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This report proposes a new independent regulatory body for Indonesia's electricity sector, in particular for investment planning, procurement, tariff setting, and electrification.A situational analysis and review of stakeholder opinions strongly...

This publication identifies bottlenecks to regional power trading in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) and proposes solutions to overcome them.The six GMS countries are striving to ensure an adequate, reliable, sustainable, and affordable energy supply...

The book presents a collection of articles authored by several members of the Warsaw School of Political Theory, affiliated with the University of Warsaw. The team of scholars, first founded in the 1970s by professor Artur Bodnar, has been conducting...

This book attempts to show the context of the clash of the fundamental values democracy and solidarity which serve as the leading political principles of European integration. Therefore several further concepts and problems have been discussed such as...

Das Arbeitskräfteanwerbeabkommen zwischen der Türkei und Österreich wurde 1964 unterzeichnet. Seit damals ist fast ein halbes Jahrhundert vergangen. Dieses Abkommen bildet den Meilenstein in den Beziehungen der Türkei und Österreich. Bis dahin waren die...

For nearly fifty years, Cyprus has attracted considerable international attention. However, while numerous volumes have been written on the causes and consequences of the conflict between the Greek and Turkish Cypriot communities and the many efforts to...

This collection of essays examines the relationship between the media and cosmopolitanism in an increasingly fragmented and globalizing world. This relationship is presented from multiple perspectives and the essays cover, amongst other themes,...

Karl Barth never paid particular attention to the religions of the world. In fact he has often been stereotyped as the prime exponent of an exclusivist attitude toward other religions because of his belief that salvation comes through Christ alone...

The 'counter-revolution' in Development Economics in the 1980s fundamentally altered the way the state 'thinks', which is evident in the state's retrenchment and reconstitution of the state's relationship to its citizens. The combination of deflationary...

WORK IS IN FRENCHThis book is a reproduction of a work published before 1920 and is part of a collection of books reprinted and edited by Hachette Livre, in the framework of a partnership with the National Library of France, providing the opportunity to...

Welcome to 2030. You'll own nothing, have no privacy, and you'll be happy. . . .For the past two years, since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, we have been told that our old way of life is dead and gone. There can be no return to how things...

American democracy is in trouble. Billionaires buy political offices, politicians use gerrymandering and voter suppression to fix elections and special interests run roughshod over majorities. If that is not enought, civility and bipartisanship are...

It is a global scandal that road traffic crashes in low- and middle-income countries have claimed over a million lives, and caused upwards of 20 million injuries, every year for over a decade. The United Nations and the World Health Organization have...

We have rediscovered the importance of public health and, as ever, have been made to realise the important lessons that history has to teach us - how in the politics of public health, wealth and power shape ideas and action. Lee Adams, a former public...

The Guardian top 5 best books on the UK housing crisis'The housing crisis is just getting started, ' warns Timperley in this important book.' - MARTIN CHILTON, THE INDEPENDENT'An essential read about a broken housing market.'- PETER APPS, INSIDE...

No environment is more challenging for militaries than a city. No form of combat is more inherently destructive than urban warfare. And yet too often, militaries are both unprepared for the challenges of cities and unable to avoid being pulled into...

Recent conflicts have required the armed forces to engage in what has been termed 'war amongst the people'. Scholars and practitioners come together to explore armed forces' engagement and the political, strategic, tactical and legal implication this...

The Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) has been the principal legal barrier to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons for the past forty-five years. It promotes the peaceful uses of nuclear technology and insures, through the application of safeguards...

This monograph lays out a discussion framework for understanding the role of human-computer interaction (HCI) in public policymaking. It takes an international view, discussing potential areas for research and application and their potential for impact...

Anyone involved in the policy process analyzes policy in some sense. However, those who analyze and manage policy professionally must use a variety of tools to do their job effectively. This book, Tools for Policy Analysis and Management, discusses...

Many Americans today realize that their own government is steadily becoming the greatest danger and threat to their rights, liberties, and future prosperity. In their attempt to right the errant ways of American government, millions of Americans have...

Some of Mayor Gaynor's Letters and Speeches (1913) is a collection of written and spoken works by William Jay Gaynor, who served as the mayor of New York City from 1910 until his death in 1913. The book includes a selection of Gaynor's letters, which...

Stuart Chase in the Herald Tribune called this book about capitalism "the most realistic political treatise of the lot" and adds that "one must be tough and pitiless honesty and pitiless humanity." Some people may disagree with the fi rst assertion, but...

While South Asia's economic reform initiatives of the last two decades were often born in crisis, this alone does not account for their occurrence. This book looks at the processes and institutional arrangements behind these reforms, and analyses what...

Regulation has become a front-page topic recently, often referenced by politicians in conjunction with the current state of the U.S. economy. Yet despite regulation's increased presence in current politics and media, The Politics of Regulatory Reform...

This book addresses an important issue and debate in public administration: the politicization of civil service systems and personnel. Using a comparative framework the authors address issues such as compensation, appointments made from outside the civil...

The modern Chinese state has traditionally affected every major aspect of domestic society. With the growing liberalization of the economy, coupled with increasingly complex social issues, there is a belief that the state is retreating from an array of...

The book ""Report of the Country Life Commission: Special Message from the President of the United States (1909)"" is a report compiled by Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th President of the United States, and his Country Life Commission. The report is a...

""Protection, Our Proper Permanent Policy: Speech Of James T. McCleary (1904)"" is a book written by James Thompson McCleary. The book is a transcript of a speech delivered by the author in 1904. In the speech, McCleary advocates for protectionism as a...

Popular V. Delegated Government: Speech Of Jonathan Bourne, Junior, Of Oregon (1910) is a book that contains the speech delivered by Jonathan Bourne Jr. in 1910. The speech was delivered in the United States Senate and it discusses the topic of popular...

""Outline of the Constitutional History of New York"" is a historical book written by Benjamin Franklin Butler in 1848. The book provides a detailed account of the constitutional history of New York, from its early days as a Dutch colony to its status as...

""National Rights and State Rights: A Review of the Case of Alexander McLeod"" is a historical book written by John Pickering in 1841. The book presents an analysis and review of the controversial legal case of Alexander McLeod, a British subject who was...

Municipal Ownership and Christian Socialism is a book written by William H. Muldoon and published in 1899. The book explores the idea of municipal ownership, which is the concept of local governments owning and operating public utilities such as water,...

""Mr. Roosevelt and the Presidency"" is a book written by A Spectator in 1904 that provides a detailed account of Theodore Roosevelt's presidency. The book explores Roosevelt's rise to power, his policies, and his impact on the United States during his...

History And Business Methods Of The Department Of The Interior: Its Bureaus And Offices (1897) is a book written by Emmett Womack that provides a detailed account of the history and business methods of the Department of the Interior, including its...

""Storia del Parlamento in Sicilia: dalla fondazione alla caduta della monarchia (1887)"" ����� un libro scritto da Carlo Calisse che racconta la storia del Parlamento siciliano dalla sua fondazione fino alla fine della monarchia nel 1887. Il libro...

Le livre intitul����� ""Etude Par M. Bruwaert Sur Les Debates Des Assemblees Legislatives Des Etats Unis De L'Amerique Du (1885)"" est une �����tude men�����e par Fran�����ois Edmond Bruwaert sur les d�����bats des assembl�����es l�����gislatives des...

Il libro ""Sulle Condizioni Della Cosa Pubblica In Italia Dopo Il 1866"" scritto da Stefano Jacini nel 1870, ����� un'opera che analizza la situazione politica e sociale dell'Italia dopo l'Unit������ del 1866. L'autore, che fu un importante economista e...

Il libro ""Contro Il Contenzioso Amministrativo: Discorsi Del Senatore Pierantoni Pronunziati In Senato (1888)"" di Augusto Pierantoni ����� una raccolta di discorsi pronunciati dal senatore Pierantoni in Senato nel 1888, in cui egli esprime le sue idee...

Le livre ""Cr�����dit Foncier: Rapport A. M. Le Pr�����sident De La R�����publique (1851)"" de Josseau, J. B. est un rapport pr�����sent����� au pr�����sident de la R�����publique fran�����aise en 1851. Il traite du Cr�����dit Foncier, une institution...

""Etude sur les fonctions des drogmans des missions diplomatiques ou consulaires en Turquie"" est un livre �����crit par S. G. Marghetitch et publi����� en 1898. Ce livre explore le r�����le des drogmans, ou interpr�����tes, dans les missions...

The Reform of Local Taxation is a book written by David Ames Wells and originally published in 1876. The book discusses the issue of local taxation in the United States and proposes reforms to improve the system. Wells argues that the current system is...

The book ""Plan of Finance for the Reduction of the National Debt and Relief of Prevailing Distress, in a Letter to the Duke of Wellington"" was written by John Smith in 1830. The book presents a comprehensive plan for reducing the national debt and...

""Plan Of A Penal Statute, Proposed For Adoption To The Legislature Of Kentucky"" is a book written by Samuel Smith Nicholas and published in 1850. The book provides a detailed proposal for a new penal statute that could be adopted by the Legislature of...

""Address to the Chicago Commercial Club"" is a speech delivered by Howard Elliott in 1919 to the members of the Chicago Commercial Club. In this speech, Elliott, who was the president of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad, discusses the...