The State Of Access

Author : Jorrit de Jong,Gowher Rizvi
Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2009-11-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780815701767

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The State of Access by Jorrit de Jong,Gowher Rizvi Pdf

This book documents a worrisome gap between principles and practice in democratic governance. The State of Access is a comparative, cross-disciplinary exploration of the ways in which democratic institutions fail or succeed to create the equal opportunities that they have promised to deliver to the people they serve. In theory, rules and regulations may formally guarantee access to democratic processes, public services, and justice. But reality routinely disappoints, for a number of reasons—exclusionary policymaking, insufficient attention to minorities, underfunded institutions, inflexible bureaucracies. The State of Access helps close the gap between the potential and performance in democratic governance.

Author : Patrice McDermott
Publisher : Bernan Press
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2008-10-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781598883084

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Who Needs to Know? - The State of Public Access to Federal Government Information by Patrice McDermott Pdf

Despite intense media scrutiny, only a small percentage of the American government's most essential information reaches the average person. This withholding of information is dangerous in a democratic society, where openness is a cherished value. Here are some samples of the topics included in Who Needs to Know?: The history, use, and abuse of national security classification; The state of the Freedom of Information Act in the Bush Administration; Examination of the concept of sensitive but unclassified and the proliferation of such markings to shut off access to information; The administration s suppression of government science and scientists and its impact on policy and on government employees; The manipulation of the media for both political and ideological reasons; Suggestions on how to connect and communicate with organizations and your elected officials to effect a positive change in the state of public access to federal government information. We the people need to understand how to interact with our government, engage in public policy decision-making, and hold the government (and those who act on its behalf or under its regulations) accountable for sharing information. Dr. McDermott provides historical context on this issue, along with expert insights and useful recommendations from her years at the forefront of the battle to protect the public s right to know.

Author : Davies, Tim,Walker, Stephen B.,Rubinstein, Mor
Publisher : African Minds
Page : 590 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2019-05-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781928331957

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The State of Open Data by Davies, Tim,Walker, Stephen B.,Rubinstein, Mor Pdf

It’s been ten years since open data first broke onto the global stage. Over the past decade, thousands of programmes and projects around the world have worked to open data and use it to address a myriad of social and economic challenges. Meanwhile, issues related to data rights and privacy have moved to the centre of public and political discourse. As the open data movement enters a new phase in its evolution, shifting to target real-world problems and embed open data thinking into other existing or emerging communities of practice, big questions still remain. How will open data initiatives respond to new concerns about privacy, inclusion, and artificial intelligence? And what can we learn from the last decade in order to deliver impact where it is most needed? The State of Open Data brings together over 60 authors from around the world to address these questions and to take stock of the real progress made to date across sectors and around the world, uncovering the issues that will shape the future of open data in the years to come.

Author : Laura W. Perna,Anthony Jones
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2013-07-18
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781135106706

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The State of College Access and Completion by Laura W. Perna,Anthony Jones Pdf

Despite decades of substantial investments by the federal government, state governments, colleges and universities, and private foundations, students from low-income families as well as racial and ethnic minority groups continue to have substantially lower levels of postsecondary educational attainment than individuals from other groups. The State of College Access and Completion draws together leading researchers nationwide to summarize the state of college access and success and to provide recommendations for how institutional leaders and policymakers can effectively improve the entire spectrum of college access and completion. Springboarding from a seminar series organized by the Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, chapter authors explore what is known and not known from existing research about how to improve student success. This much-needed book calls explicit attention to the state of college access and success not only for traditional college-age students, but also for the substantial and growing number of "nontraditional" students. Describing trends in various outcomes along the pathway from college access to completion, this volume documents persisting gaps in outcomes based on students’ demographic characteristics and offers recommendations for strategies to raise student attainment. Graduate students, scholars, and researchers in higher education will find The State of College Access and Completion to be an important and timely resource.

Author : Aimé-Parfait Niyonkuru
Publisher : LIT Verlag Münster
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2021-12-28
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783643913777

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Access to Justice Beyond the State Courts by Aimé-Parfait Niyonkuru Pdf

Costliness, excessive delay, bias against the weak, corruption, underfunding, insufficiency of legal skills and shortage of training programmes (for the judicial staff in its diversity), complexity of legal rules and procedures, including the language of both the law and the Court, dependency vis-à-vis the political authorities; these are flaws documented as hindering equal and effective access to Burundi’s formal state court justice system. This book argues that engaging with out-of-court justice in Burundi’s legal pluralism model may positively impact on people’s access to justice, particularly for the poor and the underprivileged.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Small Business
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UCSD:31822038349130

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The State of Small Business Access to Capital and Credit by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Small Business Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties, and the Administration of Justice
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 818 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Courts
ISBN : PURD:32754078047077

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State of the Judiciary and Access to Justice by United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties, and the Administration of Justice Pdf

Author : Jerome S. Gluck
Publisher : Transportation Research Board
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Highway engineering
ISBN : 9780309143059

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State of the Practice in Highway Access Management by Jerome S. Gluck Pdf

This synthesis reports how various agencies have acted on the various components of an access management program, what have been barriers to action, and how new efforts might improve implementation of access management strategies. Primary focus areas considered are legal and legislative bases, contents of policies and programs, implementation aspects, reported effectiveness of program implementation, and profiles of contemporary practice. This synthesis reports on the state of the practice with respect to planning, highway design, development review and permitting, and other focus areas where access management is typically incorporated. The emphasis is placed on states, but counties, municipalities, and metropolitan planning organizations are also considered.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 822 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Courts
ISBN : STANFORD:36105043601611

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State of the Judiciary and Access to Justice by United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary Pdf

Author : Bryant G. Garth
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:26509374

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Access to Justice and the Welfare State by Bryant G. Garth Pdf

Author : Andreas Ladner,Nils Soguel,Yves Emery,Sophie Weerts,Stéphane Nahrath
Publisher : Springer
Page : 397 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2018-08-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783319923819

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Swiss Public Administration by Andreas Ladner,Nils Soguel,Yves Emery,Sophie Weerts,Stéphane Nahrath Pdf

Swiss citizens approve of their government and the way democracy is practiced; they trust the authorities and are satisfied with the range of services Swiss governments provide. This is quite unusual when compared to other countries. This open access book provides insight into the organization and the functioning of the Swiss state. It claims that, beyond politics, institutions and public administration, there are other factors which make a country successful. The authors argue that Switzerland is an interesting case, from a theoretical, scientific and a more practice-oriented perspective. While confronted with the same challenges as other countries, Switzerland offers different solutions, some of which work astonishingly well.

Author : New York (State).
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1266 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1890
Category : Electronic
ISBN : MINN:31951D01564079P

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The Revised Statutes, Codes and General Laws of the State of New York by New York (State). Pdf

Author : Institute of Medicine,Committee on Monitoring Access to Personal Health Care Services
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1993-02-01
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780309047425

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Access to Health Care in America by Institute of Medicine,Committee on Monitoring Access to Personal Health Care Services Pdf

Americans are accustomed to anecdotal evidence of the health care crisis. Yet, personal or local stories do not provide a comprehensive nationwide picture of our access to health care. Now, this book offers the long-awaited health equivalent of national economic indicators. This useful volume defines a set of national objectives and identifies indicatorsâ€"measures of utilization and outcomeâ€"that can "sense" when and where problems occur in accessing specific health care services. Using the indicators, the committee presents significant conclusions about the situation today, examining the relationships between access to care and factors such as income, race, ethnic origin, and location. The committee offers recommendations to federal, state, and local agencies for improving data collection and monitoring. This highly readable and well-organized volume will be essential for policymakers, public health officials, insurance companies, hospitals, physicians and nurses, and interested individuals.

Author : Teresa Hennig,Truitt L. Bradly,Larry Linson,Leigh Purvis,Brent Spaulding
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 915 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2010-02-18
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780470640586

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Microsoft Access Small Business Solutions by Teresa Hennig,Truitt L. Bradly,Larry Linson,Leigh Purvis,Brent Spaulding Pdf

Database models developed by a team of leading Microsoft Access MVPs that provide ready-to-use solutions for sales, marketing, customer management and other key business activities for most small businesses. As the most popular relational database in the world, Microsoft Access is widely used by small business owners. This book responds to the growing need for resources that help business managers and end users design and build effective Access database solutions for specific business functions. Coverage includes: Elements of a Microsoft Access Database Relational Data Model Dealing with Customers and Customer Data Customer Relationship Management Database Solutions Marketing Database Solutions Sales Database Solutions Producing and Tracking the Goods & Services Production and Manufacturing Database Solutions Inventory Management Database Solutions Services Database Solutions Tracking and Analyzing Financial Data 1 Accounting Systems: Requirements and Design Database Solutions Accounting: Budgeting, Analysis, and Reporting Database Solutions Managing Memberships Implementing the Models SQL Server and Other External Data Sources With this valuable guide and CD-ROM, you'll be on your way to implementing database solutions in no time

Author : California Public Utilities Commission
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 840 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Public utilities
ISBN : STANFORD:36105061351859

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Decisions of the Public Utilities Commission of the State of California by California Public Utilities Commission Pdf