George Stigler, in his short masterpiece, “Tenable Range of Functions of Local Government,” prepared for the Congressional Joint Economic Committee, adopted what amounts to an axiomatic resolution of this question (Stigler, 1957). His justification for local (i.e., lower level) governments rest...
On a global scale, restorative justice is similar to the practices of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in South Africa. These steps contain many of the elements of community building. It is not so much the methodology that concerns us here, but rather the context and spirit that these ...
SOUTH-AFRICAGULF CRISISThe debate in the UK on the reform of local government structure is poorly informed by empirical evidence. This article bridges part of the empirical gap by drawing upon analyses of structural effects in the USA. Two main dimensions of structure are outlined: fragmentation ...
“soft”subject or a luxury—it is absolutely essential to our existence.Every child deserves the opportunity to experience its benefits.Until music is held in the same regard as the"core"subjects of our curriculum,our society will be worse off.We need joy,empathy(共情)and hope on this ...
National churches in the “Global South”—the postcolonial countries in Africa, Asia, and South America in which a large majority of the world’s Anglicans lived in the early 21st century—raised vigorous objections to these developments. In 2004 the leaders of the member churches of the ...
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is a political party of China. Since the establishment of the People’s Republic of China in 1949, the CCP has been in sole control of that country’s government.
dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency in sub-Saharan Africa (sSA) perpetrated by malaria21,22are classic examples of such disease pressure. Perhaps, it is the clustering of African populations into thousands of demes of local ethnicities20that mirrors the extent of the genetic diversity within the ...
Failing the public through public policy : a review of the local government experience in South Africa South Africa's public policy approach since 1994 has been robust and forwardlooking. The policy process has been stretched over all areas of governance. Many policies have been translated into la...
The DUP received its largest share of the vote (nearly 34 percent) in 1984, when Paisley was reelected as a member of the European Parliament. At the local level, the party’s support gradually declined from its high point of nearly 27 percent in local council elections in 1981. In 1997...
Running Faster to Stay in the Same Place? The Intended and Unintended Consequences of Government Policy for Workplace Learning in Britain Our example of the latter is public sector reform in health and local government, where the stated aim of policy is to improve the quality of public services...