Local Government Capacity to Respond to Environmental Change: Insights from Towns in New York State
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DOI: 10.1007/s00267-017-0860-1
Abstract: Local governments attempting to respond to environmental change face an array of challenges. To better understand policy responses and factors influencing local government capacity to respond to environmental change, we studied three environmental issues affecting… read more here.
Keywords: policy; capacity; local government; change ... See more keywords
Bond yield and credit rating: evidence of Chinese local government financing vehicles
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DOI: 10.1007/s11156-018-0724-7
Abstract: Excessive borrowing of local governments in China sparked concerns that the debt may threaten the financial stability of the economy and ultimately cause economic collapse. It becomes critically important to understand the credit rating of… read more here.
Keywords: government financing; bond; local government; credit rating ... See more keywords
Learning as a key leverage point for sustainability transformations: a case study of a local government in Perth, Western Australia
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DOI: 10.1007/s11625-020-00808-8
Abstract: This paper presents a case study about embedding sustainability into a local government in Perth, Western Australia, through the introduction of a sustainability policy and the accompanying education and culture change program. This longitudinal case… read more here.
Keywords: government perth; sustainability; local government; case study ... See more keywords
Japanese local government management of compulsory hospitalization for patients with mental disorders and comorbid COVID-19
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ajp.2021.102859
Abstract: Administering medical treatment or managing quarantine for a patient is particularly difficult when a patient harming others or causing self-harm because of severe depression, a manic state, or psychomotor agitation is also infected with COVID-19.… read more here.
Keywords: local government; compulsory hospitalization; management compulsory; government management ... See more keywords
No panacea: Rate-capping in South Australian local government
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DOI: 10.1016/j.eap.2017.06.003
Abstract: Abstract State-imposed limitations on local government revenue and expenditure represent an especially draconian form of regulation. In Australian local government, New South Wales (NSW) has a longstanding rate-pegging regime, the Northern Territory (NT) caps mining… read more here.
Keywords: rate capping; local government; rate; rate pegging ... See more keywords
The impact of majority coalitions on local government spending, service delivery, and corruption in Indonesia
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2018.11.002
Abstract: This study examines the impact of majority coalitions on local government spending, service delivery, and corruption in Indonesia. The investigation finds that majority coalitions, i.e. those coalitions for which participating political parties control greater than… read more here.
Keywords: majority coalitions; spending; government spending; local government ... See more keywords
Policy, politics and materiality across scales: A framework for understanding local government sustainable energy capacity applied in England
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DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2019.101367
Abstract: Abstract Analyses of local climate change governance and sustainable energy transitions have tended to focus on understanding broader governance networks, within which local governments are important actors. Such approaches often make appeals to (lack of)… read more here.
Keywords: local government; government sustainable; capacity; energy ... See more keywords
An evaluation of community satisfaction with the government's COVID-19 pandemic response in Aceh, Indonesia
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2021.102723
Abstract: Countries around the world are still struggling due to the COVID-19 pandemic. No exception with Indonesia, a developing country with the highest mortality rate and the lowest number of tests in Asia. Located in the… read more here.
Keywords: local government; government; satisfaction; evaluation community ... See more keywords
Evolution and latest trends of local government efficiency: Worldwide research (1928–2019)
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.121276
Abstract: Abstract This article has reviewed the international research from the 20th century to the first half of 2019 on the terms “efficiency” and “local government”. For this purpose, a bibliometric and a cluster analysis by… read more here.
Keywords: latest trends; research; local government; evolution latest ... See more keywords
Navigating between adaptation and transformation: How intermediaries support businesses in sustainability transitions
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.125366
Abstract: ABSTRACT Small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) often require external support to make progress on sustainability and contribute to both environmental integrity and social well-being. Previous research has highlighted the important role of local governments… read more here.
Keywords: navigating adaptation; local government; sustainability transitions; adaptation transformation ... See more keywords
Pollute first, control later? Exploring the economic threshold of effective environmental regulation in China's context.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.109275
Abstract: For most developing countries, local government faces a trade-off between economic growth and environmental protection. The intentions towards having a better environment as the economy grows will trigger a shift in the priorities of local… read more here.
Keywords: environmental regulation; local government; first control; pollute first ... See more keywords