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經濟長久繁榮的關鍵，竟然是政治！ 問世十年後，仍是解釋力最強的經典之作 窮國之所以窮，不是因為地理或文化，而是制度選擇的結果！ 『應該列為政治人物及所有關心經濟發展的人的必讀書目。』 ────賈徳．戴蒙，《……続きを見る

This enlightening book scrutinizes the shifting and overlapping governance paradigms that inform public administration reforms. Exploring the models that shape and reshape the daily operation of pub……続きを見る

Originally published in 1976, Welfare State and Welfare Society breaks away from the prevailing notion that the welfare state is mainly concerned with the well-being of the entire nation. The book d……続きを見る

This book investigates the uneasy coexistence of two current policy pathways within international development: to monetize aid and simultaneously to localize it. It explores these paths through the ……続きを見る

Governments worldwide struggle to remove policy deadlocks and enact much-needed reforms in organizational structure and public services. In this book, Jacob Torfing explores collaborative innovation……続きを見る

Across Western Europe, the rise of atypical employment has deepened insider–outsider divides. This book asks why two structurally similar countries – Portugal and Spain – pursued different routes to……続きを見る

This open-access book explains how whistleblowing channels can be operated according to the best international practices and standards. Using guidance from the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC……続きを見る

This open access book analyses whether and to what extent fiscal transfers from central to local governments affect democracy at sub-national level. Fiscal transfers are often perceived to undermine……続きを見る

This open access book examines how policymakers respond to natural hazards in the wake of global climate change. Through a series of five case studies it assesses how changing patterns of natural ha……続きを見る

This book explores climate action and justice in India, a country which has been facing extreme climate events and complex sociopolitical challenges arising from climate change. It offers diverse pe……続きを見る

This book unpacks the complexities of social development in India, focusing on the institutional bottlenecks that hinder effective policy implementation. While governments and organizations design a……続きを見る

Available open access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. Despite growing international interest in the position and power of the Japanese prime minister, there is little existing research on what ……続きを見る

This book offers a comprehensive analysis of India’s healthcare challenges and the pathways to achieving universal health coverage. It critically examines the current healthcare landscape, highlight……続きを見る

Communication is at the heart of politics, and certainly in East Asia, where vibrant media systems and cultural industries connect with political processes that range from the democratic to autocrat……続きを見る

This third edition of Food Policy in the United States offers a timely update to the leading textbook dedicated to all aspects of food policy in the United States. This book begins with the economic……続きを見る

The Art of Coercion presents a fresh explanation for the successーand failureーof coercive demands in international politics. Strong states are surprisingly bad at coercion. History shows they preva……続きを見る

As anti-globalization reshapes the world, the divide between East and West, developed and developing countries, and North and South, deepens, creating new challenges for economic policy and global g……続きを見る

The US faces a deep digital divide which cuts across both urban and rural lines, but is most marked in rural, low income, and minority communities. This book presents a multi-level governance framew……続きを見る

This book offers a new framework and set of standards for intelligence analysis, drawing from a variety of academic disciplines, such as philosophy, historiography, literary theory and semiotics. Th……続きを見る

As wellbeing becomes an increasingly explicit policy goal in countries across the world, the demand for evidence upon which to base intervention is growing. Featuring 41 contributing authors from 18……続きを見る

Governance Networks in the Public Sector presents a comprehensive study of governance networks and the management of complexities in network settings. Public, private, and non-profit organisations a……続きを見る

In studies of comparative politics and public policy specifically, interpersonal friendship has been generally regarded as a matter that belongs to the private domain, rather than a site for governm……続きを見る

Contemporary Urban Planning, 12e provides students with an unvarnished and in‑depth introduction to the historic, economic, political, legal, ideological, and environmental factors affecting urban p……続きを見る

This book uniquely details the longer-term integration of energy policy in the EU, from its inception to the contemporary ‘Energy Union’, whilst also bringing it fully up to date regarding its place……続きを見る

"Better a freedom full of dangers than a quiet slavery" Jean-Jacques Rousseau, The Social Contract "The Law is that free decision, which with the consent of the whole people was made" Rigas Feraios,……続きを見る

True strength of technology is not just in making life easier for a few but in empowering everyone, everywhere. Igor Ujhazi's Holistic Future of Digital Governance invites you to discover how innova……続きを見る

The edited volume Critical ICT4D highlights the need for a paradigm change in theorising, designing, and researching Information and Communication Technologies for Development (ICT4D). Engaging auth……続きを見る

Global governance is tightening and foreshadows that world state formation will become a live political issue in this century. Some observers treat it as inevitable amid the urgency of global issues……続きを見る

The open access book combines insights from policy sciences (backgrounds of cross-border coordination challenges), design science (development of architectures for mobile services), information ethi……続きを見る

This open access book provides a state-of-the-field of the interactions between emerging national asylum governance systems and the 2018 United Nations Global Compact for Refugees (UN GCR). It provi……続きを見る