..., are typical expressions of governance. Accordingly, the existence of linkages and practices should be taken into account, along with the extent of discretion given to local governments in terms of decision making and access to central government (Chandler, 2005 ; Stoker, 2006). While most...

... through a case study approach. The change processes resulting from the adoption of two managerial innovations within the same Italian Central Government Institution are illustrated in detail. Findings Both cases represent a failure in the adoption and use of managerial innovations, attributable...

... and guidance documents, participant observation in regional and sub‐regional meetings, and supplemented with primary interview data. Findings The Northern Way, promoted by central government to manage decline in the Greater North of England, demonstrated a continued legacy of regional disparities...

... that are non‐discriminatory in relation to local investors. © MCB UP Limited 2002 Foreign investment Developing countries Promotion policy Central government In 1966, Raymond Vernon, one of the few individuals who could have claimed the scholarly field of international business as his...

... government Web site scene is fragmented and information regarding local, regional, and national governments is presented in numerous Web sites. Similar to the USA, the NZ central government has developed a portal called NZ Government Online (NZGO) (http://www.nzgo.govt.nz) that provides links to a vast...

..., minister responsible for modernisation, questions the role of central government and acknowledges its effect on local partners. Public service must reflect real lives and deliver what people really want. But if the best way to provide the most responsive and effective public service is to leave...

... they consume, the numbers of people they employ or the range of services they offer. © MCB UP Limited 2001 Public sector Central Government Policy United Kingdom This article[1] looks at the way the public sector, and public management, evolved in the UK over the last two decades...

... would today call a core of Tswana‐speaking peoples: the Kwena and the Kgatla. These latter two groups settled in the south‐eastern part of contemporary Botswana. © MCB UP Limited 1999 Botswana Local government Central government The Local Government (Tax) Act of 1965 removed...

... and the extent to which outcomes have been achieved. A clear information base is provided for both whole‐of‐government decision‐making and public accountability (reporting) purposes. © MCB UP Limited 1999 Performance management Performance measurement Australia Central government...

... in the UK, but also in the USA and New Zealand, and highlights the Civil Service’s emphasis on well‐trained, knowledgeable and professional staff. Central government Civil Service Management development Organizational change Training Ladies and gentlemen, I warmly welcome the opportunity...

... industries and for different purposes. If an enterprise can raise capital in the stock market, it could avoid the adverse effects of a credit contraction. © MCB UP Limited 1995 Central control Central government China Organizational performance Public companies Evaluation...

... is traceable to the effect of Central Government policies and the general economic conditions of the 1980s. © MCB UP Limited 1993 Financial management Central government Decision making Local government Uncertainty The Perception of Uncertainty Uncertainty in Budgetary in Budgetary Decision...

.... Investigates particularly the impact of internal and external factors such as functional structure, government regulations, customers, potential competitors and labour unions. © MCB UP Limited 1993 Central government Financial restructuring Hong Kong Subsidiaries Telecommunications industry...

... overseas investment promotion operation. © MCB UP Limited 1992 Foreign investment Central government Promotion Public sector Public Marketing of Foreign Investment: Successful International Offices Stand Alone Alvin G. Wint Northeastern University, Boston, USA Marketing of Foreign...

... Agriculture Australia Central government Valuation ...

..., there is the need to know whether the counter-cyclical fiscal policy of the central government would be reinforced or opposed by the fiscal actions of the lower tiers of government. It was this realization that prompted researchers (the earliest of whom, according to Bahl and Saunders[1], are: Colm et al.[2...

... success or failure of the endeavours. © MCB UP Limited 1992 Bureaucracy Central government History Turkey Administrative Development and Reform in Turkey: Administrative Development in Turkey A Historical Overview (Part I) Talib Younis Glasgow Polytechnic, Scotland, UK S.A.M. Ibrahim...

... by diversity and fragmentation. © MCB UP Limited 1990 Central Government Marketing Tourism Government Intervention in the Marketing of Tourism Products D.C. Gilbert University of Surrey, Guildford, UK Given the breadth and impact of tourism worldwide, it is inevitable that national governments...

.... © MCB UP Limited 1990 Canada Central Government Policy IJPSM 3,2 54 A Meso-level Understanding of Business-Government Relations D. Wayne Taylor McMaster University, Ontario, Canada In 1981 Gillies[l] described the transition of Canadian business-government relations during the 1970s...