Sökning: "Local governments"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 166 avhandlingar innehållade orden Local governments.

  1. 1. Local public expenditure : Equality, quality and growth

    Författare :Emelie Värja; Linda Andersson; Lars Hultkrantz; Niklas Jakobsson; Örebro universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Sports; growth; spatial econometrics; day activity service programs; intellectual disabilities; regional differences; local expenditure; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

    Sammanfattning : The focus of this dissertation is local government expenditure, where growth, quality, and equality is in the center of attention Essay 1: Sports and Local Growth in Sweden: Is a Sports Team Good for Local Economic Growth? The purpose of Essay 1 is to analyzethe effect of professional sports on the municipality’s tax base. I find no indications of a positive effect on the growth rate of per capita income from having a team in the top series. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Experimental Governance : Capacity and legitimacy in local governments

    Författare :Erica Eneqvist; Andrew Karvonen; Hans Westlund; Kersti Karltorp; Annica Kronsell; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Experimental governance; legitimacy; municialities; democracy; organisational capacity; capacity-building; local government; public sector innovation; Urbana och regionala studier; Urban and Regional Studies;

    Sammanfattning : Contemporary planning and governance of cities involves practices of experiments and trials in urban experiments, collaborative platforms, and urban development projects with high ambitions for sustainability and innovative solutions. These practices of experimental governance can be seen as new policy instruments that include actors from all sectors of society in collective problem-solving. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Lokalpolitikens möjligheter : historisk policyanalys av problemnärhet och effektivitet i kommunal policy och dess betydelse för politisk legitimitet

    Författare :Anders Hanberger; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; political legitimacy; local problems; problem-orientated; problem-effective; local government policy;

    Sammanfattning : A tentative historicalpolicy analysis is developed to generate knowledge about local government policies and political legitimacy, as well as to contribute to policy analysis methodology. Social indicators, institutions and actors are used to gain knowledge about the phenomena. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Communicating professional perspectives : local governments and spatial planning for sustainability

    Författare :Sylvia Dovlén; Folke Snickars; Kimmo Lapintie; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Political science; spatial planning practice; planning theory; local government; sustainable development; ecology and economy; Statsvetenskap; Political science; Statsvetenskap;

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  7. 5. Local employment policy : a study on the properties of intermunicipal rivalry

    Författare :Christopher Sardelis; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Economics; nationalekonomi;

    Sammanfattning : Rivalry among local governments (e.g. municipalities) regarding protection and expansion of local labor markets by means of costly policy programs is modeled as a non-cooperative game. LÄS MER