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Governance and Development in India: A Comparative Study on Andhra Pradesh...
Seyed Hossein Zarhani
Regional government; Development economics
Hardback
The study of the political economy of development in India is significant as India has emerged as one of the fastest-growing... [more]
The Context of Legislating: Constraints on the Legislative Process in the...
Shannon Jenkins (University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth, USA)
Regional government
Paperback
The Context of Legislating provides a much-needed examination of how the rules, resources, and political conditions within... [more]
Chinese Politics as Fragmented Authoritarianism: Earthquakes, Energy and...
Kjeld Erik Brodsgaard (Copenhagen Business School, Denmark)
Political structure & processes; Central government policies; Regional government policies
Paperback
This book explores how far the concept of fragmented authoritarianism remains valid as the key concept for understanding how... [more]
The Redeployment of State Power in the Southern Mediterranean: Implications...
Sylvia I. Bergh
Politics & government; Liberalism & centre democratic ideologies; Regional government; Economics
Paperback
The effects of neoliberal economic reforms in the Southern Mediterranean are now widely regarded as a main underlying cause... [more]
Discovering American Regionalism: An Introduction to Regional Intergovernmental...
David Miller (University of Pittsburgh, USA), Jen Nelles
Political structure & processes; Regional government
Hardback
Regions are difficult to govern - coordinating policies across local jurisdictional boundaries in the absence of a formal... [more]
Powerplay: The Origins of the American Alliance System in Asia
Victor D. Cha
History; Regional government; Diplomacy; Geopolitics; Treaties & other sources of international law
Paperback
While the American alliance system in Asia has been fundamental to the region's security and prosperity for seven decades,... [more]
Regional Parliaments: Effective Actors in EU Policy-Making?
Gabriele Abels (University of Tubingen, Germany.), Anna-Lena Hogenauer
Political structure & processes; Regional government policies
Hardback
In an attempt to strengthen the legitimacy of European Union (EU) policy-making, the 2009 Lisbon Treaty strengthened the principle... [more]
Fragile Urban Governance: Evolution, Decline, and Empowerment of Local Self-Government...
Gangadhar Jha
Regional government; Regional geography; Urban & municipal planning
Hardback
Urbanization is giving rise to a vibrant and volatile urban India. The urban local self-government (ULSG) is struggling to... [more]
Urban Politics After Apartheid
Sandrine Gukelberger (University of Konstanz, Germany)
Regional government
Hardback
Based on the author's dissertation, Universit at Bielefeld, 2013. [more]
Intergovernmental Relations in Transition: Reflections and Directions
Carl W. Stenberg (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA), David K. Hamilton (Texas Tech University, USA)
Political structure & processes; Public administration; Regional government
Paperback
The field of intergovernmental relations has changed substantially over the past five decades. It maintains a critical and... [more]
Planning Practice: Critical Perspectives from the UK
Jessica Ferm, John Tomaney
Development studies; Regional government policies; Human geography; Urban & municipal planning; Rural planning
Hardback
Planning Practice: Critical Perspectives from the UK provides the only comprehensive overview of contemporary planning practice... [more]
Cost-Benefit Analysis in Urban & Regional Planning
John A. Schofield
Regional government; Public finance; Urban & municipal planning
Hardback
Originally published in 1987, Cost-Benefit Analysis in Urban and Regional Planning, outlines the theory and practice of cost-benefit... [more]
The Rise of Catalan Independence: Spain's Territorial Crisis
Andrew Dowling (Cardiff University)
Political structure & processes; Regional government
Paperback
As recently as the mid-2000s, Catalonia was described and analysed by scholars as exhibiting a non-secessionist nationalism... [more]
Higher Education and Regional Growth: Local Contexts and Global Challenges...
Rick Wylie
Higher & further education, tertiary education; Regional government
Paperback
This edited volume brings together a collection of international and regional experts on the subject of higher education and... [more]
Economic Development and Governance in Small Town America: Paths to Growth...
Daniel Bliss (Illinois Institute of Technology, USA)
Regional government; Economic growth
Paperback
Who governs? And why? How do they govern? These remain vital questions in the politics of our small cities and towns. In this... [more]
Presidents, Governors, and the Politics of Distribution in Federal Democracies:...
Lucas I. Gonzalez
Political leaders & leadership; Political structures: democracy; Central government; Regional government
Paperback
Tensions between central authorities and subnational units over centralization and fiscal autonomy are on top of the political... [more]
Reshaping City Governance: London, Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad
Nirmala Rao (School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, UK)
Urban communities; Public administration; Regional government
Paperback
India's cities are in the midst of an unprecedented urban expansion. While India is acknowledged as a rising power, poised... [more]
Local Governance in Timor-Leste: Lessons in postcolonial state-building...
Deborah Cummins (National University of Timor-Leste)
Regional government
Paperback
Across many parts of the postcolonial world, it is everyday reality for people to cross regularly between state-based and... [more]
Lone Star Tarnished: A Critical Look at Texas Politics and Public Policy...
Cal Jillson (Southern Methodist University, USA)
Regional government
Paperback
This title approaches public policy in the nation's most populous 'red state' from historical, comparative, and critical perspectives.... [more]
Intergovernmental Relations in Transition: Reflections and Directions
Carl W. Stenberg (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA), David K. Hamilton (Texas Tech University, USA)
Political structure & processes; Public administration; Regional government
Hardback
The field of intergovernmental relations has changed substantially over the past five decades. It maintains a critical and... [more]
Staying in Life: Paving the Way to Dementia-Friendly Communities
Verena Rothe, Gabriele Kreutzner, Reimer Gronemeyer
Constitution: government & the state; Regional government
Paperback
We are constantly growing older, and there are an increasing number of elderly people living with dementia who are merely... [more]
The Europeanisation of Development Policy
Maurizio Carbone (University of Glasgow, UK), Jan Orbie (Ghent University, Belgium)
Development studies; Regional government policies; EU & European institutions; International economics
Hardback
Despite the growing academic interest in the development policy of the European Union (EU) and the booming literature on Europeanisation,... [more]
Lone Star Tarnished: A Critical Look at Texas Politics and Public Policy...
Cal Jillson (Southern Methodist University, USA)
Regional government
Hardback
This title approaches public policy in the nation's most populous 'red state' from historical, comparative, and critical perspectives.... [more]
The Rise of Catalan Independence: Spain's Territorial Crisis
Andrew Dowling (Cardiff University)
Political structure & processes; Regional government
Hardback
As recently as the mid-2000s, Catalonia was described and analysed by scholars as exhibiting a non-secessionist nationalism... [more]
UW Struggle: When a State Attacks Its University
Chuck Rybak
Higher & further education, tertiary education; Regional government
Paperback
UW Struggle provides an on-the-ground view of the smoldering attack on public higher education in Wisconsin. This is a chronicle... [more]
