Central / national / federal government policies Books

The British Taxpayers' Rights is a book written by Herbert Lloyd Reid in 1898. The book is a comprehensive guide to the rights of British taxpayers and the laws that govern taxation in the United Kingdom. Reid discusses the various types of taxes that...

Social Welfare In New Zealand: The Result Of Twenty Years Of Progressive Social Legislation (1913) is a book written by Hugh H. Lusk that examines the social welfare policies and programs implemented in New Zealand over the course of two decades. The...

""Modern Prison Systems: Their Organization And Regulation In Various Countries Of Europe And America"" is a book written by Charles Richmond Henderson and published in 1903. The book provides a comprehensive analysis of the prison systems in various...

The book focuses on international cultural relations dealing with cultural heritage in terms of heritage diplomacy. The contributors discuss the potentials and limitations of heritage diplomacy and how it could be approached in theory, policy, and praxis.

This book applies a novel theory of 'unbalanced responsiveness' to the issue of economic inequality in China to better understand the relationship between authoritarian regimes and their citizens.

This book examines Russia's multidimensional foreign energy policy and the emerging and on-going conflicts with energy-consuming and transit countries.

This book provides a ground-breaking assessment of the Israeli national security experience from the establishment of the country through to the present day.

This book not only aims at highlighting existing inequalities between men and women, but also their efforts to overcome these challenges, especially so in women belonging to marginalized communities.

This volume looks at how India's sustainable development has progressed through changes in its institutions and public policy discourse.

Today's generations can affect the future ecosystem more than any previous generations and aggravate the welfare of future people. Due to the future generations' lack of influence, current generations must act. This book examines when commitments to...

This book examines suburban development in New Zealand and its conflict with and impact on local horticulture and food security.

This book analyses how The Swedish Agency for Research Cooperation with Developing Countries (SAREC) and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) have worked to promote science in low-income countries.

Dolores Kuchina-Musina and Benjamin D. McMartin present a comprehensive analysis of the alternative contract vehicles used to promote innovation in the United States (U.S). Alternative Contracting Pathways examines the models, methods, and techniques the...

This book examines the introduction and ongoing development of public medical care insurance in contemporary China.

With the rapid increase in the global population and changing climatic impacts on agriculture, this book demonstrates how genome editing will be an indispensable technique to overcome ongoing and prospective agricultural challenges.

This book examines the path that name, image, and likeness (NIL) has taken in the first years of the policy, how the expansion has led to differing approaches across state and universities, and how administrators in selected states are dealing with the...

This book explores the myriad issues that play out in the upstream petroleum industry of Ghana from a legal perspective.

Although the literature on terrorism is vast, there are many gaps in it. This book helps to fill these lacunae with entries from top terrorism scholars and counterterrorism practitioners in the world.

Written in a clear and accessible style, Policy Evaluation in the Era of COVID-19 offers a much-needed insight on the role evaluation played during this unique and critical juncture in history.

This book focuses on the main institutional changes affecting the Social Investment approach, as the framework for the European social agenda.

This interdisciplinary book combines digital technology with Eastern Philosophy to examine how the concept of Zhongyong in Confucianism can be used to coordinate digital technology with sustainable agriculture.

This book explores issues of rights, issues and challenges faced by Indian migrant workers in GCC countries.

This book presents a study of the figure of the stranger in US Latinx literary and cultural forms, ranging from contemporary novels through essays to film and transborder art activism.

This book presents a comprehensive analysis of the linkages between climate change and migration in South Asia.

This book examines how current energy and water management processes affect Indigenous communities in North America, with a specific focus on Canada.

This book attempts to provide a comprehensive understanding of the circumstances which have shaped India's approach towards its international borders and the framework it has developed to better manage its borders.

This book entitled provides comprehensive understanding of Conservation Agriculture with topics related to climate change mitigation strategies, approaches and impact of conservation agriculture on natural resource management.

For decades, experts and the public have been at odds over the nature and magnitude of risks and how they should be mitigated through policy. Experts argue that the fears of the public are irrational, and that public policy should be based on sound...

This book examines the efficiency and effectiveness of economic policies in Europe, and explores the implications for social equity. It argues for an integrated approach to economic and social objectives, and discusses the ways in which welfare states...

Forecasts predict that those in need of long-term care in Europe will double in the next 50 years. This book offers a full understanding of the institutional responses and mechanisms in place to finance old age and provides analysis of demand and supply...

This book is one of the first in-depth and systematic studies on the functioning and aspiring federations of South Asia. It examines how federal dynamics in India, Pakistan, Nepal, and Sri Lanka are impinged on by the nature of their specific...

This new and substantially revised edition of Heritage Planning: Principles and Process offers an extensive overview of the burgeoning fields of heritage planning and conservation.  

This book discusses the importance of recognizing the relationship between humans, animals, plants, and their environment to attain optimum health results. The key objectives of this work are to identify and track the numerous risk factors to promote...

Race and ethnicity are central to our lived experiences of politics, yet they are often absent from studies of urgent questions in contemporary political communication. This volume responds to this crucial issue, illuminating the ways in which identity...

This book provides a detailed view of public nutrition and health. It discusses the various statistical tools and their appropriate application in public health and nutrition research, surveys, evaluation and program designing.

This book compares the life courses of forced migrants in two of the world's most important transit countries: Turkey and Mexico. It examines the local, regional, and global contexts of their experiences, trajectories, and biographical projects, caught...

This book explores the nature of evaluative knowledge, the increasing demand in decision-making for evaluation, the post-truth phenomena of anti-science sentiments and illiberal tendencies. The authors within wish to raise awareness and reflection...

Author J. Edwin Benton presents a comprehensive overview of the revenue structure for local governments, in general, and for counties, municipalities, townships, special districts, and school districts, in particular.

Using ethnographic materials and documents from East Tibetan villages, this book addresses the impact of modernization on everyday life and the ways in which it melds with traditional forms of knowledge to create a new Tibetan identity and scientific...

The book examines sustainable food procurement policy and practice in the European Union, and beyond.

This textbook provides an introduction to cultural policy in the US, enabling both students and practitioners to understand how government impacts the arts and culture.

This book analyzes the role of laws and the judiciary in the process of censorship in India. It examines the rationales and observations produced by the judiciary when demands for censorship are directed against publications that allegedly offend...

Policy thought integrates the "why" of political philosophy and the "how" of public policy formulation.Lee outlines five key principles for the development of policy thought:The Principle of Policy StatismThe Principle of Policy GoodnessThe Principle of...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...