Essays about: "The Role of GOOD GOVERNANCE"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 51 essays containing the words The Role of GOOD GOVERNANCE.

  1. 16. Chinese Official Financing in Sub-Saharan Africa - What are its effects on Africans' regime preferences?

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Feng Mai Wang; [2020]
    Keywords : International Investments; Foreign Aid; Voting Behavior; Development Policy; Institutional Arrangements;

    Abstract : China's rising development financing activities have attracted considerable attention especially after the announcement of the Belt and Road Initiative in 2013. While Chinese official financing can help fill the infrastructure gap that is seen as an important obstacle to development in most African nations, there is widespread concern for its potentially adverse effects on political norms and good governance. READ MORE

  3. 17. Does Reality Match Ambition? Multilevel governance of building energy efficiency in Brunnshög, Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Kelly Delaney; [2019]
    Keywords : Energy efficiency; energy efficient buildings; multilevel governance; policy ambitions; policy implementation; Science General;

    Abstract : Improving energy efficiency in buildings is an important part of the EU’s ambitions to address climate change and other environmental, social and economic challenges. This is a role that is traditionally taken on by varying levels of governments, each level addressing elements that fall within their areas of jurisdiction. READ MORE

  4. 18. Explaining within-country variation in post-war democratization : The role of legitimate local-international partnerships in municipal governance reform in Kosovo

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

    Author : Emelie Glad; [2019]
    Keywords : peacebuilding; state-building; liberal peacebuilding; post-war democratization; hybrid peace governance; local ownership; legitimacy; municipal governance; Kosovo;

    Abstract : A growing literature on hybrid peace governance has showed the importance of taking into account the interactive nature of peacebuilding. However, this literature largely remains imprecise about how local-international interactions affect outcomes, and the hybrid turn has not produced much comparative empirical evidence. READ MORE

  5. 19. Exploring Determinants of Welfare State Development in Post-Communist States: A Quantitative Comparative Analysis

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Cem Mert Dalli; [2019]
    Keywords : good governance; welfare state; social policy; post-communist countries; comparative politics; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Since the collapse of the communist regimes of Soviet Union and Yugoslavia, the welfare regimes in Central and Eastern Europe have been fundamentally transformed in accordance with the process of economic liberalization in these countries. However, the underlying factors behind the diverging paths and trajectories of post-communist welfare states have yet to be understood. READ MORE

  6. 20. Community water management and local governance : the case of Oaxen island

    University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

    Author : Liubov Shkurenko; [2019]
    Keywords : water; governance; community; sustainability; resource consumption; Oaxen;

    Abstract : Water has a critical role in sustaining both natural ecosystems and human livelihoods. However, nowadays intensive population growth and increasing pressure on natural resources lead to substantial issues related to water services provision. READ MORE