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Drawing on the cases of the US & Germany, it is argued that considerable change has indeed occurred in national governance systems. These changes cannot be understood, however, as the outcome of a market-driven, efficiency-enhancing process. Rather, realignments in corporate governance reflect the growing economic & political power of those who have accumulated financial assets, a trend that is highly dependent on the extent of population aging & the social arrangements for pension provision in domestic economies. 33 References. Adapted from the source document.

The name of Sir Adrian Cadbury has become synonymous with the development of corporate governance. His original involvement was chairing the UK Committee on the Financial Aspects of Corporate Governance in 1991, whose report has taken the name of Cadbury into the annals of the subject. Since then Sir Adrian has visited 28 countries, contributing massively to the raising of board level standards around the world. Now he reports that he has enjoyed this governance odyssey, but is "retiring from this particular field". His contributions as a member of the Editorial Advisory Board of this journal have been very significant. Here he draws some conclusions on the state of corporate governance and likely developments in the future.

Forest management by small farmers in the Amazon has been facing various institutional changes as a result of a shift from government to forest governance. Although new legislation has been designed to create opportunities for local communities and for forest preservation, the outcome of environmental governance at the local level remains arbitrary or lacking in effectiveness. By means of case studies in communities in the Amazon region of both Bolivia and Ecuador, this study reveals the dynamics of policy implementation at the local level as a result of forest governance. These dynamics illustrate that forest policy, as only one of the many institutional influences on forest management in local communities, often being in conflict with local needs, norms and traditions. ; Draft version

Bua and Bussu's (2021) article charted transitions between democracy-driven and governance-driven institutional reforms in the case of Barcelona. Their work is useful in identifying dynamism and tipping points shifting between elite-led and bottom-up forms of democratic governance. Building on this work, this chapter adds comparative analytical leverage to Bua and Bussu's insights by comparing the paradigmatic cases of "democracy-driven governance" in Barcelona (Spain) and "governance-driven democracy" in Nantes (France). Based on an analytical framework derived from previous work explaining the institutionalisation of participatory governance (Bussu 2012; Fung and Wright 2003; Heller 2001), the chapter develops knowledge as to the conditions under which DDG-like forms of participatory governance develop, flourish and are sustained or undermined. Nantes and Barcelona are appropriate cases because they have governance histories and contextual features but vary on the recent development of DDG in Barcelona and the sustenance of GDD in Nantes. This chapter explains this divergence, seeking to identify conditions that support DDG.

We can hardly underestimate the importance of privacy in our data-driven world. Privacy breaches are not just about disclosing information. Personal data is used to profile and manipulate us - sometimes on such a large scale that it affects society as a whole. What can governments do to protect our privacy? 0 In 'The Governance of Privacy' Hans de Bruijn first analyses the complexity of the governance challenge, using the metaphor of a journey. At the start, users have strong incentives to share data. Harvested data continue the journey that might lead to a privacy breach, but not necessarily - it can also lead to highly valued services. That is why both preparedness at the start of the journey and resilience during the journey are crucial to privacy protection.0The book then explores three strategies to deal with governments, the market, and society. Governments can use the power of the law; they can exploit the power of the market by stimulating companies to compete on privacy; and they can empower society, strengthening its resilience in a data-driven world

Intro -- Contents -- About the Author -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1 Foreword -- Part I The Transformation of Traditional Grassroots Social Order and Significance of Its Modern Construction -- 2 The Cognitive Paradigms for Understanding Traditional Grassroots Social Order -- 2.1 Self-Governance or Official Governance -- 2.2 Different Cognitive Paradigms for Understanding Self-Governance and Official Governance -- 2.3 The Theoretical Origin of the Cognitive Paradigms -- 3 Rules of Order: Structure of Social Authorities at the Grassroots -- 3.1 Rules and Order

This book offers a new interpretation of the evolution and modernization of social order in Chinas grass-roots communities. Traditionally, social order at the grass-roots level was maintained through an organic combination of self-rule by the people and authority rule by political leaders. As a hybrid form of social order, therefore, it not only has features of autonomy but also reflects the power of the state apparatus. Despite the modernization of the nation-state, the old rules sustaining social order at the grass-roots level are still very much in effect and have seamlessly integrated into the new social structure. Unless we fully appreciate this fundamental continuity, we would not be able to understand how social order at the grass-roots level today is upheld and functions. And the modernization of social order at the grass-roots level is most fruitfully studied from the perspectives of the construction of modern public social relations and the development of grass-roots systems of social autonomy.

Chapter 1: Good Governance in the Transparency, Accountability, Public Participation and Capacity (TAP-C) Framework -- Chapter 2: Urban Transport Governance and Institutional Framework -- Chapter 3: Transport Governance Initiative (TGI) Toolkit -- Chapter 4: Methodology -- Chapter 5: Policy Findings from the Pilot Studies -- Chapter 6-Planning: Findings from the Pilot studies -- Chapter 7-Standards: Findings from the Pilot studies -- Chapter 8 – Regulation: Findings from the Pilot studies -- Chapter 9 – Budgeting: Findings from the Pilot studies -- Chapter 10 – Executing Authority: Findings from the Pilot studies -- Chapter 11: Summary of the assessments -- Chapter 12 – Way forward, Policy Reform and Advocacy in Urban Transport