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Pathways for redistribution: privatisation, regulation and incentives for pro-poor investment in the Argentine water sector
Post, Alison E. - In: International Journal of Public Policy 4 (2009) 1/2, pp. 51-75
Recent studies of the effectiveness of privatisation programmes in the water and sanitation sector have highlighted the … diversity of experiences, especially with respect to the distributional consequences of reforms. This study of water and …
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When will they ever learn? The financial implications of water 'regionalisation' for non-metropolitan New South Wales local councils
Dollery, Brian; Johnson, Andrew - In: International Journal of Public Policy 7 (2011) 4/5/6, pp. 301-319
An inquiry into water and wastewater in NSW recommended the 'regionalisation' of water services away from local … councils. However, these recommendations have yet to be implemented. This paper argues that any 'regionalisation' of water … is not better' in water services and the costs of 'regionalisation' are prohibitively high, the paper argues that the NSW …
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Climate change and security: forging a cooperative mechanism in South Asia
Jolly, Stellina; Mahajana, Sandeep - In: International Journal of Public Policy 10 (2014) 6, pp. 315-332
The traditional notion of security in international relations can be seen as something focusing on a state's concerns with safeguarding territory. The post-cold war era, characterised by issues such as economic dependency, intra-wars, globalisation and environmental degradation, resulted in new...
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The Muslim veil in the USA and France: a comparative analysis of law and policy
Salton, Herman T. - In: International Journal of Public Policy 10 (2014) 6, pp. 333-367
The USA and France are often perceived as having different, if not antipodal, legal and political systems. At first sight the treatment of the Muslim veil at school confirms this impression, for this piece of clothing is seen in the USA as a private symbol of religious devotion and benefits from...
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Emissions trading as an instrument of EU climate policy: a critical analysis of control processes in sociological perspective
Göke, Juliane; Forder, Bradley - In: International Journal of Public Policy 11 (2015) 1/2/3, pp. 17-32
The study deals with the control procedures in the policy field of the EU climate policy. Initially established hypothesis regarding the efficiency of the EU's climate strategy (H1) and the democratic legitimacy of the policy (H2) were developed on the basis of various theoretical concepts of...
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Evaluating public sector intramural research programmes: the case of the US Advanced Technology Program's Intramural Research Initiative
Link, Albert N.; Scott, John T. - In: International Journal of Public Policy 4 (2009) 6, pp. 516-532
Within a public environment in which accountability is at the forefront, an important evaluation question is how to document the economic value of innovation-related outputs and outcomes from intramural research relative to the cost of funding an intramural research programme. In this paper, we...
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Innovative governance and strengthening national competitiveness in Finland
Park, Sang-Chul - In: International Journal of Public Policy 4 (2009) 6, pp. 495-515
A new economic order based on globalisation and localisation processes has changed the fundamental economic systems. This resulted in a severe recession in the mid 1990s in Finland. In order to overcome the economic recession, the government and industry began to emphasise technology and...
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'Involuntary self-employment' in Finland: a bleak future?
Kautonen, Teemu; Palmroos, Jenni; Vainio, Pekka - In: International Journal of Public Policy 4 (2009) 6, pp. 533-548
'Involuntary self-employment' has recently received considerable political and media attention in Finland. The notion of involuntary self-employment has been used to refer to situations where an employer seeks increased flexibility and cost efficiency by 'pushing' former employees into new forms...
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Review of development effectiveness in Uganda
Bategeka, Lawrence; Ddumba-Ssentamu, John; Rubbelke, … - In: International Journal of Public Policy 4 (2009) 6, pp. 459-478
The 2004 Annual Review of Development Effectiveness (ARDE) analyses and evaluates the World Bank's development assistance activities. It concludes that the Bank has paid insufficient attention to issues of growth. Furthermore, it argues that without growth no sustainable poverty reduction is...
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Employment relations in German multinational companies in the UK and the future of the German model: empirical evidence on country-of-origin effects and industry internationalisati...
Tuselmann, Heinz-Josef; Heise, Arne; McDonald, Frank; … - In: International Journal of Public Policy 5 (2010) 4, pp. 390-408
Interest has grown in the significance of the country-of-origin impact on the Employment Relations (ER) approaches in the international subsidiaries of Multinational Companies (MNCs). In this article, a comparative cross-sectional analysis of German subsidiaries with indigenous UK firms will be...
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