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Water Security, Conflict and Cooperation in Peri-Urban South Asia Flows across Boundaries /

Table of Contents: “…Changing Use and Management of a Traditional Canal Irrigation System in Peri-Urban Kathmandu Valley -- Chapter 4 Public Lives, Private Water: Female Ready-Made Garment Factory Workers in Peri-Urban Bangladesh -- Chapter 5 Digging Deeper: Deep Wells, Bore-Wells and Water Tankers in Peri-Urban Hyderabad -- Chapter 6 Changing Agriculture and Climate Variability in Peri-Urban Gurugram, India -- Chapter 7 Views from the Sluice Gate: Water Insecurity, Conflict and Cooperation in Peri-Urban Khulna, Bangladesh -- Chapter 8 Interventions to Strengthen Institutional Capacity for Peri-Urban Water Management in South Asia -- Chapter 9 Concluding Reflections: Towards Alternative Peri-Urban Futures?.…”
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Sustainable Development Goals and Human Rights

Table of Contents: “…The Coercive Sting in SDG 16 -- Climate Change, Sustainable Development, and Human Rights -- Reflecting on the Right to Development from the Perspective of Global Environmental Change and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development -- The Role of Public and Private Actors and Means in Implementing the SDGs: Reclaiming the Public Policy Space for Sustainable Development and Human Rights -- Towards a Division of Labour for Sustainable Development: Extraterritorial Human Rights Obligations.…”
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Recent Advances in Industrial and Applied Mathematics

Table of Contents: “…Garzon et al., Efficient Algorithms for Tracking Moving Interfaces -- 8 K. Lauter, Private AI: Machine Learning on Encrypted Data -- 9 C. …”
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Corporate Finance for Long-Term Value by Schoenmaker, Dirk, Schramade, Willem

Table of Contents: “…Valuing Public Equity -- Chapter 10. Valuing Private Equity -- Chapter 11. Case-study Integrated Valuation: Inditex -- Part 4: Risk, Return and Impact -- Chapter 12. …”
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How Megaprojects Are Damaging Nigeria and How to Fix It A Practical Guide to Mastering Very Large Government Projects / by Ibrahim, Jimoh, Loch, Christoph, Sengupta, Kishore

Table of Contents: “…-- References -- 3 Structure of the Investigation -- 3.1 Overview of the Approach Taken in This Study -- 3.2 Construction and Execution of the Survey -- 3.3 Construction of the Sample of Projects -- 3.4 Construction of the Case Studies -- Appendix: Full Questionnaire as It Was Administered -- Our Request -- Project Variables -- References -- 4 A Description of the 38 Matched Projects -- 4.1 Lagos-Ibadan Express Road -- 4.2 Lagos-Badagry Express Road -- 4.3 Third Mainland Bridge -- 4.4 Second Niger Bridge -- 4.5 Egbin Power Station -- 4.6 Calabar Power Station -- 4.7 Zungeru Hydropower Plant -- 4.8 Delta State (Oghareki) Power Plant -- 4.9 Shiroro Hydroelectric Power Station -- 4.10 Omoku Power Plant Station -- 4.11 Mambilla Hydroelectric Power -- 4.12 Ajaokuta Steel Project -- 4.13 Kanji Dam -- 4.14 Otukpo Dam -- 4.15 Nigeria Satellite 2 -- 4.16 Nigeria Satellite 1 -- 4.17 Airtel Nigeria -- 4.18 Nigerian Telecommunications Limited (NITEL) -- 4.19 Godswill Akpabio International Stadium -- 4.20 (Samuel) Ogbemudia Stadium -- 4.21 Abuja International Airport -- 4.22 Lagos MMA2 Airport -- 4.23 Yenagoa International Cargo Airport -- 4.24 Jigawa Airport Project -- 4.25 Tin Can Island Port -- 4.26 Calabar Seaport -- 4.27 Victoria Garden City (VGC) Housing Estate -- 4.28 Festac Town Federal Housing Estate -- 4.29 1004 Housing Estate -- 4.30 Abuja Mass Federal Housing Project -- 4.31 Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library -- 4.32 Abuja National Library -- 4.33 Nigerian Youth Empowerment Scheme (N-Power) -- 4.34 Nigeria Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme (SURE-P) -- 4.35 Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) -- 4.36 Cleaner Lagos Initiative (Visionscape) -- 4.37 University College Teaching Hospital (UCH) Ibadan -- 4.38 University of Abuja Teaching Hospital (UATH) -- References -- 5 Insights from the Analysis of the Questionnaires -- 5.1 Variable Distributions and Variable Capability to Detect Differences Across Projects -- 5.1.1 Each Respondent Type Adds Unique Perspectives and Information -- 5.1.2 The Variables Capture Robust Differences Between Abandoned and Completed Projects -- 5.2 Condensing Variables into Aggregated Success Factors -- 5.2.1 Approach -- 5.2.2 Identifying the Factors -- 5.3 Econometric Prediction of Project Completion -- 5.4 Econometric Prediction of Cost and Schedule Overruns for Completed Projects -- 5.4.1 Effect of Variables on Budget Overruns -- 5.4.2 Effect of Variables on Schedule Overruns -- 5.5 The Corrosive Effect of Corruption -- Appendix 1 Correlations Among Independent Variables Across All 114 Responses -- Appendix 2 Factor Analysis -- Appendix 3 Specification of the Logistical Regression -- Appendix 4 The Logistical Completion Probability Regression by Respondent Group -- Appendix 5 Robustness Analysis: Cost Overrun Regressions by Respondent Group -- Appendix 6 Robustness Analysis: Schedule Overrun Regressions by Respondent Group -- 6 Two Library Projects -- 6.1 The National Library of Nigeria in Abuja: An Abandoned Project -- 6.1.1 Project Initiation -- 6.1.2 Contract Signature and Execution -- 6.1.3 Conclusion -- 6.2 Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library: A Completed Project -- 6.2.1 Project Initiation -- 6.2.2 Project Execution and Outcome -- 6.2.3 The Difference Between the Two Projects: In the Words of Former President Obasanjo -- References -- 7 Two Bridge Projects -- 7.1 The Second Niger Bridge: A Stalled Project -- 7.1.1 Project Initiation -- 7.1.2 Contract Disputes and Recontracting -- 7.1.3 Continued Stalling -- 7.1.4 Diagnosis of the Reasons for Failure, in the Words of (Former) President Jonathan -- 7.1.5 Conclusion -- 7.2 The Third Mainland Bridge: A Completed Project -- 7.2.1 Introduction -- 7.2.2 Starting and Stalling -- 7.2.3 Restarting the Project Under President Babangida -- 7.2.4 Project Execution and Outcome -- 7.2.5 Conclusion -- References -- 8 Two Power Plants -- 8.1 Egbin Power Station, Ikorodu Lagos State: A Completed Project -- 8.1.1 Initiation and Completion -- 8.1.2 Success Conditions and Challenges -- 8.1.3 Privatization and Trouble -- 8.2 The Calabar Odukpani Power Station: Completed but with Little Delivery -- 8.2.1 Project Initiation -- 8.2.2 Project Complications and Delays -- 8.2.3 Delivery of the Calabar Power Station in 2015 -- 8.2.4 What Has Been Delivered? …”
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Presenting a green governance model with a sustainable development approach in the health system (case study: Kerman University of Medical Sciences) by zahra roozbeh, shiva madaheyan, amin nikpour

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Promoting Active Citizenship Markets and Choice in Scandinavian Welfare /

Table of Contents: “…Education and elderly care in Denmark, Norway and Sweden: National policies and legal frameworks for private providers; Signe Bock Segaard and Jo Saglie -- 4.  …”
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Workers, Managers, Productivity Kaizen in Developing Countries /

Table of Contents: “…Kaizen Dissemination through the Government and Private Sector in Southeast Asia: A Comparative Study of Malaysia, Indonesia, and Myanmar -- 7. …”
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Property by Turner, Christian

Table of Contents: “…Sovereigns and Individuals -- 7.1. Sovereignty -- 7.2. Private Government -- 7.3. Public Accommodations -- 7.4. …”
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The Elements of Big Data Value Foundations of the Research and Innovation Ecosystem /

Table of Contents: “…Part I: Ecosystem Elements of Big Data Value -- The European Big Data Value Ecosystem -- Stakeholder Analysis of Data Ecosystems -- A Roadmap to Drive Adoption of Data Ecosystems -- Achievements and Impact of the Big Data Value Public-Private Partnership: The Story so Far -- Part II: Research and Innovation Elements of Big Data Value -- Technical Research Priorities for Big Data -- A Reference Model for Big Data Technologies -- Data Protection in the Era of Artificial Intelligence: Trends, Existing Solutions and Recommendations for Privacy-Preserving Technologies -- A Best Practice Framework for Centres of Excellence in Big Data and Artificial Intelligence -- Data Innovation Spaces -- Part III: Business, Policy, and Societal Elements of Big Data Value -- Big Data Value Creation by Example -- Business Models and Ecosystem for Big Data -- Innovation in Times of Big Data and AI: Introducing the Data-Driven Innovation (DDI) Framework -- The Road to Big Data Standardisation -- The Role of Data Regulation in Shaping AI: An Overview of Challenges and Recommendations for SMEs -- Part IV: Emerging Elements of Big Data Value -- Data Economy 2.0: From Big Data Value to AI Value and a European Data Space.…”
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Addressing the Climate Crisis Local action in theory and practice /

Table of Contents: “….-10.Diversifying the private sector in local climate commissions -- 11.Citizens' assemblies and juries on climate change: Lessons from their use in practice -- 12.Rebecca WellsUniversities as living labs for climate praxis.…”
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Pflege-Report 2020 Neuausrichtung von Versorgung und Finanzierung /

Table of Contents: “…Führt der Weg zur Pflegebürgerversicherung? -- Ergänzende private Vorsorge für den Fall der Pflegebedürftigkeit - Stand und Perspektiven -- Pflegebedürftigkeit in Deutschland -- Die Autorinnen und Autoren.…”
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Researching Values Methodological Approaches for Understanding Values Work in Organisations and Leadership /

Table of Contents: “…Searching for Mysteries in Research Projects about Values in Organisational and Leadership Studies -- 4 Intentionality and agency in values work research -- 5 Extending knowledge, improving practice, and refining values - research informed by the concept of phronesis -- 6 Dilemmas and Craftsmanship Practices: Strategies for Empirically Uncovering Values and Value Conflicts -- Part II: Methods for collecting and analysing data -- 7 Research interview to investigate and co-create values -- 8 Observation and Shadowing: Two Methods to Research Values and Values Work in Organisations and Leadership -- 9 Thematic analysis: Making values emerge from texts -- 10 Identifying values through discourse analysis -- 11 A narrative approach to exploring values in organisations -- 12 Researchers' role reflexivity when studying values work -- 13 Participant validation-A strategy to strengthen the trustworthiness of your study and address ethical concerns -- Part III: Researching values through practical cases -- 14 The 'telos' as a lens that illuminates values in practice -- 15 Applying a qualitative case study approach to study values in public-private partnerships -- 16 Values-Based Participatory Action Research in Development Ethics.…”
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The Handbook of Salutogenesis

Table of Contents: “…Section I: History and Development of the Salutogenic Model -- Introduction to the Aim of the Book -- Aaron Antonovsky, the Scholar and the Man -- The Salutogenic Model of Health: Developments from 1979 to 1994 -- The Sense of Coherence as Appreciated by Antonovsky -- Section II: Developments in the Era after Antonovsky: Sense of Coherence -- The Role of Culture in the Development of Sense of Coherence -- Development of SOC over the Life Course -- Sense of Coherence: Individuals, Families, Community -- Critical Reflections on the Conceptualisation and Measurement of SOC -- Section III: Developments in the Era after Antonovsky -- The Conceptualisation, Nature, Sources and Measurement of Generalised Resistance Resources -- Public and Private Health Measures and Other Specific Resistance Resources -- The Concepts of Health in Research Based on the Salutogenic Model -- Section IV: Salutogenesis Research in Settings for Health Promotion -- Organisations and Work Life -- Schools -- Cities and Towns -- Community Gardens and Care Farms -- Health Care Settings -- Very Poor Settings in the Global South -- Correctional Settings -- Section V: Salutogenesis Scholarship in Non-English Literatures -- Dutch -- French -- German -- Hebrew -- Italian -- Japanese -- Polish -- Russian -- Scandinavian Languages -- Spanish -- Section VI: From the Present to the Future -- Newer Conceptualisations of the Salutogenic Model of Health -- Evidence-Based Revision of the Salutogenic Model -- Development of the Salutogenic Orientation as Part of a Larger Movement Towards Positive Perspectives in Health Promotion -- Conclusions -- Resources.…”
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Swiss Public Administration Making the State Work Successfully /

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Society, Government, and the Political System Andreas Ladner -- The Organization and Provision of Public Services Andreas Ladner -- The Characteristics of Public Administration in Switzerland Andreas Ladner -- The concept of Law and the principe of legality Sophie Weerts -- The preparliamentary phase in law-drafting : the power issues at stake Christine Guy-Ecabert -- The Federal Administration as an actor in the domestic integration of international law Sophie Weerts / Amalia Sophia -- Soft Law Instruments in Public Law Alexandre Flückiger -- Judicial federalism and constitutional review in the Swiss Judiciary Pascal Mahon -- The new model of Swiss public management Jean-Loup Chappelet -- Public Private Partnerships: A Swiss Perspective Laure Athias / Moudo Macina / Pascal Wicht -- In-depth modernization of HRM in the public sector: the Swiss way Yves Emery -- Communication and Transparency Martial Pasquier -- The Road to Digital and Smart Government in Switzerland TobiasMettler.…”
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Swiss Energy Governance Political, Economic and Legal Challenges and Opportunities in the Energy Transition /

Table of Contents: “…Schmidt and Sebastian Sewerin, The Design of the Swiss Feed-In Tariff -- Part II: Actors Driving the Energy Transition: Martin Föhse, Decentralisation of Energy Generation, Centralisation of Energy Lawmaking -- Raphael Klein and Matthias Finger, The Long-Term Impact of the Electorate on the Swiss Electricity Market Transition -- Peter Hettich, Governing Decentral Energy Systems -- Markus Schreiber, Governance of Energy Innovations -- Mary Jean Bürer, Matthieu de Lapparent, Massimiliano Capezzali and Mauro Carpita, Governance Drivers and Barriers for Business Model Transformation in the Energy Sector -- Andreas Abegg and Phil Baumann, Electricity Utility Companies Entering Private Sector Markets -- Part III: Understanding the Pressure Points of Policy and Acceptance Risks: Adrian Rinscheid and Linards Udris, Referendum Campaigns in Swiss Energy Policy -- Lena Schaffer and Alessio Levis, Public Discourses on (Sectoral) Energy Policy in Switzerland -- Anna Ebers Broughel and Rolf Wüstenhagen, The Influence of Policy Risk on Swiss Wind Power Investment -- Mert Duygan, Aya Kachi, Fintan Oeri, Thiago D. …”
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Questioning the Entrepreneurial State Status-quo, Pitfalls, and the Need for Credible Innovation Policy /

Table of Contents: “…-- Less from More: China Built Wind Power, but Gained Little Electricity -- The Failures of the Entrepreneurial State: Subsidies to Renewable Energies in Europe -- Directionality in Innovation Policy and the Ongoing Failure of Green Deals: Evidence from Biogas, Bio-ethanol, and Fossil-Free Steel -- Part V: From the Entrepreneurial State Towards Evidence-Based Innovation Policy -- Policy Instruments for High-Growth Enterprises -- Public-Steering and Private-Performing Sectors: Success and Failures in the Swedish Finance, Telecoms, and City Planning Sectors -- The Digital Platform Economy and the Entrepreneurial State: A European Dilemma -- Collaborative Innovation Blocs and Mission-Oriented Innovation Policy: An Ecosystem Perspective.…”
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Debating Religion and Forced Migration Entanglements

Table of Contents: “…-Chapter 4: Class solidarity and sectarian politics: Quarantina and the refugees of Beirut, Lebanon (Diala Lteif) -- Chapter 5: Spaces of Experience and Horizons of Expectation: On the multidimensional role of religion in the Syrian Refugee Crisis (Ingrid Løland) -- Chapter 6: Exclusive inclusion: "Cultural values," racialization of religion, and religious difference in the Netherlands' politics of belonging (Aukje Muller) -- Part 3: Faithand faith actors in responses to forced migration -- Chapter 7: Local faith communities' responses to forced migration (Susanna Trotta and Olivia Wilkinson) -- Chapter 8: Religion Resettles Refugees: Case studies of religion's role in resettlement in the United States (Mathew Weiner) -- Chapter 9: Religion and Canada's Private Sponsorship of Refugees Program: A Case Study with MCC Ontario (Luann Good Gingrich) -- Chapter 10: The occult and land access among peri-urban refugees: The case of Lydiate informal settlement in Zimbabwe (Johannes Bhanye) -- Conclusions: Religion and Forced Migration at the Crossroads (Elżbieta M. …”
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Sustainability Standards and Global Governance Experiences of Emerging Economies /

Table of Contents: “…The CSR interface between the private sector and social and environmental standards and regulations -- Chapter 6. …”
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The Intelligent Troglodyte’s Guide to Plato’s Republic by Drabkin, Douglas

Table of Contents: “…Book I -- 1 A Religious Festival in the Piraeus -- 2 Being Old -- 3 Treasure for Heaven -- 4 Giving What is Owed -- 5 The Craft of Justice -- 6 Benefiting Friends and Harming Enemies -- 7 The Advantage of the Stronger -- 8 The Good Shepherd -- 9 The Blushing Argument -- 10 Function, Virtue, and the Soul -- Book II -- 11 The Division of Goods -- 12 The Social Contract Theory of Justice -- 13 The Magic Ring -- 14 The Challenge -- 15 The Teaching of Justice -- 16 Glaucon's Lover -- 17 From Souls to Cities -- 18 Making the Most of Differences -- 19 Luxuries in the Just City -- 20 The Good Soldier -- 21 Censoring Homer -- 22 Gods Causing Bad Things -- 23 Gods in Disguise or Speaking Falsely -- Book III -- 24 Fear and Grief -- 25 Laughter and Lying -- 26 Lust, Wrath, and Greed -- 27 Narrative Style and Personal Integrity -- 28 The Emotional Power of Tune and Rhythm -- 29 Love of the Fine and Beautiful -- 30 Physical Training -- 31 Doctors and Judges -- 32 Harmony in the Soul -- 33 Rulers -- 34 The Myth of the Metals -- 35 Private Property and Private Interests -- Book IV -- 36 The City as a Whole -- 37 Lawfulness Internalized, Legislation Minimized -- 38 Wisdom in the City -- 39 Courage in the City -- 40 Temperance in the City -- 41 Justice in the City -- 42 Parts of the Soul ¬¬ Appetitive and Rational -- 43 The Spirited Part of the Soul -- 44 The Virtues of the Soul -- 45 Injustice is Sick -- Book V -- 46 A Desire to Listen -- 47 The Natures of Men and Women -- 48 Good Breeding -- 49 Families and the Saying of “Mine” and “Not Mine” -- 50 The Waging of War -- 51 Philosophers and Knowledge of the Forms -- Book VI -- 52 The Virtues of the Philosopher -- 53 Philosophical Perspective and the Fear of Death -- 54 The Uselessness of Philosophers -- 55 Gifted Students and the Sophists -- 56 Putting Knowledge of the Forms to Use -- 57 The Form of the Good -- 58 Every Soul Pursues the Good -- 59 The Sun -- 60 Degrees of Clarity (The Line) -- Book VII -- 61 The Cave -- 62 Two Kinds of Confusion -- 63 The Craft of Education -- 64 Compulsory Service for Philosophers -- 65 Numbers as Summoners -- 66 Further Mathematical Studies -- 67 Dialectic -- 68 Selecting Students for Philosophy -- 69 Abuses of Refutation -- 70 Completing the Education of the Rulers -- 71 Establishing Justice -- Book VIII -- 72 The Fall of the Aristocratic City -- 73 The Timocratic City -- 74 The Timocratic Soul -- 75 The Oligarchic City -- 76 The Oligarchic Soul -- 77 The Democratic City -- 78 The Democratic Soul -- 79 The Tyrannical City -- Book IX -- 80 Lawless Desires -- 81 The Right Way to Fall Asleep -- 82 The Tyrannical Soul -- 83 The First Proof: Analogy of City and Soul -- 84 The Second Proof: Who's to Say? …”
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