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  • 1
    ISBN: 9781035305742
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (328 pages)
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Governance by evaluation for sustainable development
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    Keywords: Nachhaltige Entwicklung ; Good Governance ; Bewertung ; Entscheidung ; EU-Staaten ; Sustainable development ; Environmental education ; Decision making
    Abstract: This path-breaking book provides balanced and comprehensive coverage of current research and practice on the role of evaluation in supporting governance for sustainable development and learning. This accessible study draws lessons from how evaluation studies and evaluation systems advance the agendas of sustainable development and good governance. Such studies open up decision-making processes to stakeholders, supporting evidence-based, coherent and transparent decision-making, integrating concerns of the three domains of sustainable development into decision-making and supporting learning and capacity building. It assesses how political-administrative realities affect the design and use of evaluation studies as well as the institutionalization of monitoring and evaluation systems. The contributors expertly review recent European experience with evaluation at the EU, national, regional and local levels which will appeal to researchers specializing in regional, political and sustainability sciences and practitioners in the area of policy/program evaluation and sustainable development
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents: Preface -- 1. Governance for sustainable development, evaluation and learning: An Introduction / Michal Sedlacko and André Martinuzzi -- Part I: Learning through evaluation -- 2. The politics of sustainability evaluation: Analysis of three austrian strategies for sustainable development / Michael Pregernig, Karl Hogl and Ralf Nordbeck -- 3. Tools for learning-oriented environmental appraisal / Måns Nilsson -- Part II: Institutionalising sd concerns in European policy making -- 4. Integrating sustainable development into impact assessment: How effective is the European commission? / Jennifer Franz and Colin Kirkpatrick -- 5. Monitoring the expected impacts of the 7th EU framework programme on sustainable development - a case study on governance by evaluation / André -- Martinuzzi -- 6. From a European court of auditors' report to a learning process? The challenge to integrate the environment into the european community's development assistance / Axel Johannes Olearius, Iola Leal Riesco and Sally Nicholson -- Part III: Dealing with multi-stakeholder contexts -- 7. Evaluation of public participation towards sustainable water management: An institutional perspective / Gül Özerol -- 8. Dynamic decision analysis for monitoring and facilitating the dutch costa due stakeholder dialogue on sustainable energy / Kirsten Hollaender and Frans Stokman -- 9. Participatory livelihoods system appraisal: A learning-oriented methodology for impact assessment / Martin Strele -- 10. Towards a process for eliciting criteria weights and enhancing capacity of stakeholders in ex ante evaluation of climate policies / Stelios Grafakos, Dimitrios Zevgolis and Vlasis Oikonomou -- Part IV: Developing learning capacity in organisations -- 11. Assessment of outcome mapping as a tool for evaluating and monitoring support to civil society organisations / Steve Powell, Joakim Molander and Ivona Čelebičić -- 12. Development of a learning-oriented monitoring system for sustainable agriculture chain development in eastern indonesia / Steff Deprez -- 13. Process monitoring of impacts and its application in structural fund programmes / Richard Hummelbrunner -- 14. Participatory ex ante evaluation of long-term infrastructure plans as a policy-learning process / Eckhard Störmer and Bernhard Truffer -- Part V: Reflecting evaluation tools: Perspectives and pitfalls -- 15. The role of visualisation within sustainability evaluation processes / Harald Wilfing and Ulrike Bechtold -- Index.
    Note: Includes bibliographical references and index
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  • 2
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    Cheltenham : Edward Elgar
    ISBN: 9781849808323
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xii, 634 p) , ill
    Series Statement: Edward Elgar E-Book Archive
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als The handbook on the political economy of war
    DDC: 355.02
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    Keywords: Krieg ; Friedensforschung ; Politischer Konflikt ; Terrorismus ; Bürgerkrieg ; Militärpolitik ; Sanktion ; Kriegswirtschaft ; War Economic aspects ; Debts, Public ; War, Cost of ; War Economic aspects ; War, Cost of ; Debts, Public ; Krieg ; Electronic books ; Kriegführung ; Wirtschaft
    Abstract: By defining political economy and war in the broadest sense, this unique Handbook brings together a wide range of interdisciplinary scholars from economics, political science, sociology, and policy studies to address a multitude of important topics. These include an analysis of why wars begin, how wars are waged, what happens after war has ceased, and the various alternatives to war. Other sections explore civil war and revolution, the arms trade, economic and political systems, and post-conflict reconstruction and nation building. Policymakers as well as academics and students of political science, economics, public policy and sociology will find this volume to be an engaging and enlightening read
    Note: Includes bibliographical references and index , Introduction , Theories and causes of war , The reasons for wars: an updated survey , Can't we all just get along? Fractionalization, institutions and economic consequences , Psychological aspects of war , What is guerrilla warfare? , The economics of torture , Terrorism in rational choice perspective , The political economy of conscription , Economic perspectives on civil wars , Political economy of Third World revolutions , The arms trade , Arms trade offsets: what do we know? , The capitalist peace , On the democratic peace , International conflict and leadership tenure , A public choice perspective defense and alliance policy , International regimes and war , Fixing failed states: a dissenting view , Choice and consequences in strategies of transitional justice , Dynamics of military occupation , Three's company? Towards and understanding of third-party intervention effectiveness , Credible commitment in post-conflict recovery , Disaggregated trade flows and international conflict , Sanctions as alternatives to war , International negotiation and conflict prevention , The economics of peacekeeping
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  • 3
    ISBN: 9781849807555
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xx, 331 p) , ill
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    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Transatlantic regulatory cooperation
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    Keywords: 1960-2004 ; Globalisierung ; Internationale Wirtschaftsbeziehungen ; Internationale Zusammenarbeit ; Regulierung ; EU-Staaten ; USA ; Kalifornien ; International cooperation ; International business enterprises ; International business enterprises ; International business enterprises ; Electronic books ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Europäische Union ; Kalifornien ; Lebensmittel ; Politische Kooperation ; Produktsicherheit ; Regulierung ; Umweltschutz
    Abstract: This well-documented book analyzes the possibilities and constraints of regulatory cooperation between the EU and the US (particularly California) with a specific focus on environmental protection, food safety and agriculture, biosafety and biodiversity
    Abstract: pt. 1. Federalism and cooperation at the national and international levels -- pt. 2. Environmental protection -- pt. 3. Food safety and agriculture -- pt. 4. The potential and limits of international regulatory cooperation -- pt. 5. Summary, conclusion and implications
    Note: Includes bibliographical references and index
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  • 4
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    Cheltenham, U.K : Edward Elgar
    ISBN: 9780857936394
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (ix, 555 p)
    Series Statement: Edward Elgar E-Book Archive
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Handbook of creative cities
    DDC: 307.76
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    Keywords: Stadtökonomik ; Stadtentwicklung ; Ballungsraum ; Kreativität ; Lebensqualität ; Welt ; Sustainable development ; City planning Handbooks, manuals, etc ; Urban renewal ; Stadt ; Kultur ; Kulturwirtschaft ; Stadtentwicklung ; Electronic books ; Cities and towns ; Creative thinking ; Urban policy ; Urban economics ; Sociology, Urban ; City planning ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Stadt ; Kultur ; Kulturwirtschaft ; Stadtentwicklung
    Abstract: With the publication of The Rise of the Creative Class by Richard Florida in 2002, the "creative city" became the new hot topic among urban policymakers, planners and economists. Florida has developed one of three path-breaking theories about the relationship between creative individuals and urban environments. The economist Åke E. Andersson and the psychologist Dean Simonton are the other members of this "creative troika". In the Handbook of Creative Cities, Florida, Andersson and Simonton appear in the same volume for the first time. The expert contributors in this timely Handbook extend their insights with a varied set of theoretical and empirical tools. The diversity of the contributions reflect the multidisciplinary nature of creative city theorizing, which encompasses urban economics, economic geography, social psychology, urban sociology, and urban planning. The stated policy implications are equally diverse, ranging from libertarian to social democratic visions of our shared creative and urban future
    Abstract: pt. 1. Foundations -- pt. 2. People -- pt. 3. Networks -- pt. 4. Planning -- pt. 5. Markets -- pt. 6. Visions
    Note: Includes bibliographical references and index
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  • 5
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    Cheltenham : Edward Elgar | Geneva, Switzerland : International Labour Office
    ISBN: 9781781000571
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (viii, 544 p) , ill
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    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als The minimum wage revisited in the enlarged EU
    DDC: 331.21
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    Keywords: Mindestlohn ; Lohnpolitik ; EU-Mitgliedschaft ; EU-Staaten ; Minimum wage ; Electronic books ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Europäische Union ; Mitgliedsstaaten ; Mindestlohn ; Lohnpolitik
    Abstract: This book provides in-depth and innovative analysis of the minimum wage in Europe. The authors explore its role and scope within the enlarged EU, and address the question of whether there should be harmonization between the individual member states or even a common EU minimum wage. They also examine the impact of the minimum wage at the national level, looking at trends and effects through case studies of specific policy issues and industrial sectors
    Abstract: 1. Minimum wage revival in the enlarged EU: explanatory factors and developments / Daniel Vaughan-Whitehead -- 2. Bulgaria: a shift in minimum wage policy / Vassil Tzanov -- 3. Croatia: moving towards a more active minimum wage policy / Danijel Nestic -- 4. Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania: minimum wages in a context of migration and labour shortages / Jaan Masso and Kerly Krillo -- 5. France: towards the end of an active minimum wage policy? / Jérôme Gautié -- 6. Germany: what role for minimum wages on low-wage work? / Gerhard Bosch. and Thorsten Kalina -- 7. Greece: neglect and resurgence of minimum wage policy / Eugenia Fotoniata and Thomas Moutos -- 8. Hungary: the consequences of doubling the minimum wage / János Köllo -- 9. Ireland: a successful minimum wage implementation? / Brian Nolan -- 10. The Netherlands: minimum wage fall shifts focus to part-time jobs / Wiemer Salverda -- 11. Poland: minimum wage, employment and labour migration / Jacek Wallusch. -- 12. Sweden: a minimum wage model in need of modification / Per Skedinger -- 13. Turkey: minimum wage in tension between economic and social concerns / Seyhan Erdoðdu -- 14. United Kingdom: developing a progressive minimum wage in a liberal market economy / Damian Grimshaw -- 15. Towards an EU minimum wage policy? / Daniel Vaughan-Whitehead
    Note: Includes bibliographical references and index
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  • 6
    ISBN: 9781849805476
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xv, 260 p)
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    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Pack, Spencer J. Aristotle, Adam Smith and Karl Marx
    DDC: 330.15
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    Keywords: Aristoteles ; Smith, Adam ; Marx, Karl ; Aristotle ; Aristotle ; Smith, Adam ; Marx, Karl ; Aristotle ; Ökonomische Ideengeschichte ; Economics Philosophy ; Economic policy History 21st century ; Comparative economics ; Electronic books ; Aristotle ; Smith, Adam, 1723-1790 ; Marx, Karl, 1818-1883 ; Economics ; Aristoteles v384-v322 ; Smith, Adam 1723-1790 ; Marx, Karl 1818-1883 ; Politische Ökonomie
    Abstract: Spencer Pack compares and contrasts Aristotle's, Smith's and Marx's theoretical systems on six fundamental issues: exchange value, money, capital, character, government, and change. This book also provides insights on issues concerning the continuing development of world money, saving, managerial capitalism, corrupt governments, and various secular and religious movements for social change
    Abstract: pt. 1. Aristotle's seminal position -- pt. 2. Adam Smith's debate with Aristotle over chrematistic/economic issues -- pt. 3. Karl Marx's modern return to Aristotle -- pt. 4. Lessons for the 21st century
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  • 7
    ISBN: 9781849805636
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 313 p) , ill
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    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als The reality of budgetary reform in OECD nations
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    Keywords: 1980-2010 ; Öffentliche Finanzen ; Öffentlicher Haushalt ; Finanzreform ; OECD-Staaten ; Budget ; Electronic books ; Budget ; OECD countries ; Budget process ; OECD countries ; OECD countries ; Economic policy ; Aufsatzsammlung ; OECD ; Haushaltsaufstellung ; Haushaltsreform
    Abstract: The Reality of Budgetary Reform in OECD Nations investigates the impacts and consequences of budgetary reform through a comparative assessment of advanced Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) democracies that have undertaken budget reforms over the past two to three decades
    Abstract: 1. Investigating the reality of reform in modern budgeting / John Wanna -- 2. Budget reforms in the United States : a "perfect storm" for a new wave of deficit-reduction reforms / Alfred Tat-Kei Ho -- 3. Budget reform in the United Kingdom : the rocky road to "controlled discretion" / Colin Thain -- 4. Australia after budgetary reform : a lapsed pioneer or decorative architect? / Lewis Hawke and John Wanna -- 5. Discerning the consequences and integrity of Canada's budget reforms : a story of remnants and resilience / David A. Good and Evert A. Lindquist -- 6. Budgeting in New Zealand after the reforms : from radical revolutionary to cautious consolidator / Richard Norman and Derek Gill -- 7. Budget reform in Japan : continuous efforts but still a long way to go / Masahiro Horie -- 8. Korea's four major budgetary reforms : catching up with a big bang / John M. Kim -- 9. Budget reforms in Denmark : unheralded but nevertheless effective / Lotte Jensen and David Fjord -- 10. Budget reform in the Netherlands : sadder but much wiser now / Jouke de Vries and Ton Bestebreur -- 11. Budget reforms in Spain : anything else beyond budget discipline? / Xavier Ballart and Eduardo Zapico -- 12. Budget reform in Italy : importing "enlightened" ideas in a difficult context / Francesco Stolfi, Chiara Goretti and Luca Rizzuto -- 13. The work in progress of budgetary reform / John Wanna
    Note: Includes bibliographical references and index
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  • 8
    ISBN: 9781849803533
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (x, 168 p)
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    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Organizing democracy
    DDC: 321.8
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    Keywords: Demokratie ; Democracy ; Electronic books ; Democracy ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Demokratie
    Abstract: This fresh and fascinating book adds an organizational perspective to the analysis of governance and democracy. It argues that a number of organizational factors challenge the notion of agency assumed by a governance model
    Abstract: 1. Democracy, governance and the problem of the modern actor / Göran Sundström, Staffan Furusten and Linda Soneryd -- 2. Organizing participation : establishing a discourse of local democratic governance for young people in Sweden / Adrienne Sörbom -- 3. Completed responsibility? : delegation, organization and accountability in Swedish export of military equipment / Catrin Andersson -- 4. The use of democratic values in the ISO 26000 process on social responsibility / Kristina Tamm Hallström -- 5. Public purchasing of complex services : balancing democratic and market values / Staffan Furusten -- 6. In search. of democracy : the process behind the Swedish forest-sector objectives / Göran Sundström -- 7. Democratic priority setting? : organizing multiple stakeholders to make decisions in the healthcare sector / Ebba Sjögren and Karin Fernler -- 8. by a stretch. of the imagination : public involvement in nuclear waste management / Linda Soneryd -- 9. Democratic values and lthe organizing of actors in governance structures / Linda Soneryd, Staffan Furusten and Göran Sundström
    Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. 147-160) and index
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  • 9
    ISBN: 9781849803236
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xii, 415 p) , ill
    Series Statement: Studies in fiscal federalism and state-local finance
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    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als The political economy of inter-regional fiscal flows
    DDC: 336
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    Keywords: 1980-2006 ; Öffentliche Finanzen ; Öffentliche Einnahmen ; Regionalentwicklung ; Föderalismus ; Finanzausgleich ; EU-Staaten ; Kanada ; Regional economic disparities ; Intergovernmental fiscal relations ; Electronic books ; Regional economic disparities ; Intergovernmental fiscal relations ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Fiskalföderalismus ; Wirtschaftliche Stabilität ; Fiskalföderalismus ; Regionale Disparität ; Wirtschaftliche Stabilität ; Internationaler Vergleich
    Abstract: Struggles over what a region receives, or should receive, from the budget of the central government are common to many countries. Discussions often focus on the measures of 'net fiscal flows' or 'fiscal balances' provided by the government or other actors. This unique book shows just how these flows are computed then interpreted and clarifies the often misunderstood economic and political motives that explain why some regions receive more monies than others
    Abstract: pt. I. Counting monies : measurement and practice of inter-regional fiscal flows -- pt. II. Beyond the data : why some regions get more money -- pt. III. In or out? : regional redistribution and the stability of federations
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  • 10
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    Cheltenham, U.K : Edward Elgar
    ISBN: 9781849802260
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (viii, 244 p) , ill
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    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Murshed, Syed Mansoob, 1958 - Explaining civil war
    DDC: 303.64
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    Keywords: Bürgerkrieg ; Rationalität ; Civil war ; Peace-building ; Bürgerkrieg ; Rational Choice ; Electronic books ; Civil war ; Peace-building ; Bürgerkrieg ; Rational Choice
    Abstract: This book explores the pre-conditions for conflict in terms of growth failure and critically appraises the greed and grievance theories common to conflict literature. It is argued that various institutional mechanisms of restraint that can be labeled the 'social contract' are crucial for violent conflict avoidance. The reasons underpinning the instability of treaties ending civil wars, post-conflict reconstruction issues, liberal peace theory, and how globalization and conflict relate are also examined
    Abstract: 1. Introduction -- 2. Growth and conflict -- 3. Greed and grievance -- 4. The uneasy commitment to peace -- 5. The social contract and lasting peace -- 6. Post-war economic reconstruction -- 7. The liberal peace and globalization -- 8. Conclusions
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