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  • Studies in the Sociology of Population

    International Perspectives

    Edited by Jon Anson, Walter Bartl, Andrzej Kulczycki ...
    This book presents a cross section of the work and concerns of social demographers worldwide, covering a broad range of topics from social structure through population structure to social policy; from fertility and mortality through migration to the way in which organisations deal with the demographic environment in which they operate. Topics addressed also include morbidity and health profiles ... Read more

    $116.09 USD

  • Coping with Demographic Change: A Comparative View on Education and Local Government in Germany and Poland

    by Reinhold Sackmann, Walter Bartl, Bernadette Jonda, Katarzyna Kopycka, Christian Rademacher ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    With many OECD countries experiencing a decline in their populations, this bookoffers a theoretical model of coping with demographic change and examines different strategies that societies have used to come to terms with demographic change. In particular, it details the different ways that Germany and Poland have tried to cope with this challenge and reveals three conflicting strategies: expansion ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • The Global Politics of Census Taking

    Quantifying Populations, Institutional Autonomy, Innovation

    Edited by Walter Bartl, Christian Suter, Alberto Veira-Ramos ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Governance and Public Policy
    This book examines in detail the state of the art on census taking to spark a more vivid debate on what some may see as a rather technical – and hence uncontroversial – field of inquiry.Against the backdrop of controversy between instrumental and performative theoretical stances towards census taking, it analyses the historical trajectories and political implications of seemingly technical ... Read more

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  • The Washington State Census Board and Its Demographic Legacy

    by David A. Swanson ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This book tells the story of how a group of far-sighted, academic researchers came to the aid of an overwhelmed local government. It details the history of the Washington State Census Board, which began in 1943 as part of an emergency measure during a massive wartime in-migration. The narrative also shows the demographic legacy of the Board and, ultimately, provides an unforgettable look into the ... Read more

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  • High-level Political Appointments in the Philippines

    Patronage, Emotion and Democracy

    by Rupert Hodder ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This book questions the belief that patronage explains poor governance and weak organizations. Its focus is on high-level political appointees in the Philippines, but its implications for development processes and policy are far-reaching. Patronage stimulates the emergence of democracy and welfare, and constitutes formal organizations. So intimately connected is it with the health of democracy and ... Read more

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  • Alternative Dispute Resolution in European Administrative Law

    Edited by Dacian C. Dragos, Bogdana Neamtu ...
    Series series Law and Criminology (R0)
    This book examines the role, the general framework and the empirical effectiveness of the main alternative dispute resolution tools (administrative appeals, mediation, and ombudsman) in administrative matters, within the broader context of the administrative justice system. The book uses approaches from the fields of law, public administration, public policy and political science to assess the ... Read more

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    by Edward Best ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
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  • Networked Governance

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    Edited by Betina Hollstein, Wenzel Matiaske, Kai-Uwe Schnapp ...
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    This edited volume seeks to explore established as well as emergent forms of governance by combining social network analysis and governance research. In doing so, contributions take into account the increasingly complex forms which governance faces, consisting of different types of actors (e.g. individuals, states, economic entities, NGOs, IGOs), instruments (e.g. law, suggestions, flexible norms) ... Read more

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    An Integrative Study of Government-wide Websites, Organizational Capabilities, and Institutions

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    A Casualty of World War I

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    The Economic Bottom Line of Government

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