This paper considers a nonlinear feedback control policy that is an extension of those provided by command governors and reference governors. As in these control approaches it applies to discrete-time linear systems with hard constraints and set bounded disturbances. The control policy retains the main properties of traditional governors, such as straightforward direct implementation and finite...

— This article suggests that efforts to study decentralization outcomes would benefit from widening the unit of analysis from the local government administration to the local governance system. Many individual local governments, especially in developing countries, lack the human and physical resources to be effective governors by themselves. It is, thus, useful to recognize the linkages between...

Abstract How do politicians distribute government resources in regimes with no electoral considerations? We propose that new minimize political risks by favoring politically important actors: state-owned enterprises (SOEs), but they adjust their behavior as establish personal ties private businesses. Using firm-level subsidies data after the 2008 stimulus China, we find provincial governors, im...

The project is a continuation of a series of governance research pieces in which the ontological question, “What does it mean to BE a governor?” is explored. This specific project is framed from the point of view of governors of faith-based organizations. Based on a previous governance peer learning research project (Seel, 2006), this project examines how governors of Christian faith-based orga...

Kenya’s March 2013 elections ushered in a popular system of devolved government that represented the country’s biggest political transformation since independence. Yet within months there were public calls for a referendum to significantly revise the new arrangements. This article analyses the campaign that was led by the new elected governors in order to understand the ongoing disputes over th...

State Islamic Religious Council (SIRCs) in Malaysia were established for the social welfare under purview of state enactments an setting. Despite absence a profit motive, accountability must be upheld as it is set up to guardian resources so that trust stakeholders could obtained. SIRCs are expected uphold their ethics and values overall operations. However, number negative cases reported local...