"Public-private partnerships have become an important tool for delivering essential public goods, but critics fear that they erode public accountability. Making partnerships more accountable requires a clear understanding of what accountability means for partnerships and which mechanisms can be used to strengthen it. Accountability in Public Policy Partnerships develops a new model of accountab…
"This book discusses contemporary accountability and transparency mechanisms by presenting a selection of case studies. The authors deal with various problems connected to controlling public institutions and incumbents’ responsibility in state bodies. The work is divided into three parts. Part I: Law examines the institutional and objective approach. Part II: Fairness and Rights considers the…
Volume ini menawarkan pendekatan baru terhadap beberapa tantangan persisten terbesar dalam studi esoterisme dan seterusnya. Umumnya dipahami sebagai suatu usaha yang khusus "Barat" yang terdiri dari tradisi religius, filosofis, dan ritual yang berasal dari zaman kuno Mediterania, buku ini berargumen untuk pendekatan global yang secara signifikan memperluas cakupan esoterisme dan menyoroti relev…
Literarisasi wilayah Laut Baltik pada awal modern adalah proses panjang dan kompleks dengan berbagai jalur untuk berbagai bahasa vernakular. Volume ini menyoroti interaksi pengaturan sosial dan budaya lokal dengan konteks politik dan konfensional yang lebih luas. Menggunakan materi yang jarang diperiksa, seperti cetakan, protokol pengadilan, surat, dan manuskrip dalam bahasa Latin dan berbagai …
Easy-to-Understand (E2U) text practices enable and facilitate accessible communication. E2U refers both to Plain and to Easy Language. These two powerful methods of language and content comprehension enhancement are illustrated through several examples in English, starting from the seminal role of the Anglophone world in promoting plain and lucid style. Originally implemented in written texts, …
How important is it for language learners to have a ‘good accent’ in the foreign language? Do they want to sound like native speakers, or is intelligibility their main aim? How do they perceive their L2 accents, and what kind of sensations do these procure? These are some of the questions addressed in this volume which reports on a large-scale and wide-ranging survey of the attitudes of Ita…
Volume ini memberikan pencerahan baru tentang teori-teori hukum alam modern melalui lensa konteks politik yang terfragmentasi di Italia pada abad kedelapan belas dan kesembilan belas, serta perubahan dramatis pada masa itu. Dari era reformasi, melalui revolusi dan 'Risorgimento', gerakan penyatuan yang diakhiri dengan penciptaan Kerajaan Italia yang bersatu pada tahun 1861, kita melihat pergese…
The development of renewable energy sources will help alleviate the twin problems of energy appetite and environmental pollution. Among such renewable sources, biofuels standout. Biodiesel is at the top of the list of biofuels that have the potential to substitute conventional fossil-based transportation fuels. The reprint comprises 11 chapters in total dealing with a variety of feedstock neede…