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Lithuania’s Quest for Self-Determination

Municipal Responses to National Emigration

by Egle Butkeviciene, Rimantas Rauleckas, Egle Vaidelyte, Jolanta Vaiciuniene, Paulina Budryte, Thomas A. Bryer ...

Series series Democratic Dilemmas and Policy Responsiveness
Self-determination in the European Union rests on the strength and skills of a country’s representatives to manage and leverage relationships with other nations, and for individuals it rests on the ability to use autonomy and freedom wisely. To flourish, an individual must consciously determine their own path. Similarly, we can say a country can flourish. Self-determinism for a country is ... Read more

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Self-determination in the European Union rests on the strength and skills of a country’s representatives to manage and leverage relationships with other nations, and for individuals it rests on the ability to use autonomy and freedom wisely. To flourish, an individual must consciously determine their own path. Similarly, we can say a country can flourish. Self-determinism for a country is
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Citizenship and Ethics

From the Neighborhood to the City, Country to the World

by Seongho An, Mahabat Baimyrzaeva, Jennifer M. Brinkerhoff, Stephanie Britt, Thomas A. Bryer, Chao Guo, Alfred Tat-Kei Ho, So Hee Jeon, Pradeep Chandra Kathi0, Pamela S. Medina1, Jack W. Meek2, Mehnaaz Momen3, Vishnu Muraleedharan4, Cristian Pliscoff5, Daniel Seigler6, Wanzhu Shi7, Ruechagorn Trairatananusorn8, Feng Wang9, Weijie Wang0, Michael Yusheng Wu1, Wai-Hang Yee2 ...

Series series Democratic Dilemmas and Policy Responsiveness
Scholarship is a multi-generational collective enterprise with a commitment to advancing knowledge, inspiring reflection, and facilitating stronger neighborhoods, cities and countries. This book explicitly adopts this lens as a recognition of the contributions of Prof. Terry Cooper to scholarship and practice, and as a mechanism to connect the past to the present and ultimately the future of ... Read more

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Scholarship is a multi-generational collective enterprise with a commitment to advancing knowledge, inspiring reflection, and facilitating stronger neighborhoods, cities and countries. This book explicitly adopts this lens as a recognition of the contributions of Prof. Terry Cooper to scholarship and practice, and as a mechanism to connect the past to the present and ultimately the future of
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Poor Participation

Fighting the Wars on Poverty and Impoverished Citizenship

by Sofia Prysmakova-Rivera, Thomas A. Bryer ...

Series series Democratic Dilemmas and Policy Responsiveness
This book argues that active citizenship and poverty are inextricably linked. A common sentiment in discussions of poverty and social policy is that decisions made about those living in poverty or near-poverty are illegitimate, inadvisable, and non-responsive to the needs and interests of the poor if the poor themselves are not involved in the decision-making process. Inside this intuitively ... Read more

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This book argues that active citizenship and poverty are inextricably linked. A common sentiment in discussions of poverty and social policy is that decisions made about those living in poverty or near-poverty are illegitimate, inadvisable, and non-responsive to the needs and interests of the poor if the poor themselves are not involved in the decision-making process. Inside this intuitively
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Higher Education beyond Job Creation

Universities, Citizenship, and Community

by Thomas A. Bryer ...

Higher education in the United States and elsewhere is being forced to respond to several disparate social and economic pressures: social trust and connectedness is down, empathy across citizens is deteriorating, political awareness and participation are low, and job prospects and financial security are sobering for many citizens, even the college educated. The response to these pressures is not ... Read more

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Higher education in the United States and elsewhere is being forced to respond to several disparate social and economic pressures: social trust and connectedness is down, empathy across citizens is deteriorating, political awareness and participation are low, and job prospects and financial security are sobering for many citizens, even the college educated. The response to these pressures is not
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National Service and Volunteerism

Achieving Impact in Our Communities

by Maria-Elena Augustin, Emily Bachman, Koen P. R. Bartels, Jodi Benenson, Valerie Beynon, Julia Carboni, Guido Cozzi, Na’eem H. Crawford-Muhammad, Todd Joseph Currie, Deborah Jospin, Jay D. Jurie0, Kei Kawashima-Ginsberg1, Jessica Kleinberger2, Karen Kopera-Frye3, Stephanie Krick4, Myung J. Lee5, Katharine Leonberger6, Peter Levine7, Noemi Mantovan8, Rita Massey9, Sarah Maxwell0, Connie L. McNeely1, Tadar Muhammad2, Alice Neira3, Dorothy Norris-Tirrell4, Shelby Olson5, Jarrad Plante6, Cristian Pliscoff7, Shirley Sagawa8, Sara Strickhouser9, Dennis O. Torbett0, Norma Winston1, James D. Wright2, Thomas A. Bryer3 ...

National service and volunteerism enjoy a rich history in the United States and an emergent future in other parts of the world. However, there remains relatively scant evidence of overall impact of national service programs and volunteer effectiveness. This condition continues to threaten national service and volunteer programs with the risk of defunding and/or the risk of not investing ... Read more

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National service and volunteerism enjoy a rich history in the United States and an emergent future in other parts of the world. However, there remains relatively scant evidence of overall impact of national service programs and volunteer effectiveness. This condition continues to threaten national service and volunteer programs with the risk of defunding and/or the risk of not investing
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How China Escaped the Poverty Trap

by Yuen Yuen Ang ...

Series series Cornell Studies in Political Economy
WINNER OF THE 2017 PETER KATZENSTEIN BOOK PRIZE"BEST OF BOOKS IN 2017" BY FOREIGN AFFAIRSWINNER OF THE 2018 VIVIAN ZELIZER PRIZE BEST BOOK AWARD IN ECONOMIC SOCIOLOGY"How China Escaped the Poverty Trap truly offers game-changing ideas for the analysis and implementation of socio-economic development and should have a major impact across many social sciences."― Zelizer Best Book in Economic ... Read more

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WINNER OF THE 2017 PETER KATZENSTEIN BOOK PRIZE"BEST OF BOOKS IN 2017" BY FOREIGN AFFAIRSWINNER OF THE 2018 VIVIAN ZELIZER PRIZE BEST BOOK AWARD IN ECONOMIC SOCIOLOGY"How China Escaped the Poverty Trap truly offers game-changing ideas for the analysis and implementation of socio-economic development and should have a major impact across many social sciences."― Zelizer Best Book in Economic
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Education Policies in the 21st Century

Comparative Perspectives

Edited by Birol Akgün, Yusuf Alpaydın ...

Series series Maarif Global Education Series
This open access book explores the agenda of education policies in the 21st century. In the first part of the book, education is handled from a historical and political framework, and the effects of the change of states and policies on education are examined. In the second part, the effects of changes in the economy on education policies and economies’ demands from educational institutions are ... Read more

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This open access book explores the agenda of education policies in the 21st century. In the first part of the book, education is handled from a historical and political framework, and the effects of the change of states and policies on education are examined. In the second part, the effects of changes in the economy on education policies and economies’ demands from educational institutions are
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The Public Policy Primer

Managing the Policy Process

by Xun Wu, M. Ramesh, Michael Howlett, Scott A. Fritzen ...

Series series Routledge Textbooks in Policy Studies
Fully revised for a second edition, this essential guide provides a concise and accessible overview of the public policy process: agenda-setting, policy formulation, decision-making, implementation, and evaluation.The book provides an introduction to the key policy functions, the challenges they entail, and how the challenges may be addressed by policy actors. Written from a comparative ... Read more

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Fully revised for a second edition, this essential guide provides a concise and accessible overview of the public policy process: agenda-setting, policy formulation, decision-making, implementation, and evaluation.The book provides an introduction to the key policy functions, the challenges they entail, and how the challenges may be addressed by policy actors. Written from a comparative
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American Higher Education in the Twenty-First Century

Social, Political, and Economic Challenges

Edited by Michael N. Bastedo, Philip G. Altbach, Patricia J. Gumport ...

Now in its fifth edition! An indispensable reference for anyone concerned with the future of American colleges and universities.Whether it is advances in information technology, organized social movements, or racial inequality and social class stratification, higher education serves as a lens for examining significant issues within American society. First published in 1998, American Higher ... Read more

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Now in its fifth edition! An indispensable reference for anyone concerned with the future of American colleges and universities.Whether it is advances in information technology, organized social movements, or racial inequality and social class stratification, higher education serves as a lens for examining significant issues within American society. First published in 1998, American Higher
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Community

A Contemporary Analysis of Policies, Programs, and Practices

by Katharine Kelly, Tullio Caputo ...

Community is an elusive yet frequently invoked concept. Terms like community health, community living, community schools, community policing, community development, and community renewal have become part of the contemporary lexicon.What has led organizations, and particularly Western governments, to take such an interest in community, and why this interest now? What has caused the increasing ... Read more

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Community is an elusive yet frequently invoked concept. Terms like community health, community living, community schools, community policing, community development, and community renewal have become part of the contemporary lexicon.What has led organizations, and particularly Western governments, to take such an interest in community, and why this interest now? What has caused the increasing
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The Limits of Institutional Reform in Development

Changing Rules for Realistic Solutions

by Matt Andrews ...

Developing countries commonly adopt reforms to improve their governments yet they usually fail to produce more functional and effective governments. Andrews argues that reforms often fail to make governments better because they are introduced as signals to gain short-term support. These signals introduce unrealistic best practices that do not fit developing country contexts and are not considered ... Read more

$49.19 USD

Developing countries commonly adopt reforms to improve their governments yet they usually fail to produce more functional and effective governments. Andrews argues that reforms often fail to make governments better because they are introduced as signals to gain short-term support. These signals introduce unrealistic best practices that do not fit developing country contexts and are not considered
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Development Management

Theory and practice

Edited by Justice Nyigmah Bawole, Farhad Hossain, Asad K. Ghalib, Christopher J. Rees, Aminu Mamman ...

Series series Routledge Studies in Development Economics
Despite significant financial investments, the rate of development and pace of poverty reduction in developing and transitional countries has not always matched expectations. Development management typically involves complex interactions between governmental and non-governmental organisations, donors and members of the public, and can be difficult to navigate.This volume brings together a group of ... Read more

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Despite significant financial investments, the rate of development and pace of poverty reduction in developing and transitional countries has not always matched expectations. Development management typically involves complex interactions between governmental and non-governmental organisations, donors and members of the public, and can be difficult to navigate.This volume brings together a group of
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