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ISBN: 9781138286108
Publisher: ROUTLEDGE
Subtitle: 2ND ED
Author: CHRISTOPHER J. KOLIBA
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| Weight | 0.89 kg |
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| ISBN | 9781138286108 |
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| Publication Date | 2019 |
| Pages | 488 |
| Author | ASIM ZIA, CHRISTOPHER J. KOLIBA, JACK W. MEEK, RUSSELL W. MILLS |
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It is widely believed that the state in developing countries is weak. The public sector, in particular, is often regarded as corrupt and dysfunctional. This book provides an urgently needed corrective to such overgeneralized notions of bad governance in the developing world. It examines the variation in state capacity by looking at a particularly paradoxical and frequently overlooked phenomenon: effective public organizations or ‘pockets of effectiveness’ in developing countries.
Why do these pockets exist? How do they emerge and survive in hostile environments? And do they have the potential to trigger more comprehensive reforms and state-building? This book provides surprising answers to these questions, based on detailed case studies of exceptional public organizations and state-owned enterprises in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Latin America, and the Middle East. The case studies are guided by a common analytical framework that is process-oriented and sensitive to the role of politics. The concluding comparative analysis develops a novel explanation for why some public organizations in the developing world beat the odds and turn into pockets of public sector performance and service delivery while most do not.
This book will be of strong interest to students and scholars of political science, sociology, development, organizations, public administration, public policy, and management.
ISBN: 9780415643610
Publisher: ROUTLEDGE
Subtitle: POCKETS OF EFFECTIVENESS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
Author: MICHAEL ROLL
There is a major contradiction in contemporary politics: there has been a wave of democratization that has swept across much of the world, while at the same time, globalization appears to have reduced the social forces that have built democracy historically. This book, by an international group of authors, analyses how local politics in developing countries–often neglected in work on democratization–render democratic experiments more or less successful in realizing substantial democracy.
ISBN: 1403934819
Publisher: PALGRAVE
Subtitle: THE NEW LOCAL POLITICS OF DEMOCRATISATION
Author: JOHN HARRISS
This book is for people who are angry with the ways things are and want to do something about it; for people who are frustrated with the system, or worried about the direction the country is going. Maybe they’ve been on a march, posted their opinions on social media, or shouted angrily at something they’ve seen on the news but don’t feel like it’s making any difference. It is for people who want to make a change but they’re not sure how. Matthew Bolton
ISBN: 9781408892725
Publisher: BLOOMSBURY PRESS
Subtitle: TURN PROTEST TO POWER
Author: MATTHEW BOLTON
Disaster has become big business. Best-selling journalist Antony Loewenstein travels across Afghanistan, Pakistan, Haiti, Papua New Guinea, the United States, Britain, Greece, and Australia to witness the reality of disaster capitalism. He discovers how companies cash in on organized misery in a hidden world of privatized detention centers, militarized private security, aid profiteering, and destructive mining.
What emerges through Loewenstein’s reporting is a dark history of multinational corporations that, with the aid of media and political elites, have grown more powerful than national governments. In the twenty-first century, the vulnerable have become the world’s most valuable commodity.
ISBN: 9781784781156
Publisher: VERSO
Subtitle: MAKING A KILLING OUT OF CATASTROPHE
Author: ANTONY LOEWENSTEIN
Fifty years after its creation, Pakistan continues its search for stability. In August 1947, at the time of independence, Pakistan symbolized the wishes and expectations of the Muslims of the subcontinent, united under the leadership of Muhammad Ali Jinnah.
In August 1997, there seemed to be a crisis of public confidence in the country’s future. The reality of today’s Pakistan is very different from the dream. This book is in the main the story of six of Pakistan’s Presidents Ayub Khan, Yahya Khan, Z. A. Bhutto, Ziaul Haq, Ghulam Ishaq Khan, and Farooq Leghari, each of whom has, in his way, directly or indirectly, contributed to the sense of betrayal and loss of confidence that is prevalent in the country. The author also examines the question of where sovereignty lies in Pakistan and analyses critically the roles not only of the six presidents, but also of politicians, bureaucrats, judiciary, and the armed forces, and concludes with an assessment of the implications for Pakistan’s democracy of recent political events.
ISBN: 9780195779806
Publisher: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
Subtitle:
Author: ROEDAD KHAN
Traditionally, resources on terrorism and counterterrorism tend to focus on the social, behavioral, and legal aspects of the subject, with minimal emphasis on the scientific and technological aspects. Taking into account these practical considerations, the second edition of Science and Technology of Terrorism and Counterterrorism discusses the nature of terrorism and the materials used by terrorists. It describes how intelligence professionals and law enforcement personnel can detect and destroy these materials, and how they can deal with terrorist groups.
Aerosol dispersion of toxic materials Bioterrorism and the manufacture, detection, and delivery of biological agents Agricultural terrorism Nuclear terrorism and nuclear weapons systems, threats, and safeguards Chemical terrorism, including manufacture, detection, delivery, and decontamination Cyber-terrorism Personal protective equipment The role of government at federal, state, and local levels The role of international agencies and their resources, capabilities, and responsibilities The National Infrastructure Protection Plan.
As terrorist activities increase globally, those charged with protecting the public must understand the myriad of ways in which terrorists operate. While we cannot predict where, when, and how terrorists will strike, our vigilance in staying abreast of the terrorist threat is the only way to have a fighting chance against those who seek to destroy our world.
ISBN: 9781138381407
Publisher: ROUTLEDGE
Subtitle: 2ND ED
Author: TUSHAR K. GHOSH
ISBN: 9789694075471
Publisher: ROYAL BOOK COMPANY
Subtitle:
Author: MASUMA HASAN
ISBN: 9781349956074
AUTHOR: JAVID HUSAIN
ISBN: 9781349956074
Publisher: PALGRAVE
Subtitle: A GRAND STRATEGY FOR THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY
Author: JAVID HUSAIN
