The Political Economy of Evaluation in Greece : Interdisciplinary Perspectives for an Inclusive and Forward-Looking Evaluation

• Autore: Petrakis Panagiotis E
• Pubblicazione: Cham : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2024; ©2024
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (524 pages)
• Altri autori: BoufounouParaskevi V KostisPantelis C
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Foreword -- Preface -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1 Navigating the New Era: Interdisciplinary Insights into Greece's Political Economy of Evaluation -- Part I Policy Evaluation in Times of Change -- 2 Evaluation in the Polycrisis Epoch -- 2.1 Intersecting Crises -- 2.2 Ancient Roots of Public Policy Evaluation -- 2.3 The Logic of Evaluation -- 2.4 Evaluation to Strengthen Democracy -- 2.5 Truth and Democracy Both Under Attack -- 2.6 The Roots of Democracy in Greece -- 2.7 Democracy Under Threat -- 2.8 Freirean Pedagogy and Evaluative Thinking -- 2.9 Rigorous Evaluative Thinking -- 2.10 The High Stakes of Evaluative Thinking -- 2.11 Evaluation Knowledge Generation and Use -- 2.12 The Future of Humanity is Threatened -- 2.13 The Polycrisis Situation is Dire -- 2.14 Evaluation for Systems Transformation -- 2.15 Evaluating Transformation Will Require Transforming Evaluation -- 2.16 Glocal Thinking and Analysis -- 2.17 Equity and Sustainability -- 2.18 Closing Summary -- References -- 3 The Key Horizontal Principles in the Evaluation Practice: From Necessity to Culture -- 3.1 Introduction -- Motivation and Relevance -- Research Objectives -- Main Concepts-Key Horizontal Principles -- 3.2 State of the Art -- Background on International Action -- Background on Policies/Action at the EU Level -- 3.3 Methodology and Data -- 3.4 Results -- 3.5 Discussion -- 3.6 Funding Acknowledgement -- References -- 4 Developing a Culture of Evaluation as a Prerequisite for Sustainable Economic Development -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 The Necessity of a Culture of Evaluation -- 4.3 Components of an Evaluation Culture -- 4.4 Performance Orientation -- 4.5 Developing Effective Evaluative Functions -- 4.6 Impact on Sustainable Economic Development -- 4.7 Conclusions -- References -- 5 Pre-legislative Scrutiny in Greece. ; 5.1 Pre-legislative Scrutiny: The Concept -- Effectiveness as the Definition of Legislative Quality -- An Enlightened Exercise of Legislative Scrutiny -- 5.2 Pre-legislation Scrutiny in Greece -- 5.3 Conclusions -- References -- 6 Mainstreaming Inclusive Principles and Strategic Approaches in Regulatory Policy Evaluation: The Case of the EU and the Greek Central Government -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Improving the Regulatory and Evaluation Governance of the EU -- The Integrated Approach and Principles of the UN Sustainable Development Goals -- Promotion of the "Do No Significant Harm" Principle -- Integration of the "Strategic Foresight" Approach -- 6.3 The Institutional and Policy Framework of the Greek Central Government -- The Role of the Presidency of the Hellenic Government in Evaluating Regulatory Policies -- Integration of the UN Sustainable Development Goals -- Application of the DNSH Principle -- Adoption of the "Strategic Foresight" Approach -- 6.4 Conclusion -- References -- 7 How Sustainable and Inclusive Is Economic Growth in Greece? Trends, Public Policies, and Their Effectiveness -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Measuring Quality of Life and Sustainability -- 7.3 Economy, Society, and Environment in Greece -- 7.4 Public Policies for Sustainable Development and Their Evaluation -- 7.5 Conclusion -- References -- 8 Evaluation for People or with People? How Participatory Approaches Enhance Social Justice -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Theoretical Lenses for Social Participation and Social Justice -- 8.3 Methodology -- 8.4 Participatory Evaluation Approaches: Contexts and Methods -- 8.5 ESF's Evaluation Strategies and Methods -- 8.6 Concluding Thoughts -- References -- Part II Evaluating Policy Implementation During Economic Crises -- 9 Evaluating the Internal Devaluation Policies Implemented in Greece-Analytical Insights and Empirical Evidence. ; 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Analytical and Empirical Background -- The Comparative Advantage, Growth, and Convergence-Analytical Implications and Empirical Relevance -- Persistent Trade Deficits, Purchase Power Differentials, and Divergence in Per Capita Incomes and Growth Rates-The Case of Greece -- Some Preliminary Specification Issues -- 9.3 Empirical Evaluation -- Outline -- Model Specification -- A Note on Alternative Specifications and Econometric Calculations -- Empirical Questions and Models -- Data Sources -- Empirical Analysis-A Graphical Presentation of the Problem under Consideration -- Econometric Estimations -- 9.4 The Policy Evaluation Literature Summary and Discussion -- The ESM Evaluation of Almunia Report -- The IMF's Independent Evaluation Office (IEO) Report -- Gourinchas et al. 2017 -- 9.5 Pagoulatos, 2018 -- 9.6 Discussion over the Policy Evaluation Summary -- 9.7 Conclusion -- Appendix 1 -- References -- 10 Evaluating Alternative Methods for Assessing Creative Accounting: Empirical Evidence from the Greek Financial Crisis -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Literature Review -- Terms and Definitions -- 10.3 Methods and Models -- 10.4 Results -- 10.5 Conclusions -- References -- 11 Macroeconomic Factors That Reinforced Informal Economy Before and After the Outbreak of the Global Economic Crisis: A Case Study of Selected Member States in the European Union -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Literature Review -- 11.3 Research Objectives -- 11.4 Variables and Methodology -- 11.5 Empirical Analysis -- Empirical Analysis and Results of 1st Sub-group of Countries -- A. Greece -- B. Italy -- C. Cyprus -- D. Portugal -- Empirical Analysis and Results of 2nd Sub-group of Countries -- A. Germany -- B. France -- C. Belgium -- D. Austria -- 11.6 Conclusions -- References -- 12 An Econometric Policy Evaluation of Fiscal Management in PIGS Economies. ; 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 Theoretical Background -- 12.3 Stylized Facts -- 12.4 Econometric Policy Evaluation -- 12.5 Conclusion -- References -- Part III Policy Evaluation of Specific Sectors and Policies -- 13 Inclination Towards Applying Different Evaluation Approaches to Provide Inputs for Evidence-Based Policy Design -- 13.1 Introduction -- 13.2 Theoretical Concepts and Literature Review -- 13.3 Context of the Implementation of the Evaluation in Greece -- 13.4 Review of the Implementation of the Cohesion Policy in Greece -- 13.5 Concluding Remarks -- References -- 14 Evaluation as a Tool to Increase the Competitiveness and Economic Development of SMEs -- 14.1 Introduction -- 14.2 The Role of Evaluation in SMEs -- 14.3 Techniques and Approaches in Evaluation -- 14.4 Data Utilization and Big Data in Evaluation -- 14.5 Systematic Evaluation for Continuous Improvement -- 14.6 Evaluation as a Primary Objective -- 14.7 Policy Implications and Recommendations -- 14.8 Conclusions -- References -- 15 Greek SMEs and Sustainable Development: An Evaluation of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) -- 15.1 Introduction -- 15.2 Greece and SMEs: A Short Overview -- 15.3 Greek SMEs and 17 SDGs: A First Evaluation -- Goal 1: No Poverty -- Goal 2: Zero Hunger -- Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being -- Goal 4: Quality Education -- Goal 5: Gender Equality -- Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation -- Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy -- Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth -- Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure -- Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities -- Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities -- Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production -- Goal 13: Climate Action -- Goal 14: Life Below Water -- Goal 15: Life on Land -- Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions -- Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals -- 15.4 Conclusion -- References. ; 16 The Link Between ESG, Corporate Governance and Stock Performance of European Financial Institutions -- 16.1 Introduction -- 16.2 Literature Review -- 16.3 Methodology and Data -- Sample Data -- Independent Variables: ESG Scores and Pillars -- Dependent Variables: Sharpe Ratio, ESG Scores -- 16.4 Empirical Results and Robustness Tests -- Does ESG Affect the Financial Stock Performance of European Financial Institutions? -- What is the Link Between ESG Pillars and Sharpe Ratio? -- Does CG Really Matter for Financial Stock Performance? -- 16.5 Conclusions and Policy Implications -- 16.6 Data Availability Statement -- References -- 17 Evaluation Processes in All Aspects of EKDDA's Open Innovation Project -- 17.1 Introduction -- 17.2 Theoretical Framework -- Open Innovation in the Private Sector -- Open Innovation in the Public Sector -- Managerial Levers for Open Innovation -- Networks -- Hybrid Task Forces -- Evaluation Procedures -- 17.3 The Open Innovation Journey of the National Centre for Public Administration and Local Government -- The Open Innovation Scheme (Actors and Roles) -- Competencies' Identification -- Research Methodology -- 17.4 Results -- 17.5 Conclusion -- References -- 18 Evaluating Internal Audit's Importance and Value Added in Corporate Governance and Risk Management: An Empirical Investigation -- 18.1 Internal Audit -- 18.2 Research Results -- 18.3 Research Questions -- 18.4 Research Results -- 18.5 Conclusions -- References -- 19 Policy Recommendations for Greece to Provide Energy Independence -- 19.1 Introduction -- 19.2 The Importance of Energy Independence -- 19.3 Literature Evaluations -- 19.4 An Evaluation for Greece with DEMATEL Methodology -- 19.5 Conclusion -- References -- 20 The Political Economy of Redistribution of Income Support to Greek Farms: The Case of Greece's CAP Strategic Plan 2023-2027 -- 20.1 Introduction. ; 20.2 Farm Income Disparities and the Unequal Distribution of Direct Payments among Farms in Greece.
• Titolo autorizzato: The Political Economy of Evaluation in Greece
• ISBN: 9783031607219; 9783031607202
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910881089303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: The Political Economy of Greek Growth up To 2030 Series