Intro -- Vorbemerkung -- Danksagung -- Ziele und Aufbau des Buches -- Inhalt -- Abbildungsverzeichnis -- Tabellenverzeichnis -- Abkürzungsverzeichnis -- Teil I: Rahmenbedingungen und Grundlagen -- 1. Rahmenbedingungen und externe Einflussfaktoren -- 2. Rechtliche Grundlagen -- 3. Der Konzern...

Intro -- PRACTICING LOCAL GOVERNANCE:NORTHERN PERSPECTIVES -- PRACTICING LOCAL GOVERNANCE:NORTHERN PERSPECTIVES -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- LOCAL GOVERNANCE AND THE CHALLENGES OFGLOBAL CHANGE -- INTRODUCTION -- GLOBALIZATION AND DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS -- GOVERNANCE - AN ANALYTICAL RESPONSE TO...

We examine the human development consequences of transferring responsibility for public service provision to local governments in India, using state-level variation in the timing of administrative decentralization reforms. We find that devolution of the responsibility for health functions from...

Intro -- ABSTRACT -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- Abbreviations and Acronyms -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- CHAPTER ONEINTRODUCTION -- 1.1. Setting the Problem -- 1.2. Purpose Statement -- 1.3. Research Objectives -- 1.4. Significance of the Research -- 1.5. Research Questions -- 1.6. Overview...