High standards of public governance are the essential foundation for achieving sustainable economic growth and social cohesion. Without high standards, there can be no confidence in the integrity of public institutions or indeed in the value of democratic processes in promoting and protecting...

This review examines the recent reforms undertaken by the government of Kazakhstan in the area of public governance and evaluates their impact on the effectiveness, strategic capacity and accountability of the state. The review places particular emphasis on strategic planning, policy and...

This paper analyses two critical and related questions regarding the eternal quest for better understanding the purposes and tools of competition law and policy. It first looks at the role of democracy as a policy goal of competition policy. It also looks at the role of democracy in the...

Das vorliegende Buch befaßt sich mit Umweltfragen in den Transformationsländern. Dabei stehen weniger Berichte über den momentanen Zustand der Umwelt auf dem Programm, als vielmehr Analysen darüber, unter welchen Aspekten dort Umweltprobleme behandelt und Umweltpolitik betrieben werden. Es...

Open government is a powerful catalyst for driving democracy, public trust, and inclusive growth. In recognition of this, the OECD Council adopted the Recommendation on Open Government in 2017. To date, it remains the first - and only - internationally recognised legal instrument on open...

Die Umweltprobleme im Landwirtschaftssektor vieler mittel- und osteuropäischer Staaten einschließlich der Länder der ehemaligen Sowjetunion sind vielfältig und schwerwiegend. Im Rahmen der Wirtschaftstransformation hin zur Marktwirtschaft haben diese Länder die Chance, integrierende...