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Showing 1 to 20 of 54 for “"municipal governments"”.
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Influences of female leaders’ transformational leadership style on employee performance and organisational culture development in municipal governments of Amajuba and uGu District.
… and semi-urban areas of Amajuba and Ugu District Municipalities have been done. Furthermore, transformational leadership practices have not been fully embraced because of resistance to change, lack of awareness and understanding of the concept, institutional and cultural barriers, lack of training …
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An investigation into the use of REITs to finance affordable housing in Mainland China
… two choices and also give two choices for municipal governments to provide affordable housing. Municipal governments play a mono role in building and financing affordable housing, so they tend to build housing for sale rather than for rent to collect back investment in order to finance more …
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The role of actors and incentives in municipal solid waste management : a case study on Muzaffarnagar, India
… issue, there has been limited compliance by municipal governments. One of the key changes and challenges resulting from the new legislation is that municipal governments are now responsible for household waste collection. This is both a major expense for municipal governments, and also …
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The role of nonprofits as administrators in municipal sustainability planning: An exploration of four cities
<p>Municipal governments across the United States have been integrating sustainability into their planning and economic development strategies for more than a decade. Despite this, forging a consensus on exactly what a “sustainable city” is—or how communities can pursue sustainability in …
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Three essays on local government performance and political institutions in Colombia
… in many countries sought to empower local governments as part of a strategy to build state capacity, to reduce the distance between governments and their citizens, and to ensure increases in public goods provision. Although some countries successfully granted administrative and fiscal …
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Bohemian resonance: the beat generation and urban countercultures in the United States during the late 1950s and early 1960s
… their communities from repression by police and municipal governments. Chapter one argues that mass-media depictions of the beat generation simultaneously exaggerated and sanitized the oppositional potential of bohemians, yet also disseminated the adversarial culture of avant-garde intellectuals …
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The sustainability of Saskatchewan municipalities
Although the municipal government is considered closest to the people, municipalities are not referenced in the Canadian constitution. Recognizing this gap, soon after joining the Confederation of Canada in 1905, Saskatchewan enacted a municipal act to regulate its rural and urban sectors. The …
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Waste-Based Economic Development in Springfield, Missouri
… this study is that recovering resources from the municipal solid waste stream and attracting and developing industries that can reuse them is beneficial to municipal governments. To test this hypothesis, the study focused on the City of Springfield. A waste audit to determine the amount of …
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Extreme privatization: A performance analysis of the "Sandy Springs model"
… by outsourcing the vast majority of municipal government services to the private sector. Privatization and outsourcing are widely seen as a way to deliver government services more effectively and efficiently, but few governments have privatized to the extent that Sandy Springs, …
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Provincial Cannabis Legislation, Regulation, and Licensing: Its Effectiveness and Impacts on Municipalities in Ontario
… decision that was then regulated by provincial governments. However, local governments were on the receiving end of both federal and provincial legislation and regulations that often restricted municipal autonomy with respect to cannabis. This paper aims to provide a better understanding of the …
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Local government citizen academies : is knowledge power?
… growing complexity of government bureaucracy. As municipal governments increasingly focus on the long-term engagement of citizens, particularly special interest, advocacy, and community organizations, a key dilemma is how to create an on-going process for training stakeholders to participate in …
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Binghamton's missing teeth: a study of city-owned vacant lots in Binghamton, New York
… justice issue not often directly addressed by municipal governments. Despite this, vacant lots can still be seen as potential opportunities to improve social, environmental and economic qualities of life for surrounding residents. Urban agriculture, rain gardens and pocket parks are examples of …
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Local accountability : the role of attribution, institutions, and communication
How do people hold local governments accountable? My dissertation shows how cognitive and perceptual biases, as well as electoral institutions and strategic communication, can hinder voters' ability to hold government accountable. I gather data on local politics -- a level of government that people …
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Savivaldybių e. paslaugos gyventojams /
… provided by local government a survey on municipalities‘ websites and e-services‘ quantity and maturity level is delivered. Taking into account Lithuanian membership in the European Union a comparative information on EU and Lithuanian e-services provided by municipalities is presented in …
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Continuous Measured Improvement: A New Approach to Meeting the Municipal Cybersecurity Challenge
… examines the cybersecurity challenges facing municipal governments and proposes a new policy approach. Through a review of existing public-sector cybersecurity concerns and an interview-based case study of Massachusetts municipalities in partnership with the Massachusetts Cybersecurity Center, …
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Fish Consumption Advisories in Tributaries to the Chesapeake Bay: Improving the Communication of Risk to Washington, DC Anglers
… are increasingly being issued by state and municipal governments with concerns about pollution in local waterways. These advisories are developed to inform the public about the potential dangers of consuming excessive amounts of locally caught fish. They are not enforceable limits, however, …
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Power, Risk, and Democratic Control in State-Local Finance: The Effect of State Tax and Expenditure Limits on Municipal Debt and Risk
Municipal finance is important, if opaque, to the daily lives of people across the United States. Cities and towns provide essential services which are often financed through debt. Over the course of the 20th century, the use of debt in municipalities and the state-local relationship has …
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Re-energized : a new model for suburban housing through infrastructural remediation
… has reached a tipping point at which local governments lack implementable strategies for meeting the demands of their growing populations that are both sustainable and economically viable. Focusing on Denton, Texas, the proposal aims to repurpose oil and gas extraction sites for new housing …
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