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Governance, good governance and global governance: conceptual and actual challenges
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In this paper, the authors take seriously the proposition that ideas and concepts, both good and bad, have an impact on international public policy, and they situate the emergence of governance, good governance and global governance, as well as the UN's role in the conceptual process.Abstract:
This article takes seriously the proposition that ideas and concepts, both good and bad, have an impact on international public policy. It situates the emergence of governance, good governance and global governance, as well as the UN's role in the conceptual process. Although 'governance' is as old as human history, this essay concentrates on the intellectual debates of the 1980s and 1990s but explores such earlier UN-related ideas as decolonisation, localisation and human rights, against which more recent thinking has been played out. A central analytical perspective is the tension between many academics and international practitioners who employ 'governance' to connote a complex set of structures and processes, both public and private, while more popular writers tend to use it synonymously with 'government'.read more
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Enabling Democratic Local Governance through Rural E-Municipalities in Kyrgyzstan
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a case study on rural e-municipalities in Kyrgyzstan and discuss key findings in terms of challenges of implementing and sustaining ICT-enabled local governance observed throughout the life cycle of the real life project.
Public Participation in Energy and Natural Resources Development: A Theory and Criteria for Evaluation
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a larger project regarding public participation in Alberta's energy and natural resources development, which was made possible by the support of the Alberta Law Foundation, which is gratefully acknowledged.
Governance and Vulnerability in Small Island States
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the role of governance in reducing vulnerability of small island developing states (SIDS) and their island communities, and proposed some practical remedies for the challenges of these communities.
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TL;DR: In this article, a general theory of the rate of interest was proposed, and the subjective and objective factors of the propensity to consume and the multiplier were considered, as well as the psychological and business incentives to invest.
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Making Democracy Work: Civic Traditions in Modern Italy
TL;DR: Putnam et al. as discussed by the authors analyzed the efficacy of these governments in such fields as agriculture, housing, and health services, revealing patterns of associationism, trust, and cooperation that facilitate good governance and economic prosperity.
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Trust: The Social Virtues and the Creation of Prosperity
TL;DR: Fukuyama as discussed by the authors argued that the end of the Cold War would also mean the beginning of a struggle for position in the rapidly emerging order of 21st-century capitalism and argued that in an era when social capital may be as important as physical capital, only those societies with a high degree of social trust will be able to create the flexible, large scale business organizations that are needed to compete in the new global economy.