There is increasing interest in the use of public-private partnerships in emerging markets. But what does this actually require governments to do if they are to establish successful long term partnerships with private partners and ensure that public partner has the right information, on the right projects, for the right partners at the right time.? This book takes the reader through the steps i…
Goes deep into the details and presents the available scientific data for explaining the different issues using interdisciplinary approaches ... Extremely useful, especially [for] teachers.' Alexandre Kiss, formerly President, European Council on Environmental Law 'This is the most thoughtful, interdisciplinary and practical introduction to sustainable development that I have read. It is an out…
Rural poverty is often unseen or misperceived by outsiders. Dr Chambers contends that researchers, scientists, administrators and fieldworkers rarely appreciate the richness and validity of rural people's knowledge or the hidden nature of rural poverty. This is a challenging book for all concerned with rural development, as practitioners, academics, students or researchers.
In a time of diminished resources, the public sector is facing new challenges ranging from meeting the needs of aging baby boomers and the massive millennial generation to coping with a national infrastructure deficit to fostering economic competitiveness. Addressing these challenges requires a collaborative effort by the public and private sectors to use the skills and resources of each to sha…
An unparalleled textbook on the subject, extensively revised to provide updates of various policies, strategies, and programs in the spheres of rural development and management in India. This time tested textbook on the basic concepts, policy instruments, strategies, policies, programs, and management of rural development provides a comprehensive coverage of the subject. Primarily targeted a…
Analyzing emerging practices of collaboration in planning and public policy to overcome the challenges complexity, fragmentation and uncertainty, the authors present a new theory of collaborative rationality, to help make sense of the new practices. They enquire in detail into how collaborative rationality works, the theories that inform it, and the potential and pitfalls for democracy in the t…
Dalam pelaksanaan Otonomi Daerah telah diperkenalkan konsep Good Governance (kepemerintahan yang baik). Pemerintah Daerah harus dikelola dengan baik, dengan menerapkan asas fundamental transparansi dan akuntabilitas. Setiap Pemerintah Daerah memiliki Visi dan Misi. Untuk mewujudkan Visi dan melaksanakan Misi digunakan paradigma baru dan strategi baru dalam manajemen pemerintah daerah. Parad…
Dalam era globalisasi seperti sekarang ini, mengapa masih ada negara yang kaya dan negara yang miskin? Mengapa kesenjangan pendapatan dan sosial antara negara kaya dan negara miskin bisa sangat jauh berbeda, sampai-sampai eksistensi negara miskin dibayangi oleh cap "Negara Gagal"? Sebagai contoh, lihat saja negara Korea. Walau mereka sama (baik dari segi budaya, suku, ras, dan etnik), situas…
Governing Cross-Sector Collaboration tackles the issues inherent in partnerships with nongovernmental actors for public service delivery, highlighting the choices available and the accompanying challenges and opportunities that arise. Based on research, interviews with public, private and nonprofit sector leaders, and considerable analysis of organizations involved in public-private-nonprofit c…
Those preparing to take the Graduate Record Exam will get plenty of hands-on test-taking practice with this thoroughly updated and revised book. Students will find : - Six full-length practice exams similar in length, structure, question types and degree of difficulty to the actual GRE exam - All questions answered and explained - Extra features include a detailed overview of all of the dif…