Sökning: "local political development"

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  1. 1. Towards sustainable development : Indicators as a tool of local governance

    Författare :Eva Mineur; Katarina Eckerberg; Neil Carter; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; sustainability indicators; policy discourse; sustainable development; public participation; institutional arrangements; indicator design; local governance; Swedish environmental politics; implementation; Political science; Statsvetenskap;

    Sammanfattning : Beginning in the 1990s, sustainability indicators have rapidly been developed in different political contexts to measure progress towards reaching sustainable development. Previous research has largely focused on developing models and criteria for defining indicators in order to identify scientifically sound systems. LÄS MER

  2. 2. Market forces and communist power : Local political institutions and economic development in China

    Författare :Maria Edin; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Political science; Developmental State; New Public Management; Accountability; Decentralisation; Privatisation; Rural Development; Township Enterprises; China; Statsvetenskap; Political science; Statsvetenskap; statskunskap; Political Science;

    Sammanfattning : A new bureaucratic model is taking shape at the local level in China. This new bureaucraticmodel is an important explanatory factor behind local government behaviour in rural areas.Local governments have actively promoted the development of township enterprises,which contributed to China's economic success. LÄS MER

  3. 3. Democratic innovations in political systems : towards a systemic approach

    Författare :Magnus Adenskog; Joachim Åström; Jan Olsson; Henrik Serup Christiansen; Örebro universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Democratic innovations; online political participation; political institutions; political trust; political systems;

    Sammanfattning : There are many indicators that the representative democratic system is currently facing serious legitimacy challenges. Two central indicators of these challenges are changing patterns of political participation and a decline in system support. LÄS MER

  4. 4. Från lokal välfärdsstat till stadspolitik : politiska processer mellan demokrati och effektivitet: vision Mälarstaden och Östra hamnen i Västerås

    Författare :Mikael Granberg; Ingemar Elander; Stig Montin; Henry Bäck; Örebro universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Statsvetenskap; statskunskap; Stadspolitik; historia; välfärdsstat; globalisering; stadsidentitet; politisk process; politisk dagordning; demokrati; planering; nätverk; legitimering; Political science; Statsvetenskap; Political Science; Statskunskap;

    Sammanfattning : The main aim of the thesis is to analyse the preconditions of contemporary Swedish city politics. The aim is reached through the answering of three questions; 1), what characterises contemporary Swedish city politics? 2), what contributes to the shaping and organisation of urban political processes in Sweden? 3), what problems and challenges are central to Swedish city politics? Based on interviews, documents and articles an empirical study of a Swedish city (Västerås) in its historical, national and international context is taken as a point of departure for reflections and conclusions with regard to the development of city politics and planning in Sweden. LÄS MER

  5. 5. States of Development : Essays on the Political Economy of Development in Asia

    Författare :Nathaniel Lane; Torsten Persson; Rohini Pande; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Economic Development; Industrial Development; Economic Institutions; Political Economy; State Capacity; Economics; nationalekonomi;

    Sammanfattning : Manufacturing Revolutions - Industrial Policy and Networks in South Korea. This chapter uses a historic big push intervention and newly digitized data from South Korea to study the effects of industrial policy on industrial development. In 1973 South Korea transitioned to a military dictatorship and drastically changed their development strategy. LÄS MER