Local government is the second or third tier of government deliberately created to bring government to the grassroots …. Decentralization is a natural indispensable counterpart to pluralistic democracy, i.e. it extends the work of democracy and fulfils … decentralized democratic local government as a vehicle for development and national integration is imperative. The current interim …

Purpose – Bristol City Council has received national and international recognition for its local e‐democracy work. This … paper seeks to tell the story of three phases of development of local e‐democracy in Bristol. In summarising findings from … the national evaluation of the Local E‐democracy Project, the paper also aims to consider stage four – where Bristol's e‐democracy …

”, which sought to bridge the perceived gap between the government and the populace. He also advocated for a stronger focus on … difficult for communication professionals in the Dutch public service to maintain the strict separation between government … paper is on government communication in the Netherlands at a national level. Practical implications – This paper argues that …

obligation for the government to fund these projects. These goods and services have been labelled Community Service Obligations … there is a diversity of perception from government to government as to how CSOs are identified and funded. This diversity is … explored and compared to the proposed CSO criteria currently being examined by the Queensland Government Treasury. These …

The process of public policy making involves different levels of government administrative organs and other interests … relations as, in many cases, the central government’s policies are put into practice, not only by territorial government … agencies, but also by regional and local government. Undoubtedly the particularity of the autonomous Basque Community …

their economies in the context of the framework of the use of functional versus selective government interventions. In the … context of these policy options. In so doing, it becomes apparent that functional and selective government interventions, to …

Purpose – This paper has as its aim to analyse the evolution and current status of e‐government, trying to deduce a … prior to its presentation, a short review of the e‐government literature along with some facts and figures have made it … possible to assess the situation of e‐government in various countries around the world, and more precisely in Spain. Findings …

of legislating. Design/methodology/approach – Drawing on pragmatic philosophy and limited government precedents, the … relating to the prospective effects of policies under government consideration. Research limitations/implications – Pragmatic … prominent governance relevance through this research. Practical implications – Rigorous integrative government consideration of …