Local and Regional Information Society


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The European Conference of Ministers responsible for Regional Planning (CEMAT) has adopted a work programme directed towards formulation of the guiding principles which should guarantee the sustainable and comprehensive development of Europe in the next century, and be used as a reference for the framing of national policies in respect of spatial planning. The programme is carried out in a framework of seminars and this one held in Ljubljiana, Slovenia, focused on a key issue of spatial development in Europe, the future of rural areas, recognising the importance of rural areas as a vital element of European identity. It examined the issues related to an integrated spatial development policy in rural areas, which should enhance and develop their economic, ecological and socio-cultural functions, which are interdependent.




Electronic Governance ("e-governance")


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Power, Media, Culture


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This book updates and revalidates critical political economy of communication approaches. It is destined to become a work of reference for those interested in delving into debates arising from the performance of traditional and new media, cultural and communication policy-making or sociocultural practices in the new digital landscape.




Handbook of Local and Regional Development


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The Handbook of Local and Regional Development provides a comprehensive statement and reference point for local and regional development. The scope of this Handbook’s coverage and contributions engages with and reflects upon the politics and policy of how we think about and practise local and regional development, encouraging dialogue across the disciplinary barriers between notions of ‘local and regional development’ in the Global North and ‘development studies’ in the Global South. This Handbook is organized into seven inter-related sections, with an introductory chapter setting out the rationale, aims and structure of the Handbook. Section one situates local and regional development in its global context. Section two establishes the key issues in understanding the principles and values that help us define what is meant by local and regional development. Section three critically reviews the current diversity and variety of conceptual and theoretical approaches to local and regional development. Section four address questions of government and governance. Section five connects critically with the array of contemporary approaches to local and regional development policy. Section six is an explicitly global review of perspectives on local and regional development from Africa, Asia-Pacific, Europe, Latin America and North America. Section seven provides reflection and discussion of the futures for local and regional development in an international and multidisciplinary context. With over forty contributions from leading international scholars in the field, this Handbook provides critical reviews and appraisals of current state-of-the-art conceptual and theoretical approaches and future developments in local and regional development.




Associations Canada


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The End of the French Unitary State?


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In 1981, the newly elected socialist government of France announced a "vast programme of decentralization". The reforms have changed the politico-administrative landscape of France. This volume asks what changes - if any - occurred and looks at the implications for French public policy-making.




International Conference on Local Authorities and Public Utilities in Europe Proceedings, Innsbruck, October 2001 (Etudes et Travaux n° 83) Disponible uniquement en version anglaise


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This publication presents the proceedings of a conference organised by the Council of Europe's Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of Europe (CLRAE), held in October 2001. The conference considered the importance of public services provision for local political and economic autonomy; the advantages and disadvantages of different mechanisms for providing public utilities; new approaches in financial management; and democratic control of consumer protection.




Contact, Circulation, Exchange


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10 articles focus on worked hard materials of animal origin (shell, tusk, bone, antler) ranging chronologically from the Upper Palaeolithic to the Middle Ages. The authors have varied academic backgrounds that enhance the archaeological analyses carried out, often at first hand, on numerous collections from the Old and New Worlds.




Paris and the Provinces


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First published in 1980, Paris and the Provinces explores why reforms of central-local relations in France have been so ineffectual. Professor Gourevitch discovers the cause in party politics and personal rivalries. The struggle for dominance among different parties (Gaullists, Communists, Socialists, Christian Democrats, Independents and others) and individuals (De Gaulle, Giscard, Chirac, Mitterand, Marchais, etc.) has influenced virtually every aspect of institutional reform, from the creation of the regional administration and delineation of its powers to the delegation of specific responsibilities to cities and towns. Conflict over the mechanisms that link local life to the national government is by no means limited to France. This book closely examines comparable events in Italy and analyses the factors that differentiate the strength of ‘ethnically’ based challenges to central authority in Britain, Spain, Belgium, Yugoslavia and Canada, from the relative weakness of such challenges in France, Italy and Germany. By evaluating the territorial distribution between the capital and the countryside as both an influence on and an object of policy, Paris and the Provinces contributes significantly to understanding the connections between party politics and policy formation and will be of interest to students of political science, government, and public policy.