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A social system for sustainable local e-government

Journal of Systems and Information Technology, 2022
Purpose Most studies in electronic government (e-government) sustainability focus on the role of specific actors (stakeholders such as government employees or citizens) in sustaining an e-government project.
N. Nurdin, H. Scheepers, R. Stockdale
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From Local Government to Local Governance

2000
To refer to a shift over the last two decades from local government to local governance in Britain implies a recognition of two factors. First there has been a shift in the institutional structure of governing with a range of appointed bodies or ‘quangos’ gaining greater responsibility and prominence.
William L. Miller, Malcolm Dickson, Gerry Stoker   +2 more
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From Local Government to Local Governance—and Beyond?

International Political Science Review, 1998
This article presents an overview of local government studies and particularly of recent developments. It looks first of all at the changing social and economic factors which influence the operation of local government. Globalization, political and institutional changes, demographic trends—all these structure the environment of local government.
Caroline Andrew, Michael Goldsmith
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Circular cities: exploring local government strategies to facilitate a circular economy

European Planning Studies, 2019
Cities are growing rapidly, and the systems of production and consumption that support this growth are contributing to the depletion of natural resources and pollution of the environment.
Kathleen Bolger, A. Doyon
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Local Government Fragmentation: What Do We Know?

State and Local Government Review, 2019
The United States is a nation of local governments. The growth in the number of local governments over the last sixty years has led many to ask whether the current fragmented arrangement is ideal or whether fewer local governments are preferred.
Christopher B. Goodman
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Sustainability management, strategy and reform in local government

Sustainable Public Management, 2018
As discussions about sustainability management in local government evolve, public managers lack clear frameworks prescribing how sustainability should be integrated into the practice of management.
E. Zeemering
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The role of local government in rural communities: culture-based development strategies

Local Government Studies, 2019
This paper discusses local development and various governance strategies that local governments can use to engage actors in rural communities and resources from a broader environment to achieve desired socio-economic outcomes.
Mikaela Vasstrøm, Roger Normann
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Local Government and Local Governance: 1944–2011

Local Government Studies, 2013
Abstract Since the establishment of the tri-partite system of state education after the Second World War, the once simple relationships between central government and local government and the individual school have become increasingly complex. This article considers the key governance issues for schools and colleges in England and how they have been ...
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Local government’s disaster management capacity and disaster resilience

Local Government Studies, 2019
The questions in this research are as follows: How does the disaster management capacity of local governments affect the disaster resilience of local communities?
D. Lee
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Local government in Latin America

The Routledge Handbook of International Local Government, 2018
This guide to local government in Latin America provides a detailed overview of the political and economic significance of local government in the region as a whole, as well as 18 country studies written to a common format.
A. Nickson
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