Comparative public administration
The past half-century has seen enormous changes in the demographic makeup of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). In the 1950s, LAC had a small population of about 160 million people, less than today's population of Brazil. Two-thirds of Latin Americans lived in rural areas. F…
"This book, by one of the world's leading authorities on environmental education, is written in the conviction that children can play a valuable and lasting role in sustainable development, if their participation is taken seriously and planned with thought for their developing c…
This work focuses on the crucial role of intermediaries (between producers, users and regulators) in urban change. The book brings together the world's leading researchers in this field.
Egypt's revolutionary uprising in 2011 raised important questions about the kind of journalism that would be viable in the country's changing political dynamics
Farklı disiplinler çerçevesinde çeşitli şekillerde açıklanan küreselleşme, etkileri göz önüne alındığında üzerinde net olarak tanımı yapılamamış bir kavramdır. Ekonomik alanda sermayenin yayılmacılığını içeren küreselleşme süreci, altyapı-üstyapı ilişkisi çerçevesinde sosyal, kü…
This research has developed a research relationship model for understanding the relationship between volunteer management practice correlates and volunteer retention using volunteer motivation and volunteer satisfaction as mediators. The model uses social exchange theory, human …
The UK tax credits (TC) system is designed to encourage low-income individuals and families with children to work, alleviate their financial hardship and improve socio-economic equality. This study shows, in practice, its accounting mechanisms prove ill-equipped to engage with t…
When Tony Blair's New Labour administration took control in 1997, it sought to establish a programme of organizational, performance, and democratic reform. Initially badged as the modernizing government programme, it was later developed in the Best Value regime for local governm…
