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Chow, Sin-yin, and 鄒倩賢. "The central-local relationship in Guangdong and Fujian: a comparative approach." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2002. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31953451.
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BOLLEYER, Nicole. "Internal government dynamics and the nature of intergovernmental relations : constraints and corridors of organizational adaptation in federal systems." Doctoral thesis, European University Institute, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/1814/7039.
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Defence date: 7 May 2007Examining Board: Prof. Tanja A. Börzel (Free University of Berlin) ; Prof. Adrienne Héritier (European University Institute) ; Prof. Peter Mair (European University Institute) ; Prof. Alberta Sbragia (University of Pittsburgh)
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Over the past decades, governments have increasingly been confronted with problems that transcend their boundaries. A multitude of policy fields are affected, including environment, trade and security. Responding to the challenges triggered by Europeanization and globalization, governments increasingly interact across different spheres of authority. Both theoretically and empirically, the puzzle of institutional choice reflected by the variety of arrangements in which intergovernmental cooperation takes place inside individual countries and across their borders remains surprisingly under-explored. In an attempt to solve this puzzle, the dissertation tackles the following questions: Why are the intergovernmental arrangements governments set up to deal with boundary-crossing problems so different? To what extent do these institutional differences affect the effectiveness of intergovernmental cooperation? To address this gap theoretically and empirically, this book adopts a deductive, rationalist approach to institution-building. It argues that internal politics, the type of executive-legislative relations within the interacting governments, explains the nature of institutions set up to channel intergovernmental processes: while power-sharing governments engage in institution-building, power-concentrating governments avoid it. It also shows that these institutional choices matter for the output of intergovernmental cooperation. The approach is applied to Canada, Switzerland, the United States, and finally the European Union. Disaggregating individual government units, the theoretical approach reveals how intragovernmental micro-incentives drive macro-dynamics and thereby addresses the neglect of horizontal dynamics in multilevel systems. The willingness and capacity of lower-level governments to solve collective problems on their own and to oppose central encroachment are crucial to understand the power distribution in different systems and their long-term evolutions.
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Heery, Edmund James. "Performance-related pay in local government : a case study of industrial relations." Thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London), 1996. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.244541.
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Goldie, Rosamund Pauline Morah. "The smaller peace process in Northern Ireland :case studies of local government promoting good relations." Thesis, Queen's University Belfast, 2008. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.491945.
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This thesis examines the peace process in terms of building and sustaining trust in post-conflict Northern Ireland local District Councils, alongside the structural reforms arising from the Belfast Agreement. It asks if local government has implemented the statutory duty to promote good relations, as well as equality, under Section 75 of the Northern Ireland Act (1998), and whether this amounts to mainstreaming. It is a qualitative case study of three local Councils, focusing on fonnal politics. Promoting good relations rests on politicians' ideological alignment however committed senior .officials are to mainstreaming equality and good relations. The thesis shows evidence that it suited Nationalists to mainstream equality and good relations - in the political development of the peace process - whereas it suited Unionists to resist this process before the St Andrews Agreement and the restoration of a devolved power sharing Northern Ireland government. It also refutes alleged 'conflict' between the Section 75 duties. It critiques the dominant Equity, Diversity and Interdependence (EDI) model of good relations. Since dialogic mechanisms are central to democratic renewal and peace-building, theorising promoting good relations adopts a 'conversational canvas'. This proposes a 'conversational' model which incorporates the principles of EDI and a robust notion of mainstreaming, where the driver is social justice rather than the business case. Finally it proposes that current government policy is reviewed with intent to ground 'A Shared Future' in equality and human rights discourses. It is necessary to embed the core principles of the peace agreement in policy and practice if Northern Ireland is to sustain and strengthen the existing peace.
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Fortner, Stephanie. "Community development corporations : can local government do more towards building the capacity of their CDCs?" Virtual Press, 1999. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1136703.
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This thesis examines a comprehensive planning model to determine the level of citizen participation The purpose of this thesis was to document ways in which a local government can be a partner with its community development corporations (CDCs) rather than an obstacle. The paper used Indianapolis' CDCs and their support network as a case study. The research identified four needs of a CDC to build capacity: funding, technical assistance, political networking, and internal management. This document intended to find the sources of support to meet these needs in Indianapolis. In the end, the primary focus was not necessarily what local government gave to the CDCs, but how they delivered the needed resources.Interviews were conducted with several individuals in Indianapolis to explore the support network available to CDCs. Members of the Indianapolis support network included the Department of Metropolitan Development--Division of Community Development and Financial Services, the Indianapolis Neighborhood Housing Partnership (INHP), the Local Initiative Support Corporation (LISC), and the Indianapolis Coalition for Neighborhood Development (ICND). The questions asked of these individuals focused on how they fulfill the needs of the CDCs, and their perspective on the efforts of the local government.There are several characteristics and components to this support network in which another city could learn from or replicate. For instance, the local government should not be a reluctant supporter of it's CDCs. Building trust and long term relationships benefits the partnership between the city and CDCs. It is in the best interest of the CDCs if a local government encouraged a charitable environment. The local government needs to realize that the partnership with a CDC only works if there is a shared vision between the two. Finally, each member of the support network for the CDCs need to define what is really meant by the concept of partnership.Department of Urban Planning
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Loncharich, P. V. "New technology, industrial relations and white collar trade unions : the case of the National and Local Government Officers Association." Thesis, Aston University, 1989. http://publications.aston.ac.uk/10916/.
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The decade since 1979 has seen the most rapid introduction of microelectronic technology in the workplace. In particular, the scope offered for the application of this new technology to the area of white collar work has meant that it is a sector where trade unions have been confronted with major challenges. However the application of this technology has also provided trade unions with opportunities for exerting influence to reshape traditional attitudes to both industrial relations and the nature of work. Recent academic research on the trade union response to the introduction of new technology at the workplace suggests that, despite the resources and apparent sophistication of modern trade unions, they have not in general been able to take advantage of the opportunities offered during this period of radical technological change,the argument being that this is due both to structural weaknesses and the inappropriateness of the system of collective bargaining where new technology issues are concerned. Despite the significance of the Public Sector in employment terms, research into the response of public sector white collar trade unions to technological change has been fairly limited. This thesis sets out the approach of the National and Local Government Officers Association (NALGO), the largest solely white collar union in the world with over three quarters of a million members employed in a wide range of public service industries. The thesis examines NALGO's response at national level and, through detailed case studies, at local level in respect of Local Government and Water Industry NALGO members. The response is then evaluated and conclusions drawn in terms of a framework based upon an assessment of the key factors relevant in judging the ability of NALGO to respond effectively to the challenges brought about by the technological revolution of the last ten years.
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Kadfak, Alin. "An analysis of the social relations inwaste management : Two case studies on Somanya and Agormanya in Ghana." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för geovetenskaper, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-160841.
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This thesis presents the analysis of how the social relations shape the situation ofwaste management in developing countries. The towns of Somanya and Agormanya,which are both located in the Eastern Region of Ghana, have been selected as casestudies for this thesis. Qualitative research methods were applied to collect theinformation during the fieldwork. The thesis applies different social science concepts,such as the concept of community, gender relations, corruption and space, to analyzethe social relations among the actors within waste management in the two study areas.The thesis aims to look at waste management from a new perspective and seeks tofind better solutions to deal with the waste situation in developing countries.The results obtained from the empirical work presents the relationships of differentactors in the private space and in the public domain. Relationships between membersof the family are analyzed through concepts of gender and cultural structure withinthe private space. Social relations in the public space involve several actors, such astraditional leaders, local officers, the church community and private companies. Theconcepts of state, community and decentralization are applied to explain how theactors relate to each other in waste management.
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Crozier, Marguerite Nicole. "Cross-border tourism planning and development: the case of the Lake Gariep Initiative." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/1668.
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The concept of cross-border tourism planning and cooperation is investigated in reference to the Lake !Gariep Initiative. The field of cross-border economic planning and integration is an area of increasing interest in regional development studies. The Lake Gariep Initiative is an initiative to promote cross-border planning and development around nature conservation, water resource management, economic development, poverty alleviation and tourism in the three municipalities that surround the Gariep Dam. The Gariep Dam, which is largest dam in South Africa, is surrounded by three provinces. The region is also economically and politically marginalised as it has a small, dispersed population and a marginal contribution to the broader regional economy. Under these circumstances the coordination of resources between municipalities to develop and promote the region has been identified as a key success factor for the region. The Lake Gariep Initiative although strongly supported locally has over ten years failed to be institutionalised. This study examines the Lake Gariep Initiative in terms of the origins of the concept and the key challenges that have been faced in establishing a cross-border, development entity. Findings are based on an assessment of documents on the formation of the LGI, interviews with stakeholders involved in the process and an assessment of critical success factors in reference to national and international case studies. This study provides a review of the key challenges, benefits and critical success factors for cross-border tourism development in relation to the Lake !Gariep Initiative.
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Mabotja, Mpheta Samuel. "An evaluation of the integration of the 'white' town of Pietersburg and the 'black' township of Seshego after the local government elections of 1995." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/52105.
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Thesis (MPhil)--Stellenbosch University, 2001.ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The emergence of urban systems in South Africa was from the start shaped by racial bias. The black people of this country were refused any form of participation in town planning. To aggravate the situation, urban space was manipulated in a manner that each racial group had its own residential space. The manipulation of urban space gave rise to what is called "the Apartheid City." This "Apartheid city" is characterised by stark contrast in development between a well-serviced, first world town lying side by side with underserviced third world townships. The "Apartheid City" of Pietersburg-Seshego has been undergoing restructuring since 1990. The Local Government Transitional Act (LGTA) has served as an intervention whereby the two formerly unequal areas had to integrate and become one city. The central aim of this study is to evaluate, by using a series of indicators, the integration level that has been achieved since 1995, i.e. since the first local government elections. The study will focus on three key areas to reflect the level of integration, namely, land use patterns, ward demarcation, and integration of personnel. The main conclusion is that though one council has been formed where there were previously two, spatial inequalities and racially-based ward demarcations between the former Pietersburg town and the former Seshego township persist. On the other hand, personnel drawn from the administrations of former white Pietersburg and former Lebowa civil service has not been fully integrated. The former Pietersburg municipality personnel is still white male dominated in both senior and middle management levels while the former Lebowa personnel is black male dominated found in the lowest levels of the TLC structure.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die ontstaan van metropolitaanse sisteme in Suid Arfika was nog altyd gekenmerk deur rasse bevooroordeling. Die swart bevolking van Suid Afrika was nog altyd in die verlede uitgesluit van deelname aan stadsbeplanning. Om die situasie nog te vererger, was metropolitaanse areas op so 'n wyse gemanipuleer, dat groepe van verskillende rasse elk hul eie residensiële allokasie gehad het. Hierdie manipulasie van metropolitaanse areas het die ontstaan van die "apartheidstad" tot gevolg gehad. Hierdie "apartheidstad" word gekenmerk deur 'n skerp kontras in ontwikkeling tussen 'n goed voorsiene eerste wêreld deel aan die een kant en 'n swak voorsiene derde wêreld deel aan die ander kant. Die "apartheidstad" van Pietersburg - Seshego het sedert 1990 herstrukturering ondergaan, Die "Plaaslike Owerheidsoorgangs Wet" het gedien as 'n middelom twee histories ongelyke areas te integreer om een stad te vorm. Die doelwit van hierdie studie is om die vlak van integrasie sedert 1995 te evalueer deur gebruik te maak van sekere indikatore. Die studie fokus op drie aspekte wat die vlak van integrasie weerspieël naamlik grondgebruikspatrone, wykafbakening en personeel integrering. Die belangrikste gevolge is dat daar nou een plaaslike raad is waar daar voorheen twee was terwyl ruimtelike ongelykhede en ras gebaseerde wyksafbakening nog steeds plaasvind tussen Pietersburg en die vorige Seshego nedersetting. Die nuwe personeelstruktuur - wat bestaan hoofsaaklik uit voormalige wit lede van die Pietersburg raad en hoofsaaklik swart lede van die voormalige Lebowa staatsdiens - is nog nie ten volle geintegreerd nie. Die personeel van die Pietersburg Munisipaliteit is nog steeds oorwegend wit en manlik gedomineerd in beide die middel en senior bestuursposte en die Lebowa personeel is hoofsaaklik swart en manlik gedomineerd in die laer pos bekleding in die struktuur van die nuwe plaaslike regeringstruktuur.
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Johnson, Kevin. "Subnational economic development in federal systems : the case of Western Australia." University of Western Australia. School of Earth and Geographical Sciences, 2006. http://theses.library.uwa.edu.au/adt-WU2007.0014.
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[Truncated abstract] The objectives of this study are threefold: Firstly, to consider the relevance (to subnational state development) and adaptability (to globalisation) of federalism from a Western Australian perspective. Secondly, to consider the way in which various State Governments in Western Australia have implemented economic development policies to benefit from the global political economy. Finally, it proposes alternative mechanisms for guiding long-term economic development policy decision-making in Western Australia. This final objective is addressed in light of the findings of the first two. It is recognised that incremental changes are possible in full knowledge of the embedded nature of the policy-making process in Western Australia . . . In the case of Western Australia, subnational autonomy does not herald the end of the nationstate so much as a new stage in globalisation. In terms of how the Western Australian State Government attracts capital and labour investment, its history as an independent colony and its physical isolation from the other colonies have created the initial conditions that frame the policy-making process, which includes a set of drivers influencing the decisions that are made by State agents. Overall, the State Government continues to reinforce the State’s role as a peripheral resource supplier to the national and global political economy. Within this context, however, alternative strategies can be proposed that may contribute to the long-term sustainable development of the State’s economy.
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Chow, Hang, and 周恆. "Central-local relations, land development, and local public finance in China : a case study of Guangdong province." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10722/199861.
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Since the late 1990s, local governments in China have been relying heavily on land, which is a state-owned asset in urban area, to generate a significant amount of extra-budgetary revenue. Whilst this striking phenomenon has attracted numerous academic attentions, not many literatures shed the light on the process of central-local interactions. Adopting the procedural approach, this study examines the central-local fiscal and policy relations in the context of land finance.
Taking the evidence from Guangdong province, this study understands the central-local relations as a process of policy interactions. After the central’s attempt to recentralize the fiscal resources of local governments in the mid-1990s, localities have been facing fiscal stress, which led them to rely heavily on land conveyance income, an extra-budgetary revenue in order to complement the fiscal shortage in budgetary account. However, a series of socioeconomic consequences of local fervent land development have attracted frequent central interventions. The most noticeable example is the housing macro-regulations introduced in light of the soaring housing prices.
The example of the housing macro-regulations rejected the classic centrist model of the central-local relations in China, which implies a zero-sum game. On the contrary, in face of an issue influencing the conflicting core interests of both actors, both the powers of central and local governments were intensified to the extent that no one single actor will totally win over another. The powers of the central and local governments were also mutually transformed in the course of the game. It is argued that local governments display a sense of resistance against the central interventions as they have strong interests in land and real estate industry after tax sharing reform. On the other hand, it is unlikely for the central government to give concession to local governments as the failure to alleviate the consequences of land finance may cause public discontent and even political crises.
The possible outcome is either a “win-win” situation or loss for both actors. To avoid a negative-sum outcome, collaboration and compromise are recommended. The centre is urged to address the root problem of misalignment of revenue and expenditure and to institutionalize the relationship between the centre and subnational governments.published_or_final_version
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Littler, S. M. "The centralising paradigm in central-local government relations : The case of the State housing policy implementation in Wales 1974-1983." Thesis, Cardiff University, 1986. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.373882.
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Bostedt, Göran. "Politisk institutionalisering : organisering av lokalt arbetsmiljöarbete." Doctoral thesis, Umeå universitet, Statsvetenskapliga institutionen, 1991. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-62938.
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The ways of organizing political problem solving in society are not static. A pluralistic dynamic society requires a continious reconsideration and adaption of its political institutions, i.e. political institutionalization. Institutionalization demands prior organizing activities among actors for political aims. Organizing activities can be seen both internally, externally or between existing organisations and institutions . The degree of institutionalization reflects the organizing activities' survival capacity. The higher the degree of institutionalization the more likely it is that the organizing activity will become a formally based organisation or institution, or will change the dominating values of organisations or institutions. The degree of institutionalization is discussed using the concepts of adaptability, complexity, autonomy and flexibility. The thesis represents a problem-oriented implementation approach where individuals' joint ways of organizing problem- solving are the basis for analysis of both policy-realization and political institutionalization. Policy is defined as ideas and the ways of creating institutional arrangements in order to realize them. A "policy-problem", defined as the empirical question answered by examining the process of institutionalization, is used to study the policy-processes in the field of occupational safety and health. The ways in which individuals collectively organize in order to create a good working environment are studied using the concept of implementation structures. These are defined as phenomenological administrative units of analysis, i.e. groups of individuals empirically judged to take part in solving the policy problem.digitalisering@umu
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Dowsing, V. A. "The provision of recreation opportunities for people with disabilities : a tale of two cities." Diss., Lincoln University, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10182/672.
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Disabled people comprise seventeen per cent of all New Zealanders and face barriers to participation in community life. This research examines the ways in which two local authorities - Manukau City Council and Christchurch City Council - provide recreation opportunities for people with disabilities and how these local authorities implement national legislation, policies and strategies which bear upon the provision of recreation services for the disabled. To achieve these aims, a comparative method which uses primary (interview) and secondary (documentary) data, is adopted. Central government plays an important role in the provision of recreation to communities, including the disabled community. It develops legislation, strategies and policies that guide the provision of recreation services for people with disabilities at a local level. Local authorities provide ‘spaces’ for recreation including parks, waterways and facilities, as part of their wider services and programmes. Their services respond to broader, including national, concerns, but also reflect local priorities and needs, including those of other ‘special’ populations. The results of this research indicate that Manukau and Christchurch Cities consult the disabled community and its representatives and address the specific needs of this community. Both local authorities have policies which outline how disability issues will be addressed; a disability-specific position which acts as an “internal advocate” for the disabled community; and a reference group made up of members of the disabled community. In the case of Christchurch City Council, the “KiwiAble” programme, “KiwiAble Recreation Network”, “KiwiAble Leisure Card” and Inclusive Communities Coordinator are all disability-specific mechanisms that focus on the recreational needs of the disabled community. However, only one policy in these two cities - the Manukau City Council Disability Policy and Action Plan – draws explicit links to a national strategy. On the basis of these results, a number of recommendations are made for future research and local authority action. It is hoped that the current study will provide practical advice and examples which local authorities can adopt, to further enhance recreational provisions for people with disabilities.
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"蘇魯劃界: 微山湖糾紛的政治過程(1953-2003)." Thesis, 2008. http://library.cuhk.edu.hk/record=b6074614.
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First, the fifty years history of the Lake Weishan dispute can be divided into three eras, in which Xieshang, Xietiao, and Weitiao have captured the political keywords in each phase. From 1953 to 1980, xieshang between regional governments had dominated the political process; from 1980 to 1990, xietiao by central government had switched to the prevailing tone, in which three Central Documents had been issued to resolve this dispute; from 1990 to 2003, weitiao has remained as the only rational procedure for resolving this enduring conflict. In fact, one common thread to needle this political trilogy is the governance model based on negotiation and compromise rather than coercion and obedience.Second, the structural, procedural, and cultural factors are aligned to account for this governance model. In the structural dimension, a semi-corporatism model has characterized the dynamics of central-local relationship. Local government is not only the arms reached at the region from political central, but also the legitimate representative of its jurisdiction. In the procedural dimension, democratic centralism is a practical mechanism rather than an ideological propaganda in Chinese politics. In resolving the divisive conflicts inside the political system, democratic centralism is the central government's operational principle, which can be distinguished into democratic decision process and centralized implement process, thus contributing to the bounded democratic process. In cultural dimension, Chinese politics has a tradition emphasizing fairness, compromises and negotiation.
Third, the Chinese body politic has never been a garment without seams nor needles. Inside our gigantic political system, there are a great deal of divisions even conflicts among the joint place between tiao and kuai. Borrowing from the well-known metaphor proposed by Vivienne Shue, in the Lake Weishan case as the dispute inside the honeycomb, there are not only opportunities towards the regime transition, but the divisive logic of this system. In this sense, to strengthen the central government's integrating capacity is vital for the future state building.
This case study on Lake Weishan dispute is theoretically intermingled in the matrix of Chinese political studies. In some sense, the governance of Lake Weishan has revealed the Chinese State anatomy whether in the tiao sense or in the kuai sense. Through this case study, three research questions have been attended: first, in what process have the central government employed to resolve this political dispute; second, what factors can explain the choice of the above political mechanisms; third, in what sense could this case enrich our understanding of the Chinese body politic.
Totalitarianism and authoritarianism have long been the prevailing paradigms in the Chinese political studies. This kind of structural analysis, however, can never do justice to the overall dynamics of the central-local relationship and the diversified political process in PRC. Through a case study focused on the inter-provincial dispute for Lake Weishan, this research has two main goals, one is to memorize this half century historical story, and the other is to analyze the underlying political process and its operational mechanisms.
田雷.
Adviser: Shaoguang Wang.
Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 70-06, Section: A, page: 2234.
Thesis (doctoral)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2008.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 453-465).
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School code: 1307.
Tian Lei.
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Marijan, Kacung. "Decentralisation and cluster policy in Indonesia : case studies from Tanggulangin and Bukir." Phd thesis, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/1885/151535.
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Sheng-Chun, Yang, and 楊勝群. "The Effects of Foreign Direct Investment on Transition of Relations between China’s Central and Local Government (1980-2002):Case Studies of Guangdong and Fujian Province." Thesis, 2003. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/23300603969711545162.
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Generally speaking, foreign direct investment is vital for a country’s economic growth. Unfortunately, developing countries lack enough foreign exchange reserves and capital needed for economic development. To solve these problems, it may be a good way to introduce foreign direct investment adequately. In a totalitarian system in which only one political group leads the country and determines all policies, the local government unevenly depends on the financial support from the Central. Under such a typical structure of centrally planned economy, both incentives and motivation stimulating the local government to develop economy are dispensable. Since 1980s CCP was forced to adopt “release of power and benefits” policy, authorizing local government and enterprises the right of “farmed finance” and economic control. The system was converting to a market-oriented economy step by step through implementation of decentralization. After years of reformation, nevertheless, mainland CCP’s authority has institutionally transferred and then its legitimacy has turned out to be based on the economic development rather than ideology. With the proud performance, the local government is able to determine the financial policies of its own, making itself the controller and manager to the local economy. Benefits have become the core concern, and sometimes the local government even acts against the original position defined by the Central. If the totalitarian system never changes, how dose the local government bargain? Besides, what impact will be brought on central-local relationship in the future? These two issues will be discussed in this paper. Statistics of all categories and assertions made by all schools are analyzed in this paper in order to explore the element that has upgraded the local capability. Accordingly, there is seemingly a correlation between the capability and economic development. But how does the local economy elaborates so highly after failure of the Cultural Revolution and the negative impact of “dual-gap”? On one hand, to help the local economy, enormous number of capital inflows as well as the expanding effects of foreign production and management techniques, are becoming far more important than any specific policy or geographical element. On the other hand, foreign direct investment may choose to create alliance with the local government in that they expect not only to gain access to local market but also affect China’s political and economic institution negative for business. Foreign direct investment even seeks further reformation of China through international pressures. Either the bottom-to-top pressures started by foreign direct investment or top-to-bottom forces caused by the international society asking for a better norm and openness of market, therefore, may bring institutional risks to China’s reform in both central and local government.
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"Regional development strategy in the P.R.C: the case of Hainan Island." Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1992. http://library.cuhk.edu.hk/record=b5887036.
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by Pierre Daigneault.Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1992.
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 126-130).
List of Abbreviations --- p.i
List of Figures --- p.i
INTRODUCTION --- p.1
Chapter Chapter1 --- Historical and Administrative Background --- p.7
Historical background --- p.7
Administrative Profile (1980) --- p.18
Summary --- p.20
Chapter Chapter2 --- Hainan Administrative District Commisionner's Office --- p.23
The Embryo of the New Strategy --- p.24
The Integrated Scientific Investigation --- p.28
"Responses from Provincial, Central and Local Leaders" --- p.38
The Core of Hainan development strategy --- p.44
"Centralization, Integration and Administrative Changes" --- p.50
Summary --- p.52
Chapter Chapter3 --- Hainan Regional People's Government --- p.57
"The Car Incident, 1984-85" --- p.57
"Period of Reeva1uation, 1985-87" --- p.65
Summary --- p.89
Chapter Chapter4 --- Hainan Province People's Government --- p.92
"Setting up the Provincial Government, 1988" --- p.92
The Spring of 1989 --- p.98
The Summer of 1989 --- p.109
The Fal1 of 1989 --- p.112
Summary --- p.115
Conclusion --- p.119
Bibliography --- p.126
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"主權與治權: 新疆生產建設兵團研究." Thesis, 2011. http://library.cuhk.edu.hk/record=b6075393.
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魏英杰.Thesis (Ph.D.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2011.
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 189-196)
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Mdliva, Mzwandile Eric. "Co-operative governance and intergovernmental relations in South Africa : a case study of the Eastern Cape." Thesis, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/10735.
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The ending of apartheid and the transformation process in South Africa, the transition to
democracy brought with them fundamental changes to the form and function of the State.
In particular, they bring a restructuring of co-operative governance and intergovernmental
relations. The responsibilities, functions and powers of the three spheres of government
(national, provincial and local) were changed and streamlined as stated in the Constitution
of the Republic of South Africa Act, 108 of 1996. The system of intergovernmental relations
delineated in the Constitution differs significantly from that of the previous dispensation,
particularly in its ambitions to advance democracy and to improve service delivery to all
South Africans. Of particular significance is the respect in the fact that instead of the
inherently conflicting intergovernmental relations that characterises most modern states,
the Constitution actively promotes co-operation between different levels of government.
The Intergovernmental Relations Framework Act, 13 of 2005 was promulgated on 15 August
2005. The Act provides for an institutional framework for the three spheres of government
to facilitate coherent government, effective provision of services, monitoring the
implementation of policy and legislation, and realisation of developmental goals of
government as a whole. All spheres of government must provide effective, efficient,
transparent, accountable and coherent government in order to ensure the progressive
realisation of constitutional rights. One of the most pervasive challenges facing the country
as a developmental state is the need for government to redress poverty,
underdevelopment, marginalisation of people and communities and other legacies of
apartheid and discrimination. This challenge can only be addressed through a concerted
effort by government in all spheres to work together and integrate as far as possible their
actions in the provision of service, alleviation of poverty and development of the
communities. Co-operation and integration of actions in government depends on a stable
and effective system of intergovernmental relations, one in which each of the spheres
respect the relative autonomy of the other whilst appreciating the interrelatedness and
interdependence of the three spheres. The study elaborated on the research as well as the
research problem. In so doing, it further looked at the historical overview of the transition
to a democratic South Africa which brought a significant change in the reconfiguration of
the state. The studies further deals with a critique of co-operative governance and
intergovernmental relations in the Eastern Cape and discuss the perspective on service
delivery. In order to critically evaluate the notion of co-operative governance and
intergovernmental relations in South Africa with specific reference to Eastern Cape, the
study recommended that intergovernmental planning and budgeting, management of
change, support and capacity building, communication and stakeholder engagement and
institutional arrangement interventions be embarked upon.Thesis (MBA)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 2012.