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Policy Capacity Under Decentralization: Kindergarten Education Reforms in the Philippines
Public Administration and Development, EarlyView.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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Assessing Reconstruction: Did the South Undergo Revolutionary Change?
, 2015 With the end of the Civil War, came a number of unanswered questions Reconstruction would attempt to answer for the South. While the South underwent economic, political and social changes for a short period, old traditions continued to persist resulting ...
Sobotka, Lauren H.
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Contesting Regulatory Capacity: Exploring Doctrines in the Regulatory State
Public Administration and Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The contemporary literature on regulation and development has emphasised the importance of low discretion devices for achieving desired policy objectives. At the same time, there has been a growing recognition that state capacity in general, and regulatory capacity more specifically, are essential for achieving development goals in a world of ...
Bruno Queiroz Cunha, Martin Lodge
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The Military Diplomacy and Conflict Resolution: Negotiation Dynamics in the Second Karabakh War
Social Development & SecurityPurpose: to examine how Azerbaijan’s military-political strategy shaped the international diplomatic landscape and contributed to the formulation of the eventual ceasefire agreement during the Second Karabakh War Method: Qualitative research methods ...
Khayal Iskandarov
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Public Administration and Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article explores the management adaptation strategies non‐governmental organizations (NGOs) managers employ in order to operate in repressive political environments. It answers the question: how do NGO managers initiate, manage and sustain internal change when the political/regulatory environment changes?
Charles Kaye‐Essien +2 more
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Real EstateThis study examines the political and elite motives behind Colombo’s ‘world-class city’ initiative and its impact on public housing in underserved communities.
Janak Ranaweera +2 more
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Public Administration and Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article analyzes the Taliban's post‐2021 governance model through the Islamic Public Administration (IPA) framework, focusing on justice, equality, and women's inclusion. It asks: (1) How does the Taliban's governance align with core IPA principles?
Parwiz Mosamim +1 more
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A New Look at the Old Race Language: Rethinking Race and Exclusion in Social Policy [PDF]
, 1993 This essay is an examination of the use of the notion “race current in American social science literature and public discourse. It argues that the current assumptions of “race are mistaken and lead to misunderstanding and misdirected social policy.
Ngin, ChorSwang
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Over the last 20 years, collaborative efforts have emerged with the intention of going beyond the pure capitalist economy, seeking to generate transformative community‐based changes that guarantee blue equity, fair distribution and well‐being.
Sílvia Gómez, Alfons Garrido
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