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  • Japan’s Disaster Governance

    How was the 3.11 Crisis Managed?

    by Itoko Suzuki, Yuko Kaneko ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    Natural disasters are often multifaceted and cause severe damage. Disasters initiated locally can become national and even global crises. Today’s world urgently needs a new body of knowledge and techniques for the mitigation of and response to disaster. Central to such a body of knowledge are disaster preparedness, emergency and crisis management systems of government, of which capacity building ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

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  • Cruise Tourism and Society

    A Socio-economic Perspective

    Edited by Alexis Papathanassis, Tihomir Lukovic, Michael Vogel ...
    Series series Business and Management (R0)
    The growth and increased popularity of cruises is accompanied by a number of sustainability issues concerning the environment, the port economies and societies; on board and at shore. The sustainability imperative ultimately leads to operational, economical as well as image-related challenges for the sector's decision-makers and stakeholders. This collection of peer-reviewed papers, presented ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Innovation in the Public Sector

    Linking Capacity and Leadership

    Edited by V. Bekkers, J. Edelenbos, B. Steijn ...
    Series series Business and Management (R0)
    Addresses issues relevant to an understanding of the innovation journeys on which public organizations have embarked. If public innovation is defined as a necessary condition for establishing meaningful interactions between the government and society what are the relevant issues that may explain successful processes and forms of public innovation? ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Governance and Performance of Water Utility Firms

    by Stefano Pozzoli, Loris Landriani, Luigi Lepore, Rossella Romano ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    In Italy, the debate about the reform process, that has involved the water sector for several years, cannot be considered concluded. It seems exclusively ideological and often it does not consider the business administration perspective, which certainly could make a contribution to the solution of different problems. Politicians and researchers, for example, show very little interest for the ... Read more

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  • Green Growth: Managing the Transition to a Sustainable Economy

    Learning By Doing in East Asia and Europe

    Edited by Diego A. Vazquez-Brust, Joseph Sarkis ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This volume is a practical guide that helps the reader build a quick, evidence-based understanding of green-growth strategies and challenges. Its cogent analysis of real-life case studies enables policy makers and company executives identify successful strategies they can adopt, and pitfalls they can avoid, in drafting and implementing green growth policies. The contributors’ empirical assessment ... Read more

    $188.09 USD

  • Ethical Dilemmas in Public Policy

    The Dynamics of Social Values in the East-West Context of Hong Kong

    Edited by Betty Yung, Kam-por Yu ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    This book employs a unique interdisciplinary approach to analyze different ethical dilemmas in public policy, applying values and concepts to examine substantive policy and public issues that are grounded in practical realities (by integrating philosophy, political science, law, policy studies etc.), thereby bringing fresh insights to governance. Building on the nascent scholarly literature on the ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Observing Policy-Making in Indonesia

    Edited by Erhard Friedberg, Mary E. Hilderbrand ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This book analyzes policy-making and implementation in Indonesia. Conducted at the School of Government and Public Policy (Indonesia), the research presented here provides original insights into the country’s public policy processes by exploring the conditions on the ground that shape implementation.The studies brought together in this volume are based on fieldwork involving interviews with ... Read more

    $107.99 USD

  • Hegemony and Global Citizenship

    Transitional Governance for the 21st Century

    by R. Paehlke ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    The first decade of the 21st century raised many questions regarding hegemonic power. This system for managing global affairs has significant costs and limits. This book explores one alternative, global citizenship and more democratic global governance - an alternative that is arguably now both necessary and possible. ... Read more

    $28.49 USD

  • Water and Social Policy

    by M. Pawar ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    Manohar Pawar discusses the relevance and importance of social policy for water issues. By analysing several interrelated perspectives on water, he suggests core values as bases for formulating and implementing social policies so as to provide universal free access to safe drinking water for all, particularly for the most poor and disadvantaged. ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Accountability and Regulatory Governance

    Audiences, Controls and Responsibilities in the Politics of Regulation

    Edited by A. Bianculli, J. Jordana ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This collection improves our understanding of the problems associated to accountability in regulatory governance, focusing on audiences, controls and responsibilities in the politics of regulation and through a systematic exploration of the various mechanisms through which accountability in regulatory governance ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • South Asia in Transition

    Democracy, Political Economy and Security

    Edited by B. Chakma ...
    Series series International Political Economy Series
    Combining theoretical and empirical insights, this book provides an in-depth analysis of South Asia's transition in the areas of democracy, political economy and security since the end of the Cold War. It provides a close scrutiny to the state of democracy and political economy in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Land and Disaster Management Strategies in Asia

    Edited by Huong Ha ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    This book focuses on land and disaster governance in Asian countries. The Asian region has become increasingly vulnerable to natural disasters, including floods, cyclones, storms, earthquakes, drought, typhoons and tsunamis. Further, as a result of unsustainable changes being made in patterns of land use, catchment and coastal zones, increasing population density, migration patterns, and the ... Read more

    $107.09 USD