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Accountable Government in Africa [[electronic resource] ] : Perspectives from Public Law and Political Studies
| Accountable Government in Africa [[electronic resource] ] : Perspectives from Public Law and Political Studies |
| Autore | Chirwa Danwood M |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : United Nations University Press, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (320 p.) |
| Disciplina | 352.3/5096 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | NijzinkLia |
| Soggetto topico |
Africa -- Politics and government -- 1960-
Government accountability -- Africa Government accountability - Africa Government - Non-U.S Law, Politics & Government Government - Asia |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 92-808-7174-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Contents""; ""List of Tables and Figures""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""About the Editors""; ""About the Authors""; ""Accountable government in Africa: Introduction""; ""Overview""; ""Scope and significance""; ""Defining �accountable government�""; ""The chapters in this book""; ""Post-apartheid accountability: The transformation of a political idea""; ""Introduction""; ""Accountability in the independent labour movement after 1973""; ""The emergence of the post-apartheid model of accountability""; ""Two models of accountability compared""
""The limits of accountability in capitalist society""""Conclusion""; ""The politics of constitutional reform in Zambia: From executive dominance to public participation?""; ""Introduction""; ""The history of constitution-making in Zambia""; ""From executive dominance to public participation?""; ""Conclusion""; ""Judicial independence and the judicialisation of electoral politics in Malawi and Uganda1""; ""Introduction""; ""Courts and elections in Malawi""; ""Courts and elections in Uganda""; ""Do strategic models explain these patterns?""; ""Multifaceted explanations needed""; ""Conclusion"" ""From parliamentary supremacy to judicial review: Relations between Parliament and the judiciary in Tanzania""""Introduction""; ""Parliamentary supremacy in Tanzania""; ""From parliamentary supremacy to judicial review""; ""An uneasy relationship""; ""The Mtikila case: The judiciary and Parliament collide""; ""Further clashes between Parliament and the judiciary""; ""The exercise of judicial powers by Parliament""; ""Conclusion""; ""Judicial review of parliamentary actions in South Africa: A nuanced interpretation of the separation of powers""; ""Introduction"" ""The judicial approach to reviewing parliamentary actions""""The limits of judicial intervention""; ""Conclusion""; ""Prosecutions, politics and the law: The way things are""; ""Introduction""; ""Prosecutorial authority: �The way things are�""; ""The concept of prosecutorial independence""; ""Selected constitutional arrangements from Africa""; ""Accountability: The other side of the coin""; ""Achieving the right relationships""; ""Is there a possible �third way�?""; ""The civilianisation of prosecutorial services in Tanzania""; ""Introduction""; ""The concept of civilianisation"" ""The legal framework for civilianisation""""The independence of the DPP and NPS""; ""The current lack of capacity and resources in the NPS""; ""Prosecutorial guidelines""; ""The accountability of the DPP and NPS""; ""The practical implications of civilianisation""; ""Conclusion""; ""Accountable governance and the role of national human rights institutions: The experience of the Malawi Human Rights Commission""; ""Introduction""; ""Brief constitutional history""; ""The role of national human rights institutions""; ""The effectiveness of NHRIs""; ""The legal framework of the MHRC"" ""Holding the government to account: The experience of the MHRC"" |
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Accountable government in Africa : perspectives from public law and political studies / / editors, Danwood M. Chirwa, Lia Nijzink
| Accountable government in Africa : perspectives from public law and political studies / / editors, Danwood M. Chirwa, Lia Nijzink |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Tokyo, Japan : , : United Nations University Press, , 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (321 pages) : illustrations, tables |
| Disciplina | 352.3/5096 |
| Soggetto topico | Government accountability - Africa |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-920541-63-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910316450803321 |
| Tokyo, Japan : , : United Nations University Press, , 2012 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Accountable government in Africa : perspectives from public law and political studies / / editors, Danwood M. Chirwa, Lia Nijzink
| Accountable government in Africa : perspectives from public law and political studies / / editors, Danwood M. Chirwa, Lia Nijzink |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Tokyo, Japan : , : United Nations University Press, , 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (321 pages) : illustrations, tables |
| Disciplina | 352.3/5096 |
| Soggetto topico | Government accountability - Africa |
| ISBN | 1-920541-63-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910765819003321 |
| Tokyo, Japan : , : United Nations University Press, , 2012 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Achieving global sustainability [[electronic resource] ] : policy recommendations / / edited by Takamitsu Sawa, Susumu Iai and Seiji Ikkatai
| Achieving global sustainability [[electronic resource] ] : policy recommendations / / edited by Takamitsu Sawa, Susumu Iai and Seiji Ikkatai |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Tokyo ; ; New York, : United Nations University Press, c2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (364 p.) |
| Disciplina | 338.9/27 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
IaiSusumu
IkkataiSeiji SawaTakamitsu <1942-> |
| Collana | Sustainability science series |
| Soggetto topico |
Climatic changes - Government policy
Global environmental change - Government policy Sustainability - Government policy Sustainable development - Government policy |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 92-808-7153-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Achieving global sustainability: Policy recommendations""; ""Contents""; ""Figures""; ""Tables""; ""Plates""; ""Equations""; ""Contributors""; ""Abbreviations""; ""Preface""; ""1 Introduction""; ""1-1 The end of the era of CO2 emissions""; ""1-2 Green New Deal""; ""1-3 The end of the era of automobiles and oil""; ""1-4 Automobiles and digital cameras""; ""1-5 Measures to combat climate change will spur global economic growth""; ""2 Global sustainability""; ""2-1 Global sustainability: Current issues and challenges""; ""2-1-1 Sustainability issues in the twenty-first century""
""2-1-2 The current state of global sustainability""""Environmental sustainability""; ""Global socio-economic realities""; ""2-1-3 Approaches to global sustainability""; ""2-1-4 Challenges for global sustainability""; ""The role of technology and institutions""; ""Challenges in developing countries""; ""2-1-5 Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""References""; ""2-2 Global sustainability: Globalization and sustainable development""; ""2-2-1 Introduction""; ""2-2-2 Today's patterns in global environmental changes""; ""2-2-3 Environment and economic globalization in East Asia"" ""Mutual dependence between international specialization and environmental load""""2-2-4 Sustainable development of Asia""; ""Sustainable development of East Asia""; ""Asia of growth and Asia with vulnerability""; ""2-2-5 Global sustainability and local initiatives""; ""2-2-6 Conclusion""; ""References""; ""2-3 A new paradigm for economic growth""; ""2-3-1 Introduction""; ""2-3-2 The twentieth century as the century of CO2""; ""2-3-3 The basis for President Bush's withdrawal announcement""; ""2-3-4 Adaptation to climate change""; ""2-3-5 Franklin D. Roosevelt and Barack Obama"" ""2-3-6 Keynesian economics reborn""""2-3-7 The Green New Deal declaration""; ""2-3-8 Penetration of consumer durables to drive future growth""; ""2-3-9 What needs to be done to facilitate the penetration of solar panels?""; ""2-3-10 Stationary fuel cells and electric cars""; ""2-3-11 Closing remarks""; ""References""; ""3 Paradigm shift of socio-economic development""; ""3-1 Sustainable development and social common capital""; ""3-1-1 Introduction""; ""3-1-2 Economic models of sustainable development""; ""3-1-3 Productive base and social common capital"" ""3-1-4 Social common capital and climate change""""3-1-5 Conclusion""; ""References""; ""3-2 Social norms and people�s values in light of sustainability""; ""3-2-1 Introduction""; ""3-2-2 Sustainability and social dilemma""; ""Social dilemmas""; ""Importance of communication""; ""Efficacy for cooperation""; ""Inherent features of environmental problems""; ""3-2-3 Morality and social norms""; ""Psychological factors in the social dilemma""; ""Social norms for cooperation""; ""Two types of social norms""; ""3-2-4 Keys to solving social dilemmas in the local community"" ""Community and social capital"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910462064803321 |
| Tokyo ; ; New York, : United Nations University Press, c2011 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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After mass crime [[electronic resource] ] : rebuilding states and communities / / edited by Béatrice Pouligny, Simon Chesterman and Albrecht Schnabel
| After mass crime [[electronic resource] ] : rebuilding states and communities / / edited by Béatrice Pouligny, Simon Chesterman and Albrecht Schnabel |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Tokyo, ; ; New York, : United Nations University Press, 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (331 p.) |
| Disciplina | 341.5/84 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
PoulignyBéatrice
ChestermanSimon SchnabelAlbrecht |
| Soggetto topico |
Nation-building
Peace-building Political atrocities Postwar reconstruction |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 92-808-7107-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction: Picking up the pieces / Béatrice Pouligny, Simon Chesterman and Albrecht Schnabel -- Methodological and ethical problems : a trans-disciplinary approach / Béatrice Pouligny, Bernard Doray and Jean-Clément Martin -- Contested memories : peace-building and community rehabilitation after violence and mass crimes : a medico-anthropological approach / Roberto Beneduce -- The uses and abuses of culture : cultural competence in post-mass-crime peace-building in Cambodia / Maurice Eisenbruch -- Intimate enemies : reconciling the present in post-war communities in Ayacucho, Peru / Kimberly Theidon -- Origins and aftermaths : the dynamics of genocide in Rwanda and their post-genocide implications / Scott Straus -- You can't run away : former combat soldiers and the role of social perception in coping with war experience in the Balkans / Natalija Baic -- Mass murder, the politics of memory, and post-genocide reconstruction : the cases of Rwanda and Burundi / René Lemarchand and Maurice Niwese -- Speaking from the shadows : memory and mass violence in Bali / Leslie Dwyer and Degung Santikarma -- Shaping political identity through historical discourse : the memory of Soviet mass crimes / Thomas Sherlock -- External contributions to post-mass-crime rehabilitation / Louis Kriesberg -- Re-imagining peace after mass crime : a dialogical exchange between insider and outsider knowledge / Roberta Culbertson and Béatrice Pouligny. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910451858003321 |
| Tokyo, ; ; New York, : United Nations University Press, 2007 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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After oppression [[electronic resource] ] : transitional justice in Latin America and Eastern Europe / / edited by Vesselin Popovski and Mónica Serrano
| After oppression [[electronic resource] ] : transitional justice in Latin America and Eastern Europe / / edited by Vesselin Popovski and Mónica Serrano |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan, : United Nations University Press, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (543 p.) |
| Disciplina | 320.01/1 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
PopovskiVesselin
SerranoMónica |
| Soggetto topico |
Transitional justice
Human rights Transitional justice - Latin America Transitional justice - Europe, Eastern Peace-building Reconciliation |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 92-808-7169-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | pt. I. Latin America -- pt. II. Eastern Europe. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910463141203321 |
| Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan, : United Nations University Press, 2012 | ||
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Agricultural biodiversity in smallholder farms of East Africa [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Fidelis Kaihura and Michael Stocking
| Agricultural biodiversity in smallholder farms of East Africa [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Fidelis Kaihura and Michael Stocking |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Tokyo ; ; New York, : United Nations University Press, c2003 |
| Descrizione fisica | xvii, 245 p. : ill., map |
| Disciplina | 333.95/16/09676 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
KaihuraFidelis
StockingMichael |
| Soggetto topico |
Agrobiodiversity - Africa, East
Agrobiodiversity conservation - Africa, East Farms, Small - Africa, East |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
92-808-7051-3
0-585-48557-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455864603321 |
| Tokyo ; ; New York, : United Nations University Press, c2003 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Agrodiversity [[electronic resource] ] : learning from farmers across the world / / edited by Harold Brookfield, Helen Parsons, and Muriel Brookfield
| Agrodiversity [[electronic resource] ] : learning from farmers across the world / / edited by Harold Brookfield, Helen Parsons, and Muriel Brookfield |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Tokyo ; ; New York, : United Nations University Press, : UNEP, : GEF, c2003 |
| Descrizione fisica | xxiii, 343 p. : ill. (some col.), maps |
| Disciplina | 333.76/16 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
BrookfieldH. C
ParsonsHelen BrookfieldMuriel |
| Soggetto topico | Agrobiodiversity |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
92-808-7050-5
0-585-48561-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455867003321 |
| Tokyo ; ; New York, : United Nations University Press, : UNEP, : GEF, c2003 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Amazonia [[electronic resource] ] : Resiliency and Dynamism of the Land and Its People
| Amazonia [[electronic resource] ] : Resiliency and Dynamism of the Land and Its People |
| Autore | Smith Nigel J. H |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Tokyo, : United Nations University Press, 1998 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (294 p.) |
| Disciplina | 321.8 |
| Collana | UNU studies on critical environmental regions Amazonia |
| Soggetto topico |
Democracy -- History -- 20th century
Equality Environmental protection - Amazon River Valley Natural resources - Amazon River Valley Land use - Amazon River Valley Agriculture - Amazon River Valley Earth & Environmental Sciences Ecology |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-585-28784-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""The changing nature of democracy""; ""Contents""; ""1 Introduction: The changing nature of democracy""; ""2 Some basic assumptions about the consolidation of democracy""; ""3 Fifty years after the ��Great Transformation��: Reflections on social order and political agency""; ""4 Toward consolidated democracies""; ""5 Democracy and constitutionalism""; ""6 Mass media and participatory democracy""; ""7 Party representation in the United Kingdom, Australia, and Japan""; ""8 The democratization process and the market""
""9 Political representation and economic competitiveness: Is a new democratic synthesis conceivable?""""10 A structure for peace: A democratic, interdependent, and institutionalized order""; ""11 Asian-style democracy?""; ""12 Post-communist Europe: Comparative reflections""; ""13 Religion and democracy: The case of Islam, civil society, and democracy""; ""14 The Philadelphia model""; ""15 Democracy at the United Nations""; ""16 A meditation on democracy""; ""Contributors""; ""Index"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455477303321 |
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Smith Nigel J. H
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| Tokyo, : United Nations University Press, 1998 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Amazonia [[electronic resource] ] : resiliency and dynamism of the land and its people
| Amazonia [[electronic resource] ] : resiliency and dynamism of the land and its people |
| Autore | Smith Nigel J. H |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Tokyo, : United Nations University Press, 1998 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (294 p.) |
| Disciplina | 321.8 |
| Collana | UNU studies on critical environmental regions Amazonia |
| Soggetto topico |
Democracy -- History -- 20th century
Equality Environmental protection - Amazon River Valley Natural resources - Amazon River Valley Land use - Amazon River Valley Agriculture - Amazon River Valley Earth & Environmental Sciences Ecology |
| ISBN | 0-585-28784-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""The changing nature of democracy""; ""Contents""; ""1 Introduction: The changing nature of democracy""; ""2 Some basic assumptions about the consolidation of democracy""; ""3 Fifty years after the ��Great Transformation��: Reflections on social order and political agency""; ""4 Toward consolidated democracies""; ""5 Democracy and constitutionalism""; ""6 Mass media and participatory democracy""; ""7 Party representation in the United Kingdom, Australia, and Japan""; ""8 The democratization process and the market""
""9 Political representation and economic competitiveness: Is a new democratic synthesis conceivable?""""10 A structure for peace: A democratic, interdependent, and institutionalized order""; ""11 Asian-style democracy?""; ""12 Post-communist Europe: Comparative reflections""; ""13 Religion and democracy: The case of Islam, civil society, and democracy""; ""14 The Philadelphia model""; ""15 Democracy at the United Nations""; ""16 A meditation on democracy""; ""Contributors""; ""Index"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910727000703321 |
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Smith Nigel J. H
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| Tokyo, : United Nations University Press, 1998 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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