Comprehensive Regional Reform

Author : Guihua Liu,Xiaofei Wang
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2020-09-25
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789811569142

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Comprehensive Regional Reform by Guihua Liu,Xiaofei Wang Pdf

This book ambitiously presents the current directions and goals of the Chinese idea of modernization in education. Searching for a neutral way to understand educational reform and policy-making in the midst of many different theories in the field, the authors combine the theories of ecology, regional studies, and educational philosophy to focus on the hot topics relating to the current problems in Chinese education. In addition to the theory of education, it offers an interdisciplinary approach to educational policy and administration, including perspectives from history, evaluation and (big) data processing, modernization, planning-making, curriculum and teaching, element analysis etc. within or beyond the limits of education. This book is a valuable resource for policy-makers and administrators as well as teachers and students majoring in education or related fields. It is also beneficial to those interested in interdisciplinary approaches to educational theory studies and regional studies in education, and practitioners in schools and higher education institutes as well as anyone wanting insights into Chinese education from the perspective of regional studies.

Author : Mark Callanan,John Loughlin
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2021-05-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781839106644

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A Research Agenda for Regional and Local Government by Mark Callanan,John Loughlin Pdf

This insightful Research Agenda takes a thematic approach to analysing reform in regional and local government, exploring central concepts such as devolution, Europeanisation and globalisation. Expert contributors address key trends in structural change and reorganisation, subnational autonomy and decentralisation, metropolitan governance, and multi-level governance.

Author : Robert P. Beschel,Tarik M. Yousef
Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2020-12-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780815736981

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Public Sector Reform in the Middle East and North Africa by Robert P. Beschel,Tarik M. Yousef Pdf

Critical examinations of efforts to make governments more efficient and responsive Political upheavals and civil wars in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) have obscured efforts by many countries in the region to reform their public sectors. Unwieldy, unresponsive—and often corrupt—governments across the region have faced new pressure, not least from their publics, to improve the quality of public services and open up their decisionmaking processes. Some of these reform efforts were under way and at least partly successful before the outbreak of the Arab Spring in 2010. Reform efforts have continued in some countries despite the many upheavals since then. This book offers a comprehensive assessment of a wide range of reform efforts in nine countries. In six cases the reforms targeted core systems of government: Jordan's restructuring of cabinet operations, the Palestinian Authority's revision of public financial management, Morocco's voluntary retirement program, human resource management reforms in Lebanon, an e-governance initiative in Dubai, and attempts to improve transparency in Tunisia. Five other reform efforts tackled line departments of government, among them Egypt's attempt to improve tax collection and Saudi Arabia's work to improve service delivery and bill collection. Some of these reform efforts were more successful than others. This book examines both the good and the bad, looking not only at what each reform accomplished but at how it was implemented. The result is a series of useful lessons on how public sector reforms can be adopted in MENA.

Author : Richard W. Willson
Publisher : Island Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2013-06-28
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1610913590

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Parking Reform Made Easy by Richard W. Willson Pdf

Today, there are more than three parking spaces for every car in the United States. No one likes searching for a space, but in many areas, there is an oversupply, wasting valuable land, damaging the environment, and deterring development. Richard W. Willson argues that the problem stems from outdated minimum parking requirements. In this practical guide, he shows practitioners how to reform parking requirements in a way that supports planning goals and creates vibrant cities. Local planners and policymakers, traffic engineers, developers, and community members are actively seeking this information as they institute principles of Smart Growth. But making effective changes requires more than relying on national averages or copying information from neighboring communities. Instead, Willson shows how professionals can confidently create requirements based on local parking data, an understanding of future trends affecting parking use, and clear policy choices. After putting parking and parking requirements in context, the book offers an accessible tool kit to get started and repair outdated requirements. It looks in depth at parking requirements for multifamily developments, including income-restricted housing, workplaces, and mixed-use, transit-oriented development. Case studies for each type of parking illustrate what works, what doesn’t, and how to overcome challenges. Willson also explores the process of codifying regulations and how to work with stakeholders to avoid political conflicts. With Parking Reform Made Easy, practitioners will learn, step-by-step, how to improve requirements. The result will be higher density, healthier, more energy-efficient, and livable communities. This book will be exceptionally useful for local and regional land use and transportation planners, transportation engineers, real estate developers, citizen activists, and students of transportation planning and urban policy.

Author : Brian Dollery,Joseph Garcea,Edward C. LeSage
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2008-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1782543864

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Local Government Reform by Brian Dollery,Joseph Garcea,Edward C. LeSage Pdf

'Written by an impressive array of experts, this book surveys local government reforms in six advanced democracies, federal and unitary, which share a municipal legacy: Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the UK, and the US. . . The book has an excellent bibliography and will help open up a field heretofore noted for its insularity. Recommended.' - A.J. Ward, Choice

Author : Robert L. Bish
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : British Columbia
ISBN : 0969504322

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Local Government in British Columbia by Robert L. Bish Pdf

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2020-02-17
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264647329

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OECD Multi-level Governance Studies Decentralisation and Regionalisation in Portugal What Reform Scenarios? by OECD Pdf

The report presents a diagnosis of Portugal multi-level governance in international perspectives and highlights the strengths and challenges of the system. It then presents three potential policy paths of regional reform for Portugal. As the options are not mutually exclusive, they could work as complements to each other. The report analyses the conditions under which the reforms may deliver more economic efficiency and regional equity.

Author : Axel Rivas
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2021-12-30
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781000515695

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Examining Educational Policy in Latin America by Axel Rivas Pdf

This book synthesizes and analyzes the complex map of educational reforms in Latin America in the first two decades of the 21st century. The book offers insights into the agendas, processes and political economy of educational reforms in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru. Written by renowned contributors from each country, chapters present systematic, critical and reflective accounts of an intense period of education reforms. The book fills a gap in educational research and provides a systematic study that compares the cases analyzed. The first broad, comparative collection of its kind, the book is well-suited to courses in international and comparative education policy.

Author : Mustapha Rouis,Steven R. Tabor
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-11
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780821397299

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Regional Economic Integration in the Middle East and North Africa by Mustapha Rouis,Steven R. Tabor Pdf

This book summarizes the constraints to and opportunities for deepening economic integration within the MENA region and beyond. Trade and investment reform are discussed together with physical connectivity, cross-border trade facilitation, infrastructure networks, and the vital role of logistics.

Author : Richard Tomlinson,Marcus Spiller
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2018-07-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781486307982

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Australia's Metropolitan Imperative by Richard Tomlinson,Marcus Spiller Pdf

Since the early 1990s there has been a global trend towards governmental devolution. However, in Australia, alongside deregulation, public–private partnerships and privatisation, there has been increasing centralisation rather than decentralisation of urban governance. Australian state governments are responsible for the planning, management and much of the funding of the cities, but the Commonwealth government has on occasion asserted much the same role. Disjointed policy and funding priorities between levels of government have compromised metropolitan economies, fairness and the environment. Australia’s Metropolitan Imperative: An Agenda for Governance Reform makes the case that metropolitan governments would promote the economic competitiveness of Australia’s cities and enable more effective and democratic planning and management. The contributors explore the global metropolitan ‘renaissance’, document the history of metropolitan debate in Australia and demonstrate metropolitan governance failures. They then discuss the merits of establishing metropolitan governments, including economic, fiscal, transport, land use, housing and environmental benefits. The book will be a useful resource for those engaged in strategic, transport and land use planning, and a core reference for students and academics of urban governance and government.

Author : James Thuo Gathii
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 525 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2011-07-21
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781139498593

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African Regional Trade Agreements as Legal Regimes by James Thuo Gathii Pdf

African regional trade integration has grown exponentially in the last decade. This book is the first comprehensive analysis of the legal framework within which it is being pursued. It will fill a huge knowledge gap and serve as an invaluable teaching and research tool for policy makers in the public and private sectors, teachers, researchers and students of African trade and beyond. The author argues that African Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs) are best understood as flexible legal regimes particularly given their commitment to variable geometry and multiple memberships. He analyzes the progress made toward trade liberalization in each region, how the RTAs are financed, their trade remedy and judicial regimes, and how well they measure up to Article XXIV of GATT. The book also covers monetary unions as well as intra-African regional integration, and examines free trade agreements with non-African regions including the Economic Partnership Agreements with the European Union.

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2005-05-31
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264007888

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DAC Guidelines and Reference Series Security System Reform and Governance by OECD Pdf

This publication underlines the positive role that the integrated reform of a country’s security system can play in stabilising fragile, conflict-prone or conflict affected states.

Author : Zeljko Šević
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2002-10-29
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1781959560

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Banking Reforms in South-East Europe by Zeljko Šević Pdf

'. . .Sevic offers an accessible and closely argued account of financial sector reform processes in Southeast Europe. Sevic's book is the result of an extensive research project on banking sector reform in the Southeast European transitional economies undertaken since late 1998. . . an extensive look at this timely volume will pay handsome dividends and could help devise successful business plans.' - Jens Bastian, Southeast European and Black Sea Studies 'The book will be a very agreeable reading to experts on the region. Its comprehensive analysis emphasises past and current conflicts, the recourse to currency board arrangements, and the persisting asymmetries with reference to the functioning of the banking system in Central Europe. . . Banking Reforms in South-East Europe is a book that college students in banking and financial markets, and banking analysts should read.' - Bruno S. Sergi, South-East Europe Review Banking Reforms in South-East Europe gives a critical and detailed overview of banking system restructuring in the transitional countries of South-Eastern Europe - Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, Romania and Yugoslavia - and offers suggestions for future reforms.

Author : Richard T. LeGates,Frederic Stout
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 1103 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2015-07-16
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781317606260

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The City Reader by Richard T. LeGates,Frederic Stout Pdf

The sixth edition of the highly successful The City Reader juxtaposes the very best classic and contemporary writings on the city to provide the comprehensive mapping of the terrain of Urban Studies and Planning old and new. The City Reader is the anchor volume in the Routledge Urban Reader Series and is now integrated with all ten other titles in the series. This edition has been extensively updated and expanded to reflect the latest thinking in each of the disciplinary areas included and in topical areas such as compact cities, urban history, place making, sustainable urban development, globalization, cities and climate change, the world city network, the impact of technology on cities, resilient cities, cities in Africa and the Middle East, and urban theory. The new edition places greater emphasis on cities in the developing world, globalization and the global city system of the future. The plate sections have been revised and updated. Sixty generous selections are included: forty-four from the fifth edition, and sixteen new selections, including three newly written exclusively for The City Reader. The sixth edition keeps classic writings by authors such as Ebenezer Howard, Ernest W. Burgess, LeCorbusier, Lewis Mumford, Jane Jacobs, and Louis Wirth, as well as the best contemporary writings of, among others, Peter Hall, Manuel Castells, David Harvey, Saskia Sassen, and Kenneth Jackson. In addition to newly commissioned selections by Yasser Elshestawy, Peter Taylor, and Lawrence Vale, new selections in the sixth edition include writings by Aristotle, Peter Calthorpe, Alberto Camarillo, Filip DeBoech, Edward Glaeser, David Owen, Henri Pirenne, The Project for Public Spaces, Jonas Rabinovich and Joseph Lietman, Doug Saunders, and Bish Sanyal. The anthology features general and section introductions as well as individual introductions to the selected articles introducing the authors, providing context, relating the selection to other selection, and providing a bibliography for further study. The sixth edition includes fifty plates in four plate sections, substantially revised from the fifth edition.

Author : Harry T. Dimitriou,Robin Thompson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 479 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2007-08-07
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781134273171

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Strategic Planning for Regional Development in the UK by Harry T. Dimitriou,Robin Thompson Pdf

With contributions from leading academics and practitioners, Strategic Planning for Regional Development in the UK is the most up-to-date treatment of a fast-changing subject. The book discusses: The evolution of regional planning in the UK and the strategic thinking involved The spatial implications of regional economic development policies The methods and techniques needed for the implementation of strategic planning for regional development How strategic planning for regional development is currently put into practice in three UK regions with different priorities. Strategic Planning for Regional Development in the UK is essential reading for students and academics working within strategic and regional planning and provides policy makers and practitioners with a comprehensive and thought provoking introduction to this critically important emerging field.