Prospects of training system and deficit irrigation for increasing yield and water use efficiency of pitaya (Hylocereus spp.) in the Mediterranean region. [PDF]
Kaman H +4 more
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Policy Capacity Under Decentralization: Kindergarten Education Reforms in the Philippines
ABSTRACT The paper examines the relationship between policy capacity and policy effectiveness in decentralized governance setups. It challenges the conventional view that policy functions should only be decentralized when requisite capacities already exist at lower levels of government. Instead, the paper proposes that capacity can follow function ‐ as
Kidjie Ian Saguin, M. Ramesh
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Working with democratically elected councillors: Reflections on research engagement in local government. [PDF]
Passey A, Brown EM, Woodall J.
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ABSTRACT Bringing together the literature on policy design, policy capacity and policy making in multilevel systems, this paper argues that the effectiveness of policy design in federal countries depends, ceteris paribus, on the adequacy of federal and local policy capacities.
Giliberto Capano +1 more
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From hospital to community? The good, the bad, and the ugly of the 10-year plan to move care to the community. [PDF]
Pettigrew LM +3 more
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USAID's Locally‐Led Development Agenda: Open Government and Independent Monitoring
ABSTRACT USAID's ambitious localization agenda between 2021–2024—suspended in early 2025—aimed to provide more funding for local organizations, strengthen local systems, and co‐create with local communities. This study uses pre‐2025 open government data to identify continuity and change during USAID’s localization push.
Jeffrey Hallock +2 more
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ABSTRACT The persistence of participatory budgeting (PB) in selected Chinese localities challenges the conventional wisdom that deliberative democratic practices can only take root in liberal political environments. Yet, existing literature has not sufficiently elucidated the factors underpinning the rise and sustained operation of PB in this seemingly
Yifei Yan +3 more
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Bridging care hierarchies through regional global budget payment: evidence from county medical communities in Zhejiang Province, China. [PDF]
Liu X, Lyu H, Jin H.
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Reflections on Comparative Teaching in Public Administration
ABSTRACT This article integrates our scholarly experience of teaching comparative public administration. In doing so, we offer a unique perspective as the co‐authors carry several diverse attributes, among them their countries of origin, current country in which they are teaching, and their academic experience.
Kim Moloney +6 more
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