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This volume explores the way in which political organizations must confront situations of relatively high uncertainty and unpredictability with limited knowledge, and how turbulent times provide opportunities to investigate the sustainability of governance systems.

It is apparent that all forms of organisation have governance requirements and procedures but too often we just consider governance in a corporate environment. Equally it is accepted that the concept of governance is concerned with the relationship between the organisation and all of its stakeholders but is too often interpreted as a concern for the relationship between a corporation and its investors. Still this is essentially true as far as most corporations are concerned. Such narrow views are unrealistic and are inappropriate in the modern global world which we inhabit and many would blame problems with governance for the economic and financial turmoil which the world has experienced during the last decade. Much analysis has been undertaken about governance but little in the way of change is manifest and few seem to recognise both the need to consider radical changes in the modern global environment and the opportunities and possibilities presented by the current environment. In this book therefore we take a broad (and possibly radical) approach and consider governance requirements in the modern world - not just for corporations but for all forms of organisation.

Introduction -- Sport governance: Infrastructure and reform -- Understanding sport governance -- Administration and sport governance -- Legal and regulatory aspects of sport governance -- Stakeholding in sport governance -- Performance in sport governance -- Good governance -- Compliance in sport governance -- Governance challenges in the next decade

1. Religion and culture in nation building and governance of South Asia / Priyanka Jha -- 2. Civil service reforms and development of professionalism : a case study of Bangladesh / A.T.M. Obaidullah -- 3. Public service guarantee acts in Indian states : tools of accountability and ethical governance / Rumki Basu -- 4. Information technology as a key to good governance in Pakistan : a case study / Sarfraz Khawaja and Jahanzeb Waheed -- 5. Women empowerment in Kerala : a model in South Asia / Ahamed Kabeer M. -- 6. Natural disasters and women dependent on agriculture in India's rural areas / Manika Kamthan -- 7. Climate change mitigation through whole tree planting : a case study in India / Kapil Kumar Joshi, Vinay Sharma and Parag Madhkar Dhakate -- 8. Forest governance in north-east India and the role of the judiciary / Harsha S. and Dijamani Sarmah -- 9. Occupational health and safety in the ship-breaking industries of Bangladesh / Mahfuzul Haque -- 10. Climate change and its adaptation policies in Bangladesh : a synoptic view / M. Shamsur Rahman and Shahriar Shams -- 11. Model villages in the context of state, civil society and the market : emerging paradigm in India / E. Venkatesu -- 12. Labour motivation in the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act/Scheme in India / Asif Hasan and Anwar Imam -- 13. Role of social audit in curbing corruption in India / Nitin Dhaktode.

Intro -- Dedication -- Foreword -- Second Foreword -- Editors' Note -- List of Contributors -- List of Sponsors -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- About the Editors -- Part I: The Legal and Regulatory Framework for Space Activities -- Chapter 1: Introduction to the Study on Global Space Governance -- 1.1 Background -- 1.2 The Purpose of the Study -- 1.3 Definitions of Global Space Governance -- 1.4 Methodology Used -- 1.5 Scope, Nature, and Expected Role of the Book -- Chapter 2: Overview of the Existing Mechanisms of Global Space Governance -- 2.1 Introduction and Background -- 2.1.1 The Evolution of a General Global Governance System -- 2.1.2 Is Global Space Governance Unique? -- 2.2 Is the Existing Global Space Governance Regime Adequate to Meet Present and Future Global Public Interest in Outer Space? -- 2.3 Recap of the Existing Five U. N. Space Law Treaties -- 2.3.1 The Law of Treaties -- 2.3.2 The 1967 Outer Space Treaty -- 2.3.3 The 1968 Rescue Agreement -- 2.3.4 The 1972 Liability Convention -- 2.3.5 The 1974 Registration Convention -- 2.3.6 The 1979 Moon Agreement -- 2.4 Are the United Nations and Its Specialized Agencies the Best Organizations to Regulate, Coordinate, or Standardize Space Activities and Practices? -- 2.4.1 The U. N. General Assembly -- 2.4.2 The U. N. Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space -- 2.4.3 The U. N. Office for Outer Space Affairs -- 2.4.4 U. N.-Space -- 2.4.5 The International Telecommunication Union -- 2.4.6 Other U. N. Agencies -- 2.5 What Alternative Forums Exist and How Can They Contribute to Effectively Address Issues of Global Space Governance? -- 2.5.1 Multilateral and Bilateral Treaties Outside of the U. N. System -- 2.5.2 Intergovernmental Organizations/Institutions -- 2.5.3 Intergovernmental Operating Organizations -- 2.5.4 Non-Governmental International Organizations.

Advances in Financial Economics Vol 19 is peer reviewed and focusses on International Corporate Governance.

Urban, demographic and climate trends are increasingly exposing cities to risks of having too little, too much and too polluted water. Facing these challenges requires robust public policies and sound governance frameworks to co-ordinate across multiple scales, authorities, and policy domains. Building on a survey of 48 cities in OECD countries and emerging economies, the report analyses key factors affecting urban water governance, discusses trends in allocating roles and responsibilities across levels of government, and assesses multi-level governance gaps in urban water management. It provides a framework for mitigating territorial and institutional fragmentation and raising the profile of water in the broader sustainable development agenda, focusing in particular on the contribution of metropolitan governance, rural-urban partnerships and stakeholder engagement

Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Table of contents -- Acronyms and abbreviations -- Executive summary -- Key messages -- Chapter 1. Urban water governance today - Setting the scene -- Key messages -- Why urban water governance matters -- Analytical framework -- Characteristics of cities affecting urban water governance -- Bibliography -- Chapter 2. Factors shaping urban water governance -- Key messages -- Water infrastructure challenges in cities -- The risks of too much, too little, too polluted water -- Institutional factors -- Environmental and socio-economic factors

1. Change and planning -- 2. The rise and fall of the consensus on planning -- 3. New understandings : a reinvigorated and fragmented left -- 4. New understandings : a reinvigorated and unified right -- 5. From new right to neoliberal spatial governance -- 6. A new ethos -- 7. A new politics for planning -- 8. New spaces and scales -- 9. Localism, the big society and austerity planning -- 10. Conclusions.

Intro -- Dedication -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgment -- Chapter 1 -- e-Governance in India: An Analytical Perspective -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Essence of e-Governance -- 3. e-Governance in India -- 4. Brighter Side of e-Governance -- 5. Darker Side of e-Governance -- 6. Recent Initiatives of Union Government -- Some Cases from States -- 6.1. E-Connectivity of Prisons - A Case of Dhanbad -- 6.2. E-Connectivity of Prisons in Haryana -- 6.3. E-Challan - Case of Chennai and Bangalore -- 6.4. Mother Child Health Tracking System - A Case of Haryana -- 6.5. Computerization of Public Distribution System -- 7. Realty Check -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2 -- Rural Development and Information Technology: The Way Ahead -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Rural Development and Rural Development Programmes -- Challenges in Rural Development -- ICT and Rural Development -- Role and Applications of ICT in Development Programmes -- ICT for Citizen Centric Services -- Agricultural Goods Sales and Purchase Information System -- Enhanced Decentralization -- Climate and Water Resources -- Health Care Facilities for Rural Areas though Telemedicine -- Disaster Management in Rural Areas -- Distance Learning Services for Rural People -- Some Specialized ICT and e-Governance Services -- Challenges of ICT in Rural Development -- Unavailability of Electricity and High Cost ICTs Equipment -- Low Literacy Levels and Lack of ICT Personnel -- Lack of Telecommunications and Internet Services -- Local Language Problem -- Acceptance in Rural People -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3 -- Challenges to Implement e-Governance in Rural India -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. History of e-Governance in India -- 3. National Informatics Centre (NIC) -- 4. Models for e-Governance -- 5. Objectives of e-Governance