As authoritarian states in the MENA region are under increasing international pressure to decentralize political power, Janine A. Clark examines why Morocco initiated a process of decentralization as early as the 1970s while Jordan did not and the impact of their divergent paths…
Democratization from Above seeks to explain why some national and state governments in the developing world introduce reforms to make local governance more democratic while others neglect or actively undermine democracy at local levels of government. The study challenges convent…
The book brings together a strong field of anthropologists offering in-depth ethnographic studies of urban settings in the mediterranean region, ranging from Portugal, to Albania and to Israel. Their aim is to initiate a comparative discussion of the relationship between establi…
The book brings together a strong field of anthropologists offering in-depth ethnographic studies of urban settings in the mediterranean region, ranging from Portugal, to Albania and to Israel. Their aim is to initiate a comparative discussion of the relationship between establi…
"Explaining local government uniquely presents a history of local government in Britain from 1800 to the present day. The study explains how the institution evolved from a structure that appeared to be relatively free from central government interference to, as John Prescott obs…
This volume advances understanding of the significance of 'the city' in global governance, demanding innovation in international relations theory. A rich assortment of case studies adds breadth to theorizing of the role sub-national political actors play in global affairs. Each …
The Oxford Handbook of State and Local Government covers the main areas of study in subnational politics by exploring the central contributions to the comparative study of institutions, behaviour, and policy in the American context.
Die Wirtschaftsinformatik beschäftigt sich schon seit mehreren Jahrzehnten mit unterschiedlichen Aspekten der Frage, wie steuerungsrelevante Informationen für Führungskräfte bereitgestellt werden können. Allerdings stehen bislang in erster Linie Führungskräfte im unternehmerisch…
