Download or read book Local Government in Europe written by Carlo Panara and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-12-04 with total page 473 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work considers the role of local government in 13 EU Member States (Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom. The book aims to provide an account of the system of local government in each of the countries studied along with a critical and contextual approach to the level of autonomy that local government enjoys. The approach is comparative, based on a questionnaire which all of the authors considered. There is then a detailed conclusion to the book which offers a detailed summary and comparative analysis of the responses in order to better consider the role of local authorities as the ‘fourth level’ of governance in the EU. The book aims to offer a detailed introduction to and account of each system of local government which may appeal to those seeking an overview of the area, but also a critical and contextual approach that will be of interest to those actively researching in the areas of local and regional government or EU-central-local government relations. The book contains details of reform in local government up to November 2012, including an analysis of the impact of austerity measures on local autonomy where these have become significant.

Download or read book Measuring Regional Authority written by Liesbet Hooghe and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016-01-28 with total page 708 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first of five ambitious volumes theorizing the structure of governance above and below the central state. This book is written for those interested in the character, causes, and consequences of governance within the state and for social scientists who take measurement seriously. The book sets out a measure of regional authority for 81 countries in North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia, and the Pacific from 1950 to 2010. Subnational authority is exercised by individual regions, and this measure is the first that takes individual regions as the unit of analysis. On the premise that transparency is a fundamental virtue in measurement, the authors chart a new path in laying out their theoretical, conceptual, and scoring decisions before the reader. The book also provides summaries of regional governance in 81 countries for scholars and students alike. Transformations in Governance is a major new academic book series from Oxford University Press. It is designed to accommodate the impressive growth of research in comparative politics, international relations, public policy, federalism, environmental and urban studies concerned with the dispersion of authority from central states up to supranational institutions, down to subnational governments, and side-ways to public-private networks. It brings together work that significantly advances our understanding of the organization, causes, and consequences of multilevel and complex governance. The series is selective, containing annually a small number of books of exceptionally high quality by leading and emerging scholars. The series targets mainly single-authored or co-authored work, but it is pluralistic in terms of disciplinary specialization, research design, method, and geographical scope. Case studies as well as comparative studies, historical as well as contemporary studies, and studies with a national, regional, or international focus are all central to its aims. Authors use qualitative, quantitative, formal modeling, or mixed methods. A trade mark of the books is that they combine scholarly rigour with readable prose and an attractive production style. The series is edited by Liesbet Hooghe and Gary Marks of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and the VU Amsterdam, and Walter Mattli of the University of Oxford.

Download or read book IL TESTO UNICO SUL PUBBLICO IMPIEGO D Lgs 30 marzo 2001 n 165 VI EDIZIONE Luglio 2013 written by Maurizio Danza and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Italian Civil Security System written by Federica Di Camillo and published by Edizioni Nuova Cultura. This book was released on 2014-03-15 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Civil security is an increasingly important policy field in Europe, as both Member States and the EU work to protect European societies from a range of threats and risks including natural and man-made disasters as well as terrorist attacks. Over time, each European country has developed a unique civil security system based on its national specificities, which interacts with both neighbour countries and the Union. This research paper analyses the Italian case on the basis of four analytical dimensions: cultural and historical aspects, legal aspects, the relation between the civil security system and citizens, the role of private sector. Three critical qualitative measures of the system are also discussed: effectiveness, efficiency and legitimacy. In addition, because of the importance of international cooperation and EU role in this field, the relations between the Italian security system and the European context are addressed. Specific attention has been devoted to the way the system responded to the earthquake in L’Aquila and the pandemic influenza A (H1N1), both occurred in 2009, as major crises faced in the last decade. In particular, the L’Aquila case study has underlined both strengths and weaknesses of the way the system does function. Several key points of the Italian civil security system have been identified, such as the flexible cooperation among institutional actors, the issue of levels of governance, the role of changing legal frameworks, the contribution of non-profit organizations.

Download or read book Proceedings of the 11th International Conference of Ar Tec Scientific Society of Architectural Engineering written by Rossella Corrao and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on with total page 756 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Joint Public Procurement and Innovation written by Gabriella Margherita Racca and published by Bruylant. This book was released on 2020-02-12 with total page 534 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Innovation in public procurement is essential for sustainable and inclusive growth in an increasingly globalized economy. To achieve that potential, both the promises and the perils of innovation must be investigated, including the risks and opportunities of joint procurement across borders in the European Union and the United States. This in-depth research investigates innovation in public procurement from three different perspectives. First, leading academics and practitioners assess the purchase of innovation, with a particular focus on urban public contracting in smart cities involving meta-infrastructures, public-private partnership arrangements and smart contracts. A second line of inquiry looks for ways to encourage innovative suppliers. Here, the collected authors draw on emerging lessons from the US and Europe, to explore both the costs and the benefits of spurring innovation through procurement. A third perspective looks to various innovations in the procurement process itself, with a focus on the effects of joint and cross-border procurement in the EU and US landscapes. The chapters review new technologies and platforms, the increasingly automated means of selecting suppliers, and the related efficiencies that “big data” can bring to public procurement. Expanding on research in the editors’ prior volume, Integrity and Efficiency in Sustainable Public Contracts: Balancing Corruption Concerns in Public Procurement Internationally (Bruylant 2014), this volume builds on a series of academic conferences and exchanges to address these issues from sophisticated academic, institutional and practical perspectives, and to point the way to future research on the contractual models that are emerging from new procurement technologies.

Download or read book Religion as Empowerment written by Kyriaki Topidi and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-06-10 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume shows how and why legal empowerment is important for those exercising their religious rights under various jurisdictions, in conditions of legal pluralism. At the same time, it also questions the thesis that as societies become more modern, they also become less religious. The authors look beyond the rule of law orthodoxy in their consideration of the freedom of religion as a human right and place this discussion in a more plurality-sensitive context. The book sheds more light on the informal and/or customary mechanisms that explain the limited impact of law on individuals and groups, especially in non-Western societies. The focus is on discussing how religion and the exercise of religious rights may or may not empower individuals and social groups and improve access to human rights in general. This book is important reading for academics and practitioners of law and religion, religious rights, religious diversity and cultural difference, as well as NGOs, policy makers, lawyers and advocates at multicultural jurisdictions. It offers a contemporary take on comparative legal studies, with a distinct focus on religion as an identity marker.

Download or read book Introduction to Comparative Public Administration written by Sabine Kuhlmann and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2014-07-31 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This innovative textbook provides an in-depth analysis and account of the state of public administration and recent administrative reforms in European countries. It introduces key features of public administration in six European countries, by

Download or read book The Political Economy of Local Regulation written by Alberto Asquer and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-10-26 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers theoretical and methodological guidelines for researching the complex regulation of local infrastructure, utilities and public services in the context of rapid urbanisation, technological change, and climate change. It examines the interactions between regulators, public officers, infrastructure and utilities firms, public service providers, citizens, and civil society organisations. It contains contributions from academics and practitioners from various disciplinary perspectives and from many regions of the world, illustrated with case studies from several sectors including water, natural gas and electricity distribution, local public transport, district heating, urban waste, and environmental services.

Download or read book The Role of the Regions in EU Governance written by Carlo Panara and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2010-11-17 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication compares for the first time how the regions in seven different countries (Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK) are involved in EU governance. It is also the first book which tackles this matter from two different perspectives; that of EU law and that of comparative law. It includes contributions both from well-established scholars in the field of EU law and from younger scholars.

Download or read book Green Cities Governance and the Law written by Andrés Boix Palop and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-08-30 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focusses on the developing role that the city currently plays in dealing with the effects of climate change and the instruments that can be utilised to make them truly green. Cities are at the centre of European directives aimed at tackling climate change, representing a key part of the European Green Deal and the National Recovery and Resilience Plans. As such, they provide valuable case studies for other countries grappling with how to address sustainability issues. This book is divided into three parts, with the first analysing Green urban planning and local governments in the European framework. The second examines various thematic aspects relating to this intersection, looking at the National Recovery and Resilience Plans, the right of the city and environmental issues. The third and final part presents case studies from four European cities showing how they are facing this transformation. These include Bologna, Paris, Barcelona and Valencia, each chosen by the Mission climate-neutral and smart cities by 2030. Bringing together leading experts, some of whom have been directly involved in developments, the book presents invaluable comparisons that will be of interest to a wider international readership. The book will be of interest to academics, researchers and policymakers working in the areas of Public Law, Environmental Law, Urban Law and Governance.

Download or read book D Lgs 30 marzo 2001 n 165 IL TESTO UNICO SUL PUBBLICO IMPIEGO quarta edizione Luglio 2011 written by Maurizio Danza and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2011-07-24 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Il T.U. del pubblico impiego, giunto alla IV° edizione, testimonia il peculiare interesse che il legislatore attribuisce alla materia del pubblico impiego in continua evoluzione L'opera è aggiornata alle più recenti modifiche introdotte dalla L. n.111 del 15/07/11 (di conversione del D.L. 6/07/11 n.98 disposizioni urgenti per la stabilizzazione finanziaria) .Il testo recepisce altresì tutte le modifiche operate con il D.Lgs. n.150 del 27 ottobre 2009 ( su G.U. n.197 del 31 ottobre 2009), ed è aggiornato con le modifiche operate con L. n.183 del 04/11/201in tema di procedure di conciliazione ed arbitrato, di aspettativa e di mobilità . Presenta infine tra gli allegati l'intero testo del D.Lgs. n.150/09, un estratto essenziale della L. n.183 del 04/11/2010 e le recenti delibere della Commissione per la valutazione,trasparenza e l'integrità delle amministrazioni pubbliche relative alla valutazione della performance, nonché la Costituzione Italiana.

Download or read book Fringe benefits e rimborsi spese written by Gianluca Dan - Massimo Gabelli and published by IPSOA. This book was released on 2010-11-05 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: La quarta edizione del libro “Fringe benefits e rimborsi spese”, rinnovata ed aggiornata con le previsioni della Legge Finanziaria per il 2010, L. 23 dicembre 2009, n. 191, in materia di tassazione agevolata dei premi di produttività, tiene conto di molte e importanti modifiche normative che sono diventate operative nel corso degli ultimi anni, per esempio l’eliminazione dei regimi agevolativi precedentemente previsti per le stock option o i limiti di deducibilità delle spese relative a prestazioni alberghiere e alle somministrazioni di alimenti e bevande. Il volume, pur conservando l’originaria agilità di consultazione, fornisce una trattazione completa ed esaustiva del quadro di riferimento per la qualificazione e quantificazione dei redditi di lavoro dipendente ed assimilati, ne analizza le varie fattispecie che si possono incontrare nella pratica professionale, con particolare attenzione alla disciplina delle trasferte, e le relative modalità di rimborso degli oneri sostenuti dai dipendenti, e a quella dei fringe benefits. L’ultimo capitolo è stato riservato all’esame della disciplina della deducibilità, sia ai fini delle imposte dirette (Irpef/Ires) sia ai fini IRAP, degli oneri connessi ai dipendenti e collaboratori, per aiutare nella determinazione degli importi deducibili specie quelli la cui deduzione è soggetta a limitazioni. Utile per chi deve affrontare la compilazione della dichiarazione dei redditi.

Download or read book Close Ties in European Local Governance written by Filipe Teles and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-09-01 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book develops and tests a typology of local state-society relations. To deliver such a comparative study on institutionalized relations between local government and societal actors at the municipal level in Europe, the book identifies and classifies country-specific patterns of these institutionalized governance networks. This work explores the diversity within these institutionalized networks, approaching it from a strong comparative perspective that is anchored on a new typology allowing a more robust analysis of the identifiable patterns. It is a study with appeal to scholars and students of local government, public administration and political science as well as to those pursuing this debate and implementing similar agendas as practitioners.

Download or read book OECD Reviews of Regulatory Reform Italy 2009 Better Regulation to Strengthen Market Dynamics written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2010-02-01 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This review of regulatory reform in Italy presents a general picture of the overall regulatory reform frameworks in Italy, examining quality regulation, competition policy and professional services. The review also offers a special focus on multi-level governance.

Download or read book European Democratic Institutions and Administrations written by Francesco Merloni and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-09-03 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents the results of extensive international comparative research into the effects of the economic and financial crisis on democratic institutions and social cohesion policies. The collected studies describe and analyse the measures (often referred to as "reforms") adopted to counter the crisis and the effects of these measures.It investigates three areas: the impact on the functioning of institutions, with respect to the relationship between representative institutions and governments, and the organisational structure of administrations at national and local levels; the impact that the austerity policies on public spending have on social rights; and the impact on traditional instruments of public action (administrative simplification, public services delivering, the use of common assets).The general findings highlight the effect of reducing the administrative and government capacity of the democratic institutions: the public sector, rather than being innovative and made more effective, declines, offering increasingly poor public services and making bad decisions, fuelling substantive or formal privatisation solutions, which in turn cause further weakening.

Download or read book The Burqa Affair Across Europe written by Alessandro Ferrari and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-03-23 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent years, the wearing of the full-face veil or burqa/niqab has proved a controversial issue in many multi-cultural European societies. Focussing on the socio-legal and human rights angle, this volume provides a useful comparative perspective on how the issue has been dealt with across a range of European states as well as at European institutional level. In so doing, the work draws a theoretical framework for the place of religion between public and private space. With contributions from leading experts from law, sociology and politics, the book presents a comparative and interdisciplinary approach to one of the most contentious and symbolic issues of recent times.