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Polycentricity and metropolitan governance. A Swiss case study [PDF]
The concept of ‘polycentric spatial development’, a central principle of the European Spatial Development Perspective, is closely linked to the concept of ‘sustainable urban development’.
Alain Thierstein +3 more
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The Narrative Continent: Discursive Recognition and the EU's Technological Actorness
JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, EarlyView.Abstract Recognition in global politics is not only earned through institutions or capabilities; it is narrated into being. This article investigates how the European Union (EU) is framed as a technological actor in global discourse, focusing on the symbolic dynamics of discursive recognition.
Mahmoud Javadi
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Qubahan Academic JournalGovernance systems globally face mounting pressure from simultaneous climate, technology, and policy disruptions. The United Arab Emirates (UAE), with its rapid development trajectory, high innovation intensity, and environmental vulnerability ...
Eng Khalil Rafiq Al- Battat +2 more
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The efficiency of “quasimarkets”—decentralized public goods provision subjected to Tiebout competition—is a staple of public choice conventional wisdom.
Boettke, Peter +2 more
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From Global to Polycentric Climate Governance
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2011 Global governance institutions for climate change, such as those established by the UNFCCC and the Kyoto Protocol, have so far failed to make a significant impact on greenhouse gas emissions. Following the lead of Elinor Ostrom, this paper offers an alternative theoretical framework for reconstructing global climate policy in accordance with the ...
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The Generics Revolution and the New Economic Geography of the Global Pesticide Industry
Journal of Agrarian Change, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The global pesticide industry transformed from one dominated by patented products and legacy multinationals with strong manufacturing bases in the United States and EU to one dominated by generic products produced in India and China. We use proprietary market research data, data from regulatory filings, industry press and bilateral trade data ...
Christian Berndt +4 more
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REDD+ policy making in Nepal: toward state-centric, polycentric, or market-oriented governance?
Ecology and Society, 2014 Over the past 40 years, Nepal has become renowned for its community-based forestry policies, initiatives, and institutions, characterized by local autonomy in decisions about forest management and use and a gradual shift toward more inclusive national ...
Bryan R. Bushley
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Journal of Management Studies, EarlyView.Abstract When common‐pool resources such as freshwater, clean air, and fisheries span national borders, the collective action problems encountered are particularly severe. This study explores the role of polycentric governance systems in overcoming these pressing problems, which frequently underlie global grand challenges. Integrating political economy
Amol M. Joshi +4 more
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Polycentric governance of collective rangelands in southern Tunisia
African Journal on Land Policy and Geospatial SciencesThe governance system of collective rangelands in southern Tunisia (i.e., tribal grazing lands covering 1.5 million ha) entails several governmental and non-governmental actors.
Mabrouk Laâbar +2 more
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Hamlet without the Prince: whatever happened to capital in 'Working Capital'? [PDF]
, 2006 This is one of a number of papers in the same issue of CITY on the theme "How should we write about London?" This paper is a critical discussion of Working Capital: Life and Labour in Contemporary London, by Nick Buck, Ian Gordon, Peter Hall, Mike Harloe
Edwards, M
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