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Front Matter -- -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Religious Engagement for More Responsible Governance -- G-plus System Diplomacy -- Governance in the Age of the Anthropocene -- The Return of Religion to Transnational Relations -- The F8/F7/F20 Initiative -- Illuminating the Unseen -- Organizing Details, External Relations, and Documentation -- Reform, Assessment, and Impact -- The Golden Thread -- Collaboration for a Responsible Future.

Intro -- Foreword By Philip G. Zimbardo -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Part I. Power, Ideology, And Political Crime -- 1. Towards A New Conceptualization Of Power -- 2. The Historical Setting Of The National Socialist Rise To Power And Its Sociological Implications -- Part Ii. Sociological Factors In The Development Of The Ns Party Bureaucracy -- Part Iii. The Ss - An Example Of A Totalitarian Bureaucratic Institution -- 1. Origin And Early History Of The Ss -- 2. Himmler'S Rise To Power -- 3. The Emergence Of The Ss As An Independent System Of Power And The Role Of Its Sub-Systems -- 4. Promulgation And Application Of Racial Doctrines In The Ss -- 5. Racial Criteria For Selection Of Personnel Into The Ss -- 6. Ideological Criteria For Selection, Indoctrination, And Training -- 7. 'Lebensborn' - Example Of An Ns Social Institution -- 8. Jewish And Non-German Descent In The Ss -- 9. The Conception Of Morality And Honor In The 'Schutzstaffel' -- 10. Consequences Of Hitler'S Influence On Ns Ideology And The Ss -- 11. The Perception Of God In The Ss -- 12. Discussion And Conclusion -- Part Iv. Totalitarian Institutions And German Bureaucracy: A Process Of Escalation Into Destruction -- 1. Discussion -- 2. Conclusion -- Part V. Sociological Implications Of Deviance And Accountability In Ns Political And Bureaucratic Institutions -- 1. The Sociological Vision Of Walther Rathenau'S Concept Of Social Change -- 2. National Socialist Aggression And Psychoanalytic Theory -- Notes And References -- Appendices -- Bibliography -- Index.

This research examines the impact of institutional frameworks on the performance of a private sector participation (PSP) arrangement in the water sector. The research takes place within the context of a development debate and practice, which identifies water as a key poverty issue in a substantial part of the developing countries, which advocates private sector participation as a remedy to inadequate water management and which acknowledges good governance as a crucial requirement for development. Nevertheless, few studies have scrutinized the impact of governance and institutions on the outcome of PSP arrangements in the water sector. Most research on the performance of PSP arrangements has examined exogenous and endogenous determinants, such as the price mechanism and the property rights allocation, but these factors proved unsatisfactory as explaining variables in the context of natural resource management. To contribute to filling a gap in research this study aims at evaluating the impact of institutional frameworks on the outcome of private sector participation in water supply and sanitation through a case study of the Management Contract for Water and Wastewater Service in the Amman Governorate, Jordan. The research takes into account the specific institutional framework for the mentioned arrangement in Amman, which is comprised of the national judicial and political institutions, the specific regulatory institutions as well as relevant international institutions. The specific objective of this study is to show how the institutional framework of a transaction affects regulatory processes by abating and amplifying the potential for opportunistic behavior of the contracting parties, and thereby affecting the performance of a privately operated water utility. The examination of the institutional framework of the Amman Management Contract revealed that mainly judicial and international institutions and specific contract rules were constraining the discretion of the contracting parties. Political checks and balances were insufficiently established and the regulatory institutions of the water sector were set up in an improper way. The field study discovered that the resulting discretionary power of certain actors was used opportunistically, which had a detrimental effect on the outcome of the PSP arrangement. Nevertheless the overall performance of the arrangement was good from which the general insight was drawn that regulatory credibility may be developed even in unpropitious environments.