International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.Abstract This article analyses ideas of ‘good governance through technology’ in India that first emerged from the software industry, symbolizing state support for the ‘new middle‐class’ values of liberalized private enterprise. We suggest that the contemporary prominence of consulting firms in government represents a second transformation that embeds ...
Matt Birkinshaw, Sanjay Srivastava
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A Környezetvédelmi Természetvédelmi és Vízügyi Felügyelőségek (KTVF) mint street-level bureaucracy szerepe a magyar környezetpolitikában = The Role of Environmental Inspectorates as Street-level Bureaucrats in the Implementation of Environmental Policy [PDF]
, 2012 A környezetpolitika végrehajtási intézményrendszere jelentős átalakításokon ment át az elmúlt évtizedben Magyarországon. A változtatások érintették az intézményrendszer szervezeti felépítését és feladatait egyaránt. E változások a street-level bürokraták
Balázs, Bálint +4 more
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How to waste a crisis : budget cuts and public service reform [PDF]
, 2011 In the aftermath of the financial crisis, governments have proposed sav-ing money by reforming public services. This paper argues that tight budget constraints make reform harder. Governments are uncertain which depart- ments are effective.
Hugh-Jones, David
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COMMON SENSE LAW: Making Right/s in the Liberal City
International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.Abstract This article, co‐authored by encampment and university scholars, is concerned with how homeless persons challenge rightlessness. We do so by advancing a conceptual framework of common sense law, arguing that such contestations take place not only in courtrooms but also in the lived spaces of homelessness.
Ananya Roy +3 more
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PARTY‐STATE URBANISM: Coevolution of Local State Capacity and Strategic Alliances in Shenzhen
International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.Abstract What is distinct about Chinese urban governance? Classic theories predict that when the central state retreats from resource allocation, capacity‐strained local governments must form alliances with non‐state actors, thereby diluting state power. In China, however, state power remains dominant despite decentralization.
Yunhan Wen
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Educational policy, policy appropriation and Grameen Bank higher education financial aid policy process [PDF]
, 2020 The paper talks about higher educational polices and their process of policy appropriations, policy as practices, policy as symbolic, policy as rituals, policy as myths, policy backward- mapping and policy-forward mapping, multi-stage policy ...
Rouf, Kazi Abdur
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Bureaucrats, politicians and reform in Whitehall: analysing the bureau-shaping model [PDF]
, 2000 Dunleavy's bureau-shaping model has breathed new life into existing debates about the behaviour of senior bureaucrats. This article assesses the utility of this model as an explanation of the development of Next Step agencies in the last decade in ...
Marsh, D., Richards, D., Smith, M.J.
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Welfare reform and the street level bureaucrat in homelessness services [PDF]
International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, 2015 Purpose – Lipsky’s street level bureaucrat conceptual framework is employed to assist in understanding the ways in which statutory frontline homelessness practitioners are engaging with the current welfare reform agenda. The paper aims to discuss these issues.
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The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Tracing the early adoption of computer gang databases by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and the Los Angeles Police Department in the 1980s to the deployment of computationally‐assisted surveillance during the Vietnam War, this paper uses a genealogical approach to compare surveillance technologies developed across the arc of ...
Christina Hughes
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"Street level bureaucrats-" the role of labour inspectors in enforcing decent work. [PDF]
, 2010 No ...
Ngoepe, Kholofelo Ruth
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