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Wang, Jiwei. "Governance role of different types of state-share holders : evidence from China's listed companies /." View Abstract or Full-Text, 2003. http://library.ust.hk/cgi/db/thesis.pl?ACCT%202003%20WANGJ.

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Donaldson, Sophie. "Untold story : evaluating the role of the local authority in regeneration amidst government and governance." Thesis, Cardiff University, 2006. http://orca.cf.ac.uk/54304/.

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This thesis is concerned with both evaluation and governance, which it brings together through a focus on a UK local authority. It presents a comprehensive investigation of the role of the local authority in regeneration, which is a gap demonstrated to be relevant to both these literatures. The investigation involves observation and interviewing, together with literature reviews and the mining of secondary data from documentary sources: it thereby makes connections between the specific and the general. This material is used on the one hand, to problematise conventional approaches to the evalua

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Pan, Jing. "The role of local government in shaping and influencing international policy frameworks." Thesis, De Montfort University, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/2086/11117.

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This thesis explores the capacity of local government to influence intergovernmental organizations’ policy frameworks during the formulation and implementation of their instruments and policies. It provides empirical insights into the decision making and implementation of international policy regimes, specifically within a European context, and contributes to the broader theoretical understanding of these regimes through the development of multi-level governance as a framework of analysis. The thesis extends multi-level governance as a theoretical framework in two ways. First, it does so by go

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Long, Kevin Lewis. "Distinctive Competence: The Role of Virginia Attorney General Opinions in State and Local Governance." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/29431.

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The devolution and judicialization movements of the past thirty years have dramatically changed the nature and structure of state-federal governmental relations. States and localities are now playing a larger role in the implementation and delivery of basic government services. Many state legislatures, such as Virginia's, because of their limited sessions and inadequate staff assistance, often leave the interpretation of complex, technical matters to state and local administrators. As a result, the role of state and local administrators in public policy formulation and implementation has bec

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Moatlhaping, Segametsi Oreeditse S. "The role of indigenous governance system(s) in sustainable development : case of Moshupa Village, Botswana /." Thesis, Link to the online version, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10019/443.

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Kim, Jung Wook. "The Civic Roles of Neighborhood Associations in Seoul, Korea: Implications for Urban Governance." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2017. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc984134/.

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This dissertation answers three research questions: "What differences and similarities exist among neighborhood associations in the United States, Japan, and Seoul, South Korea?," "What are the civic roles of neighborhood associations in apartment complexes in Seoul, South Korea?," and "What factors promote neighborhood associations to play civic roles in urban governance?" To answer the first question, this research analyzes the purposes, governance structures, roles, and legal substance of neighborhood associations by reviewing previous studies, public and legal documents, court cases in the

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Cau, Boaventura Manuel. "The role of traditional authorities in rural local governance in Mozambique: case study of the community of Chirindzene." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2004. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&amp.

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This study is about the place of traditional authorities in local level land administration and rural governance in contemporary Mozambique. It came about as a result of the publication of the Decree 15/2000 that recognised traditional authorities after their abolition more than 20 years earlier. This study seeks to examine four inter-related themes: the role of traditional authorities in local level land administration in Mozambique<br>why the government recognised traditional authorities in the year 2000 after having abolished them more than 20 years earlier<br>whether the recognition of her

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Frantz, Dmitri. "The role and impact of local government communication strategies in participatory governance: The case of Lamberts Bay." University of the Western Cape, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/6692.

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Magister Artium - MA<br>This research examines the role and impact of local government communication strategies in participatory governance with particular reference to Lamberts Bay, South Africa. The investigation aimed at establishing whether the communication strategies of the municipality serve as an effective mechanism to promote public participation in local government. The study used qualitative research methodology, towards the realisation of the aims and objectives of the study. Accordingly, an interview schedule was used as a tool that contains the pre-determined questions prep

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Sanseviro, Michael Lenard. "Student Government Presidents' Perceptions of their Role in Institutional Decision-Making at a Two-Year Public College." Digital Archive @ GSU, 2007. http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/eps_diss/7.

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This qualitative study investigated the roles students play in institutional decision-making, and in particular how the students perceive both what their roles should be and what their roles actually are. Five Student Government Association (SGA) presidents, serving sequential one-year terms from 1999 to 2004 at one campus of a multi-campus two-year public college located in a large metropolitan area in the southeast, were interviewed. The qualitative research methodology employed thematic analysis to describe the students' perceptions in the context of both the letter and spirit of policy i

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Lo, Shek-yung Anthony, and 盧石勇. "The role of Hong Kong in the regional governance of water-borne transport service and infrastructure." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2004. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B29851579.

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Webster, Karen Lesley. "Whakapiri tātou, hei manaaki tangata, hei manaaki whenua. Effective governance for urban sustainability." AUT University, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10292/854.

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This thesis examines the role of local government elected members to progress urban sustainability, and the views of Māori leaders’ on governance and sustainability. It is set within a wider context of local government reform and changing expectations of governance and captures a point in time in the evolution of Pākehā and Māori governance structures in Aotearoa New Zealand. The thesis contributes to the paucity of scholarship in these fields. Local government has evolved from the early provincial legislatures, to acknowledge Te Tiriti o Waitangi and recognise the importance of sustainable d

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Rahman, Md Mizanur. "Sanitation interventions in the urban informal settlements of Bangladesh : the role of government, NGOs and the grassroots." Thesis, Durham University, 2012. http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/3923/.

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The Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, is the world’s fastest growing primate city, having nearly 15 million people and approximately 6 million living in slum areas. Their high population density and growth rates, coupled with inadequate and inappropriate water and sanitation (WatSan) facilities, are creating social, economic and environmental effects. Until recently, several attempts have been made to provide infrastructure services to those slums. But the extent of the services is unsatisfactory due to resource constraints and a burdensome concentration of slums that contaminates the city ecology o

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Ramedies, Ryan. "The role of good corporate governance in promoting developing countries as attractive investment destinations." University of the Western Cape, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/7599.

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Magister Legum - LLM<br>This thesis seeks to unpack the measures and structures that a developing nation can put into place to establish itself as a good investment destination. It discusses the three theories of corporate governance, and how the adoption of the Enlightened Shareholder approach is the ideal theory for developing economies to adopt. It reviews the practices of the Republic of South Africa and the Peoples Republic of China to investigate what developing nations can learn from their legislation. The purpose of this thesis is to identity strong areas of corporate governance t

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Shekupakela-Nelulu, Rauna. "An investigation into the role of student participation in school governance : a Namibian perspective." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1007449.

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The issue of student participation in school governance is not a new concept in Namibian schools. Student involvement dates back to the 1970's when the country's administration was under the South African apartheid regime. Back then the involvement of students in school affairs was seen by the regime as a political act and attempts by student leaders to involve themselves in educational issues were often quashed. When the country became independent student representation continued as Student Representative Councils (SRC's), later renamed Learners Representative Councils (LRCs). This study atte

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Paundi, Jackson P. "The role of local government in disaster risk management: a case of the City of Cape Town in the Western Province of South Africa." University of the Western Cape, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/4546.

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Masters in Public Administration - MPA<br>Much has been said about the continued escalation of disasters, impacting negatively on the people’s livelihoods; mostly the poor. However, not enough is done to minimise or reduce the vulnerability of the people to risks as evidenced by the increasing numbers of disaster victims locally, nationwide and globally (Sahoo, 2005; Humby, 2012, Niekerk, 2005; Heijmans, 2008 and Cannon, 1994). The increasing disaster strikes in the City of Cape Town remain a major challenge to the surrounding communities (Cape Argus, 27 August 2012; Radar, 2010; Pillay, 2012

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Modisha, Nkoto Johannes. "The role of rural-based municipalities to promote socio-economic development : the case of Molemole and Blouberg Municipalities in Limpopo Province." Thesis, University of Limpopo (Turfloop Campus), 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10386/1029.

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Thesis (MPA) --University of Limpopo, 2012<br>his article measures the expectations of citizens against local government‟s legislative mandate to deliver services to citizens within the context of the Molemole and Blouberg Municipalities in Limpopo. In doing so, it aims to contribute the discourse on governance from the perspective of the governed. The qualitative study utilized purposive sampling and collected data using unstructured questionnaires; individual and focus group interviews, observation and participatory tools. The key findings are that citizens in the study area are in dire need

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Malapane, Anthony Tshwarelo. "The effects of the oversight role of legislatures in promoting good governance in South Africa with specific reference to the Gauteng legislature." Thesis, University of Limpopo, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10386/2918.

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Thesis (Ph. D. (Public Administration)) --University of Limpopo, 2019<br>South Africa continues to experiment with democracy after 23 years since its rebirth in 1994. The country‘s democracy is still developing towards greater transparency, full participation and accountability. Development depends on the existence of strong and vibrant institutions of accountability in the face of the challenges that threaten to reverse the gains made since the advent of democracy. Among such institutions is the legislature, which is the focus of this study. The study probes the oversight role of legislatures

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Mahlatsi, Lehlohonolo Kennedy. "An evaluation of the developmental role of local government in fighting poverty in the Free State / L.K. Mahlatsi." Thesis, North-West University, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/2495.

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Wiuff, Moe Louise. "Towards alternative precepts of statehood in Africa : the role of traditional authorities in reconstituting governance and state in Somaliland." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/1907.

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Thesis (MA (Political Science))--Stellenbosch University, 2009.<br>In recent years it has become increasingly evident that the idea of the state as a universal (Western) type of governance structure, i.e. a set of bureaucratic institutions headed by a central government with the capacity and interest to govern all of its territory, is incongruent with realities on the ground, particularly within the African continent. The 1990s has been a critical period in the evolution of African statehood, during which old strategies of state control have broken down. While this has given rise to a debate o

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Saaiman, Hurchele. "Evaluating the role of non governmental organisations in global governance : case studies of two campaigns." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/52832.

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Thesis (MA)--University of Stellenbosch, 2002.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This is a study of the growmg importance of Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs) in global governance. Global governance is defined as a complex and dynamic process that deals with issues that go beyond the capacity of national governments, that is distinguished from global government because of an absence of a central authority that can ensure compliance and the presence of a wide range of actors including non-state actors. The theory of Complex Multilateralism captures the role of NGOs and NGO coalitions well. Using

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George, Khanyisa. "The role of traditional leadership in governance and rural development: a case study of the Mpumalanga traditional authority." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/1575.

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This study examines how well the Mgwalana Traditional Authority (MTA) is performing its role of governing and developing its area and the municipal area of Nkonkobe in the Province of the Eastern Cape. The Chief of the MTA is one of the 2400 traditional leaders in South Africa who are responsible for giving leadership and development services to approximately 16 million people living in the rural areas. This study tries to find answers to two research questions: 1) What role does the Mgwalana traditional council play in governance and development? 2) Has the South African government managed to

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Rönnberg, Nico. "Sveriges Kommuner och Landsting (SKL) – en postkorporativ kvarleva eller en kvasistatlig hybrid? : En undersökning av SKL:s roll och inflytande i två politiska beslutsprocesser." Thesis, Linköpings universitet, Statsvetenskap, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-159195.

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The aim of this thesis is to study the role and the influence of the Swedish local government association, SALAR, which is an interest group representing all of the Swedish local authorities and regions. As a result of a change in exercising public power from government to multi-level governance that has reinforced subnational level, including local authorities and regions, SALAR is today a significant actor. It has an intermediating role in the relation between the government and local and regional authorities. SALAR is a hybrid organization that has interest group and governmental characteri

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Morrell, Kit. "Pompey, Cato, and the governance of the Roman empire." Thesis, The University of Sydney, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/2123/11632.

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This study explores attempts to improve provincial governance in the late Republic, with a particular focus on the contributions of Pompey and the younger Cato. I argue that Romans were more aware of the problems of their empire than is generally recognised and were taking steps to address them. Chapter One examines the programme Pompey implemented as consul in 70 to combat the related problems of exploitation in the provinces and corruption in the courts. In Chapter 2 I turn to Pompey’s eastern campaigns and his attempt to realise an ideal of ethical imperialism. Chapter Three argues for a d

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Siphuma, Zwiitani Ralson. "An assessment of the role of public participation in IDP : the Thulamela Municipality." Thesis, Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/1662.

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Thesis (MPA (School of Public Management and Planning))--University of Stellenbosch, 2009.<br>The concept of public participation has gained wider acceptance in government circles as a tool to strengthen the pillars of this government’s democratic structures. Globally, governments’ accountability can be gauged by the extent to which they practise public participation in decision-making in facing up to the challenges of the day. The concept of public participation arrived in South Africa in the 1980s and was supposedly applied to the inception of a true democratic dispensation in 1994. In

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Modikwa, Phorwane Josias. "The dual role of the principal as employee of the Department of Education and ex officio member of the school governing body." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/25821.

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This study investigated the dual role of the principal as an employee of the Department of Education and as an ex officio member of the governing body. The South African Schools Act distinguishes between professional management and school governance. This distinction may however give rise to conflict between the principal and the governing body, more especially if roles are not clearly explained, known and understood. For the purpose of this qualitative study, a multiple case study was considered to be the most appropriate research design strategy. Interviews, document analysis and observation

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Maphazi, Nondumiso. "A critical analysis of the role of public participation in governance and service delivery with specific reference to the Buffalo City Municipality." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/d1012147.

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This study undertook a critical analysis of the role of public participation in local governance and service delivery, with specific reference to the Buffalo City Municipality. The main aims of the study were to identify possible deficiencies in public participation processes, the development of strategies to enhance public participation, the development of mechanisms to ensure coordinated, integrated and focused public participation initiatives and the development of a normative model for improved public participation. The triangulation research methodology was employed with emphasis on the q

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Smith, Julia Heather. "Transformation From Below?: The Role of Civil Society Organizations in the Global Governance of the Response to HIV/AIDS." Thesis, University of Bradford, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10454/7512.

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This thesis contributes to debates on the role of civil society organizations (CSOs) in global governance by asking if their participation in the global response to HIV/AIDS has been transformative – with transformation conceptualized as change towards a more equitable order. Adopting a critical International Relations approach, and applying qualitative methods, it analyzes how CSOs used the initial failure of biomedical responses to the epidemic to advance a human rights frame, which justified their participation in global governance. This frame complemented conceptions of AIDS exceptionalism

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Bandel, Peter. "A Wolf in Military Clothing: A Case Study Examination of Lone Wolf Terrorism and the Roles and Responsibilities of Government Agencies." Master's thesis, University of Central Florida, 2012. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETD/id/5112.

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Since the fall of September, 2011, there has been a major increase in awareness and study of global terrorism. Academia, the media, politicians, and the average citizen all have varying definitions, ideas, and concerns about terrorism. The focus has mainly been on international terrorism. Terrorist organizations like Al Qaeda have permeated the discussion. However, there is a growing concern of the “lone wolf terrorist.” A lone wolf terrorist acts without a terrorist organization and is capable of having his/her own radical agenda with the audacity and simplicity to carry it out solely an

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Boersch-Supan, Johanna. "Peace as societal transformation : intergenerational power-struggles and the role of youth in post-conflict Sierra Leone." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2012. http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:19e1c5d6-e910-4a0e-b7be-f66b19d988be.

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Intergenerational solidarity and reciprocity are fundamental building blocks of any society. At the same time, socio-generational groups constantly struggle for influence and authority. In Sub-Saharan Africa, disproportionately male, gerontocratic and patrimonial systems governing economic, social and political life lend a special explosiveness to the social cleavage of generation. This dissertation draws on the concept of the generational contract to explore whether Sierra Leone’s decade-long civil war (1991-2001) – labelled a ‘revolt of youth’ – catalysed changes in the power-asymmetries bet

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Lebotse, Keitumetse G. "Buffer for universities or agent of government? Examining the roles and functions of the Tertiary Education Council in higher education in Botswana." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/4275.

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Magister Educationis - MEd<br>The purpose of the study is to understand the roles, functions and perceived performance of the Tertiary Education Council (TEC) in higher education governance in Botswana. The study describes the relationship between the government, the TEC and higher education institutions in Botswana. The main objectives of the study are to: a) Examine the roles and functions of the TEC in Botswana’s higher education regarding policy formulation, quality assurance and coordination in the planning and development of tertiary education. b) Explore potential tensions between the r

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Levin, Linda, and Linda Olsson. "Upsetting Offsets : A case study of Colombia and their legislation of biodiversity offsetting." Thesis, Linköpings universitet, Företagsekonomi, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-121508.

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Title: Upsetting Offsets - A case study of Colombia and their legislation of biodiversity offsetting Authors: Linda Levin and Linda Olsson Supervisor: Åsa-Karin Engstrand Background: The global loss of biodiversity is a very timely debate, and experts are actively working on finding new ways to lessen and reverse the negative impacts placed on the environment. One such way is biodiversity offsetting and it is a methodology that is becoming more prevalent within national environmental legislations. Colombia enforced a legislation regarding biodiversity offsetting in 2012, and it quickly became

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Francesch, Maria. "A "disciplined governance" approach to government." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2005. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/67867325101140654219.

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Imaginário, João Tiago Inverno. "The impact of governance in government debt." Master's thesis, Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/16581.

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Mestrado em Economia Monetária e Financeira<br>Esta dissertação estuda a relação entre os Worldwide Governance Indicators e a Dívida Pública em 164 países para o período entre 2002 e 2015. Para tal, estimaram-se os modelos de fixed effects (FE) e generalized method of moments (GMM). Os resultados sugerem que a qualidade da governance está negativamente e estatisticamente relacionada com a dívida. Para os países de rendimento per capita mais baixo, foi encontrada evidência de que um melhor ambiente de governance está associado a níveis mais baixos de dívida pública.<br>This dissertation examine

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Reken, Jaroslav. "Role v Data Governance." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2008. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-19114.

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This work is covering the area of Data Governance (DG) with the main focus on roles in DG. First part is capturing the DG field from a basic perspective. This chapter introduces main principles of DG and is considered as a guideline for better understanding of the second chapter. The second chapter contains different approaches on DG and on roles in DG. The approaches are from world leaders in the field of DG like IBM, Teradata, KIK Consulting and The Data Governance Institute. In the summary of second chapter you can find a comparison of these different approaches to organization structure an

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Pieterse, Cornelius Louwrens. "A public sector integrated financial governance framework /." Link to the online version, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/1223.

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Mehlomakulu, Shadrack. "The readiness for m-government in a South African provincial government." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/4086.

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Masters of Commerce<br>This study aims at determining the m-Readiness of a Province for m-Government from a context of its Provincial Government (PG), the underprivileged citizens of the region and the mobile fluency thereof. In answering the research question, i.e., “What is the extent of readiness of the government and that of the underprivileged citizens for introduction of m-Government within the region under study”, literature was reviewed and existing models synthesised, and from that, a conceptual model was presented which acted as a reference point. The research process used a q

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Wistow, Jonathan. "Local government scrutiny and governance : limits and possibilities." Thesis, Durham University, 2007. http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/2684/.

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The central focus of this thesis is the role of scrutiny within the modernised system of local government and governance. The study was carried out from an insider-research perspective within the scrutiny team of a unitary authority. The scrutiny process provided a 'window' through which to analyse the development, and application, of New Labour's local government modernisation agenda. The thesis contains a critical examination of literature about the modernisation of local government and, in particular, the roles of the scrutiny function. This discussion is located within broader literatures

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Cozzetto, Donald Arthur. "Governance in Nunavut." Diss., This resource online, 1990. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-09162005-115027/.

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Msewa, Edwin Filbert. "Decentralisation and local governance in the Lilongwe district of Malawi." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2005. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&amp.

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This research measured the impact of decentralisation on the promotion of good local governance in the Lilongwe District Assembly. The study explored the condition of local governance by examining the status of the facets that underpin local governance namely participation, transparency and accountability, gender equity and efficiency. It highlighted dilemmas associated with implementing decentralisation in areas where there are no functioning local institutions and where tendencies of centralisation still loom large.

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Goodwin, Mark. "Education governance, politics and policy under New Labour." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2011. http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/1771/.

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This thesis investigates the political management of state schooling under New Labour from 1997-2010. The thesis considers and rejects two mainstream approaches to the analysis of New Labour‟s education strategy which characterise the New Labour education project as either a process of marketisation or as a symptom of a shift to a new governance through networks of diffused power. Instead, the thesis argues that the best general characterisation of New Labour‟s education strategy is as a centralising project which has increased the power and discretion of the core of the core executive over th

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Porras, Sánchez Francisco Javier. "Broadening understandings of governance : the case of Mexican local government." Thesis, University of Warwick, 2005. http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/2602/.

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This dissertation is an evaluation of some of the basic assumptions of the literature on governance and their utility for understanding a specific case - that of Mexico. It argues that Mexican municipalities, like their counterparts in Europe and the United States, have experienced a change towards a way of policy-making based on broader policy-networks, fragmentation in governmental and societal bodies, participation of an increasing number of self-organised actors, and the resulting blurring boundaries between the public and private spheres. Mexican urban municipalities are evolving from tra

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Luo, Deming. "Topics in corporate governance : legal protection, government and liquidity." Thesis, SOAS, University of London, 2003. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.407830.

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Garmany, Jeff. "Governance without government: Explaining order in a Brazilian favela." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/145402.

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This dissertation queries how 'governance' - as a process where social behavior and development is organized, coordinated, and guided - is produced and maintained in spaces where the institutions of 'government' are essentially absent. In Brazil, for example, where more than one-third of the total urban population lives in favelas (urban slums, often lacking basic state resources), researchers continually report that social and political order is maintained in slum communities, even when the official state apparatus has no visible presence whatsoever. The reason for this, suggest some scholars

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Anderson, Cameron D. "Multi-level governance and economic voting." Thesis, McGill University, 2005. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=85665.

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A central tenet of democratic theory is that the exercise of governance be both legitimate and accountable. Elections constitute the fundamental means through which these ends are met. Critical to this process is the ability of the citizen to correctly assign responsibility for government action. Institutional arrangements are central to defining the pathways of accountability. In institutional contexts with only one level of government, assigning responsibility is relatively straightforward. However, in situations of multiple and overlapping levels of government, the process of correct

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Dirmeyer, Jennifer. "The political economy of local governance and service provision." Fairfax, VA : George Mason University, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1920/4561.

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Thesis (Ph.D.)--George Mason University, 2009.<br>Vita: p. 90. Thesis director: Peter J. Boettke. Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Economics. Title from PDF t.p. (viewed Oct. 12, 2009). Includes bibliographical references (p. 81-89). Also issued in print.

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Selee, Andrew Dan. "The paradox of local empowerment decentralization and democratic governance in Mexico /." College Park, Md. : University of Maryland, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/1903/3373.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Maryland, College Park, 2006.<br>Thesis research directed by: Public Affairs. Title from t.p. of PDF. Includes bibliographical references. Published by UMI Dissertation Services, Ann Arbor, Mich. Also available in paper.

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Niyonsenga, Theogene, and Cleophace Mwaulambo. "IT Governance Practices : A Multiple Case Study of Tanzanian Public Government Organizations." Thesis, Internationella Handelshögskolan, Högskolan i Jönköping, IHH, Informatik, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-40064.

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Previous studies have been made on various aspects of IT governance in public government organizations in developing countries and revealed several major issues. However, due to limited knowledge, it is unclear what IT Governance (ITG) practice is in place in public organizations. The purpose of this study is therefore to investigate the adopted IT management practices and their influence on the effectiveness of IT management in the Tanzanian public government organization. A qualitative study was done using the holistic multiple case study strategy. Data was collected using the semi-structure

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Wang, Guohui. "Tamed village 'democracy' : elections, governance and clientelism in a contemporary Chinese village." Thesis, University of Glasgow, 2008. http://theses.gla.ac.uk/251/.

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The thesis is an exploration of the elections and governance in a contemporary Chinese village. It is a qualitative case study of one village in Shandong Province, China, using in-depth interviews with villagers, village candidates, township officials as well as national, provincial, township and village documents. It reveals how the clientelist system functions in and shapes the process of the village elections and governance. Drawing upon the qualitative data and empirical evidence collected in the field site, the thesis challenges the liberal-democratic view that the implementation of direc

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Nababan, Mangapul Lammiahan. "Governance of Interlocal Government for Water Supply System in Indonesia." 京都大学 (Kyoto University), 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/2433/161000.

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Dlalisa, Welcome Thamsanqa Mlungisi. "Strategies for enhancing good governance in South African local government." Thesis, Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/1542.

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Thesis (MPA (School of Public Management and Planning))--University of Stellenbosch, 2009.<br>The Republic of South Africa has drawn increasing attention from the international community for its new approaches towards solving a variety of problems and thus enhancing good governance in Africa in general. Such problems include, but are not limited to, poverty and systemic corruption. The constitutional and legislative frameworks that underpin governance in municipalities are identified and explained. These constitutional and legislative frameworks include the Constitution of the Republic of Sout

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