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1. Introduction / Mike Goldsmith and Ed Page -- 2. Belgium / Filip de Rynck and Ellen Wayenberg -- 3. The Czech Republic / Martin Brusis -- 4. Denmark / Vibeke Normann Andersen -- 5. France / Gilles Pinson -- 6. Germany / Angelika Vetter -- 7. Hungary / Gabor Soos -- 8. Italy / Luigi Bobbio and Stefano Piperno -- 9. The Netherlands / Trui Steen and Theo A. J. Toonen -- 10. Norway / Anne Lise Fimreite and Tommy Tranvik -- 11. Spain / Francesc Morata and John Etherington -- 12. Sweden / Henry Back and Vicki Johansson -- 13. Switzerland / Andreas Ladner -- 14. The United Kingdom / Helen Sullivan -- 15. Conclusions / Mike Goldsmith and Ed Page.

"The relationships between governments and the voluntary sector in Canada are long-standing and complex. Beginning with an historical overview of developments in voluntary sector-government relations from 1600 to 1930, High Ideals and Noble Intentions goes on to explore more recent events and to bring present day policy and practice into focus

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- INTRODUCTION: The Rise of Government Relations Offices -- ONE: You Can Run, but You Can't Hide: University Presidents -- TWO: You, You Can Hide: University Faculty -- THREE: Enmesh: Local Governments -- FOUR: Ensnare: State Governments -- FIVE: Enslave: The Federal Government -- SIX: No Such Thing as a Free Lunch: Lobbyists Today -- SEVEN: Free Lunches: The Higher Education Associations -- EIGHT: Community Colleges, Private Universities, and Signs of the Apocalypse -- NINE: Economic Development: The Crux of Politics -- TEN: Interviews with Higher Education Government Relations Professionals -- ELEVEN: Have a Nice Life: The Government Relations Officer's Career -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- W -- Y.

Offering conclusions for improving intergovernmental relations, determining international economic development strategies, and showing how many subnational governments are involved in world politics, this book examines how US states and governors connect to American foreign relations, tracing activities that began in the 1950s and have expanded with globalization. Chapters explain governors' foreign relations activities in political, economic, and defense contexts and how US states compete in the global economy. The book analyzes US states' ability to attract foreign investment and promote exports, making use of statistical analysis and personal interviews with state officials in the United States and posted abroad.

"An examination of how U.S. states and governors connect to American foreign relations, this book argues that these subnational actors should be analyzed in international relations scholarship. Chapters merge the literature from international relations, foreign policy analysis, international political economy, and U.S. state politics to describe how paradiplomacy began in the 1950s and has expanded with globalization. Analysis is performed on governors' foreign relations activities as well as U.S. states' and governors' foreign economic activities, such as overseas trips to recruit foreign direct investment and promote exports"--

Since the early 1980s, the World Bank, backed by aid donor countries, has been involved in a determined effort to stimulate capitalist growth in Africa by prescribing a set of orthodox, neoliberal economic policies. Using Ghana as a case study, this book considers why this is the case.