Author: United Cities and Local Governments (Ucl
Publisher: World Bank Publicatio
Keywords: global, report, first, world, local, democracy, decentralization
Number of Pages: 345
Published: 2008-11-05
List price: $38.00
ISBN-10: 0821377345
ISBN-13: 9780821377345
The first Global Observatory on Local Democracy and Decentralization (GOLD) Report is one of the main products of United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG). It constitutes a global reference on decentralization by presenting the contemporary situation of local governments in all regions of the world. The report analyzes local authorities in each continent under three main themes 1. The evolution of territorial structures 2. Responsibilities and power 3. Management and finances; and local democracy. An additional chapter is dedicated to the governance of large metropolises, where rapid growth
Authors:Gwendolyn Hallsmith, Bernard Lietaer,
Publisher: New Society Publishers
Keywords: local, economies, currencies, growing, wealth, creating
Number of Pages: 288
Published: 2011-06-28
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 0865716676
ISBN-13: 9780865716674
Communities everywhere are challenged by issues such as health, elder and child care, housing, education, food security, and the environment. On the surface, these problems appear to be rooted in economic crisisfor example, budget cuts have triggered reduced public services, soaring food prices have created food security concerns, and the subprime mortgage disaster has spawned record increases in foreclosures and homelessness.However, if communities could match their unmet needs with their underutilized resources, many would find that while their economies may be struggling when measured in t
Authors:Colin Crouch, Patrick Le Gals, Carlo Trigilia, He
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Keywords: local, production, systems, european, economies, governance, changing, responses
Number of Pages: 392
Published: 2004-05-06
List price: $150.00
ISBN-10: 0199259402
ISBN-13: 9780199259403
This book examines patterns of economic governance in three specific, contrasting, contexts: machinery-producing districts; declining steel cities; and clusters of high-technology activities. Building on the work of their previous book (Local Production Systems in Europe: Rise or Demise? OUP 2001), which charted the recent development of local clusters of specialized manufacturing among small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom, the authors find patterns of economic governance far more complex and dynamic that usually described in a literature w
Author: Terry A. Barnhart
Publisher: AltaMira Pre
Keywords: local, history, book, series, state, american, doing, association
Number of Pages: 208
Published: 2003-01-09
List price: $32.95
ISBN-10: 0759102538
ISBN-13: 9780759102538
Completely revised and updated edition of _the_ guide for local historians.
Author: Paul McQuail
Publisher: Local Government Association
Keywords: local, government, association, report, devolution
Number of Pages: 26
Published: 1998
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 1840490381
ISBN-13: 9781840490381
Author: A. Reza Kazemian
Publisher: Chalmers University of Technology, School of Archi
Keywords: urban, renewal, local, processes, impact, community, policy, values, planning, versus, study, modern
Number of Pages: 226
Published: 1991
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 9170325626
ISBN-13: 9789170325625
Author: Fernando Vilar Moreno
Publisher: Universitat Jaume I
Keywords: local, radio, television, spanish, ambito, area
Number of Pages: 608
Published: 2003-01-01
List price: $56.95
ISBN-10: 8480214546
ISBN-13: 9788480214544
