Social and/or political involvement within the population is often argued to enhance public sector performance. The underlying idea is that engagement fosters political awareness and interest and increases the public’s monitoring ability. Still, although extensive voter involvement may put...

The government fragmentation hypothesis (GFH) states that coalition governments spend more than single-party governments due to an underlying common pool problem. Using a large panel data set on 604 local governments in the German state of Baden-Württemberg for the 1994-2014 period, I test the...

<P><EM>Preface </EM></P><P></P><P>Foreword: Overcoming Adversity through Collaborative Efforts </P><P>Honorable Dan Kildee, Member of US Congress, Fifth District of Michigan</P><I><P></P><P>Introduction: Collaborative Governance for Growth and Development</P></I><P>Denita Cepiku, So Hee Jeon and David Jesuit </P><P></P><I><P>1. From Competition to Collaboration: Using...</p></i></p></p></p></p></i></p></p></p></em></p>

Nachhaltigkeit beginnt in den Städten, Kreisen und Gemeinden. Hier entscheidet sich, ob die globalen Zukunftsziele der Agenda 2030 für nachhaltige Entwicklung in allen Bereichen der Politik - auf ökonomischer, ökologischer und sozialer Ebene - erfolgreich umgesetzt werden. Dabei hat sich...

"Although collaborations for local and regional economic development have been popular in recent years, it is not yet wholly clear when or how such efforts bring successful outcomes. Using an integrative conceptual framework for collaborative governance, this innovative collection provides a...