1. Introduction -- 2. Local Tax Administration -- 3. The Practice of Real Property Taxation in the World -- 4. Municipal Budgeting and Accounting -- 5. Local Fiscal Discipline -- 6. Local Public Infrastructure and Corruption -- 7. Measuring and Monitoring Local Government Performance -- 8....

"This paper takes advantage of a unique policy change to examine how principals make decisions regarding teacher dismissal. In 2004, the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) and Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) signed a new collective bargaining agreement that gave principals the flexibility to dismiss...

Part 1: Ethics and Ethical Compliance -- Chapter 1:1 Ethics and Accountable Governance in Africa: An Introduction (Kemi Ogunyemi, Isaiah Adisa, and Robert E. Hinson) -- Chapter 2:Ethical Dilemmas and the Changing Reality in Africa’s Public Sector (Nkemdilim Iheanachor and Emmanuel Etim) --...

Chapter 1 - Europeanization Processes -- Chapter 2 - Administrative Procedures -- Chapter 3 - Participatory Government -- Chapter 4 - Local Governance Reforms -- Chapter 5 - Regionalization Reforms -- Chapter 6 - Re-centralization in Government.

Chapter 1. Internet of Things and the Public Sector -- Chapter 2. The Internet of Things in a smart society: how government policy can help seize opportunities and mitigate threats -- Chapter 3. Methodologies for a participatory design of IoT to deliver sustainable public services in 'smart...

1. Tax System and Tax Reforms in Turkey -- 2. Restructuring of Revenue Administration in Turkey -- 3. Tax Audit Reforms in Turkey -- 4. The Experience of Medium Term Expenditure Framework in Turkey -- 5. An Assessment of How the Public Procurement System Works in Turkey -- 6. Public-Private...

Introduction -- Part I. The Problems and Perspectives of Development of the System of Public Administration in the Modern Russian Conditions -- Developmental Trends in The Institutional Environment of Russian Civil Society Within the Context of Government Regulation of Socio-Economic Activities...