countries -- Chapter 2: The governance and management of African cities: Alternative approaches and models towards transforming into successful cities of the future -- Chapter 3: Urban decay and regeneration in the African city --...

“This book sets out not only to understand Public Service Motivation, but to find its place among other more traditional organisational research topics. In doing so, Homberg and Costello show that PSM is no longer in its infancy and can be successfully employed to tackle issues beyond public...

Sustainable Energy Access for Sustainable Communities – Introduction by a Social Scientist -- Local Dimensions of Sustainable Energy Governance: Case Study -- Can Municipalities Lead the Energy Transition? On Available Policy, Competences and Requirements for Action -- Local Action for Energy...

Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Policy Impact Study: A Conceptual Framework -- Chapter 3: Past Reforms on People's Participation and Accountability in Bangladesh -- Chapter 4: Governance, People's Participation, Accountability and the Act of 2009 -- Chapter 5: Process of Participatory...

1. Introduction -- 2. Biophysical Context of the Economy -- 3. Simple Physical Model of Nature and Economy -- 4. Subsystem Model of the Economy -- 5. Rationale for an Economics of a Crowded Planet -- 6. Economic Orthodoxy and Emerging Pluralism -- 7. The Economics of Nature -- 8. Conventional...