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UNINA9910781345203321 |
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Accountability through public opinion : : from inertia to public action / / Sina Odugbemi and Taeku Lee, editors |
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Washington, D.C. : , : The World Bank, , 2011 |
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1-283-10007-X |
9786613100078 |
0-8213-8556-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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xxv, 507 pages : illustrations ; ; 26 cm |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Government accountability |
Municipal services - Public opinion |
Organizational effectiveness |
Performance - Management |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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section 1. Foundations -- sections 2. Structural context -- section 3. Information and accountability -- section 4. Building capacity through media institutions (media and journalism) -- section 5. Deliberation and accountability -- section 6. Power and public opinion (mobilizing public opinion) -- section 7. Case studies -- section 8. Conclusion. |
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Accountability has become a buzzword in international development. Development actors appear to delight in announcing their intention to ?promote accountability??but it is often unclear what accountability is and how it can be promoted. This book addresses some questions that are crucial to understanding accountability and for understanding why accountability is important to improve the effectiveness of development aid. We ask: What does it mean to make governments accountable to their citizens? How do you do that? How do you create genuine demand for accountability among citizens, how do you |
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UNINA9910407717603321 |
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Autore |
Yan Yueping |
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Titolo |
Chinese Ethnic Demography : Theory and Applications / / by Yueping Yan, Zhaohe Lv |
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Singapore : , : Springer Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020 |
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[1st ed. 2020.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (213 pages) |
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Ethnicity |
Social policy |
Applied sociology |
Ethnicity Studies |
Social Policy |
Social/Human Development Studies |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Ethnic Population Studies: Discourse, Methodology, and Theoretical Framework -- Ethnic Populations as Natural Systems: Internal Relations and Behavioral Properties -- Ethnic Populations: A Macroscopic Analysis -- Ethnic Populations: A Microscopic Analysis . |
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This book focuses on the status quo and current trends concerning ethnic issues in China, and seeks to promote the equitable and harmonious development of Chinese and other nationalities around the world. Drawing on representative empirical studies and case studies, it describes the spatial structure and evolution of China’s populace, and analyzes the distribution of and legislation on its spatial development, which has been conducive to the scientific formulation of national population policies. After assessing the development of China’s populace, the book analyzes the future prospects with regard to achieving the goal of a prosperous society and balancing the population in a comprehensive way; puts forward some constructive suggestions on the modernization of the populace; and constructs a new knowledge system for national development with Chinese characteristics. The book combines qualitative and quantitative analysis |
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and employs empirical, speculative, comparative, and comprehensive methods to make full use of modern science and technology, so as to promote ethnological research into a broader development path. Its goal is to objectively evaluate the development of the Chinese populace and provide objective facts and data to support those readers who are interested in its nature and evolution. . |
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