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Policy Signals and Market Responses : A 50-Year History of Zambia’s Relationship with Foreign Capital

Barton, Stuart John - 2016

The study presents archival evidence to show how President Kaunda raised political and economic exclusivity in Zambia … in the early years of Zambia's independence, and how this retarded capital investment. Despite formal reforms and a new … government, this institutional mechanism still dominates and constrains Zambia's political economy today. …

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Agricultural Supply Chains, Growth and Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa : Market Structure, Farm Constraints and Grass-root Institutions

Depetris Chauvin, Nicolas - 2017

This book investigates if and how agricultural market structures and farm constraints affect the development of dynamic food and cash crop sectors and whether these sectors can contribute to economic transformation and poverty reduction in Africa. The authors map the current cash and food crops...

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Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance

Farazmand, Ali (ed.) - 2018

This work serves as a comprehensive collection of global scholarship regarding the vast fields of public administration and public policy. Written and edited by leading international scholars and practitioners, this exhaustive resource covers all areas of the twin fields of study. In keeping...

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Finance for Food : Towards New Agricultural and Rural Finance

Köhn, Doris - 2014

The Big Picture: Global Trends Affecting Agricultural Finance -- Institutional and Process Innovations in Serving Rural Clients -- Dealing With Risks in Agricultural Finance -- Using Modern Technology for High-Quality Services in Rural Areas

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Governance in South, Southeast, and East Asia : Trends, Issues and Challenges

Jamil, Ishtiaq (ed.); Aminuzzaman, Salahuddin M. (ed.); … - 2015

This book explores and analyzes governance and policy issues in South, Southeast, and East Asia. It maps governance challenges and analyzes current trends from the perspectives of democracy, public policy, and public institutions. Regional public administration and governance systems have...

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Public Administration and Policy in the Middle East

Dawoody, Alexander R. (ed.) - 2015

Introduction -- II. Part One: Public Policy and Administration in Iran, Turkey and Egypt -- Chapter 1. Public Administration and Policy in Contemporary Iran -- Chapter 2. State and administrative reforms in Turkey and its implications -- Chapter 3. Challenges to governance reform and...

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Information Technology Governance in Public Organizations : Theory and Practice

Rusu, Lazar (ed.); Viscusi, Gianluigi (ed.) - 2017

This book examines trends and challenges in research on IT governance in public organizations, reporting innovative research and new insights in the theories, models and practices within the area. As we noticed, IT governance plays an important role in generating value from organization’s IT...

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The world of open data : concepts, methods, tools and experiences

Charalabidis, Yannis; Zuiderwijk, Anneke; Alexopoulos, … - 2018

This book discusses the latest developments in the field of open data. The opening of data by public organizations has the potential to improve the public sector, inspire business innovation, and establish transparency. With this potential comes unique challenges; these developments impact the...

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Evaluating e-Participation : Frameworks, Practice, Evidence

Aichholzer, Georg (ed.); Kubicek, Herbert (ed.); … - 2016 - 1st ed. 2016

There is a widely acknowledged evaluation gap in the field of e-participation practice and research, a lack of systematic evaluation with regard to process organization, outcome and impacts. This book addresses the state of the art of e-participation research and the existing evaluation gap by...

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Risk Management in Public Administration

Raczkowski, Konrad (ed.) - 2017

This book draws on financial, economic, and management theory in its exploration of the theory underlying risk and risk management at both micro- and macroeconomic levels. It has a particular reference to the public financial sector. Chapters investigate the elimination of currency risk in the...

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