Subordinate governments act as both agents of superior environmental policies and
economic development leaders of the areas under their jurisdiction. The effectiveness of …

In the last two decades, developing countries have increasingly engaged in improving the
governance of their health systems and promoting policy design to strengthen their health …

Despite the ample literature on government transparency, our knowledge about how the
vertical power structure of governments shapes local compliance with government …

How can China develop so quickly and yet maintain stability? Most scholars pinpoint the
efforts of China's local government leaders as a primary factor. Regarding what motivates …

The conceptualization of policy change has been much discussed in democratic countries
with a focus on formal legislation. However, in non-Western contexts, policies change in …

While it is widely recognized that a country's bureaucratic structure significantly influences
economic growth, its subnational variations remain relatively unexplored. To address this …

A major challenge for the advancement of democratic governance in Africa is the extraction
of money by ruling parties from the state to fund their electoral campaigns and gain political …

Countries in developed and developing worlds have faced growing challenges to solve
affordable housing shortages for lower-income households, prompting the adoption of …

Public participation is widely adopted in managing public affairs, especially at the central
level in many countries. This article examines the current status of public participation in a …

Purpose The paper examines how local governments' responses to citizens' complaints
about environment issues are affected when the complaints involve conflicting goals …