1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910781345203321

Titolo

Accountability through public opinion : : from inertia to public action / / Sina Odugbemi and Taeku Lee, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : The World Bank, , 2011

ISBN

1-283-10007-X

9786613100078

0-8213-8556-9

Descrizione fisica

xxv, 507 pages : illustrations ; ; 26 cm

Altri autori (Persone)

OdugbemiSina

LeeTaeku

Disciplina

320.01

Soggetti

Government accountability

Municipal services - Public opinion

Organizational effectiveness

Performance - Management

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910407717603321

Autore

Yan Yueping

Titolo

Chinese Ethnic Demography : Theory and Applications / / by Yueping Yan, Zhaohe Lv

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Springer Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020

ISBN

981-15-6153-2

Edizione

[1st ed. 2020.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (213 pages)

Disciplina

304.60951

Soggetti

Ethnicity

Social policy

Applied sociology

Ethnicity Studies

Social Policy

Social/Human Development Studies

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

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 .

Sommario/riassunto

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



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. .