This paper compares the economic efficiency of firm-agency governance structures for pollution reduction using transaction costs economics. Two governance structures are analyzed with the transaction costs approach: command and control regulation (CCR) and negotiated agreements (NAs). We propose that the choice of governance structure depends on the strategies firms pursue given the attributes ...

The population in many cities all over the world is continuously growing and with this growing number of people infrastructural, health and location-related problems increase. It is assumed that these problems could be addressed by means of open government data which many governments publish on their web portals so that it can be further processed and transformed. Since the citizens themselves ...

The past decade has seen a dynamic and contradictory treatment of difference in French policy-making, both nationally and locally. However, the means by which local difference orientated policies redefine the national is understudied. This article bridges this gap with a case study analysis of Marseille and Lyon to assess and typologize the ways that difference is deployed in local policy to in...

This paper has identified and examined the role of E-governance towards creating ‘Digital Bangladesh’. The Government of Bangladesh has taken initiatives with the vision of creating a digital Bangladesh by 2021. This study has focused on pertinent literature to assess the potentialities, issues and implementation challenges of E-governance in Bangladesh. The results of this study has found that...

Castes, or endogamous kinship relationships, are prevalent in communities across the world and particularly in developing countries. Caste plays a strong role in determining community structures and political power. However, the role of caste as a factor in shaping e-governance design and outcomes is absent in the literature. This paper addresses this particular gap by examining some cases from...

Increasing penetration of mobile broadband as opposed to fixed broadband in developing nations like Kenya has spurred an extra ordinary uptake of mobile phones in these countries. This has presented a mobile opportunity to public institutions to devise innovative ways of providing access to public information and delivering services. This paper seeks to demonstrate the role played by mobile bro...

The importance of Information and Communication Technology cannot be overstressed, with ICT affecting all aspects of life such as education, entertainment, and the Internet. This paper deals with the steps and phases of implementing eGovernment in the Arab states. The obstacles that can be expected during the implementation of eGovernance are discussed along with the policy to address these bar...

The general objective of this work is to identify a set of electronic governance practices for the executive power of the Brazilian States and Federal District, to measure and relate them to the economic and social development of the respective States and Federal District. In order to achieve this objective, the authors first used bibliographic research to build the theoretical platform about e...

Poor governance has been undermining the service delivery and development initiatives undertaken by the majority of developing countries. Many of these governments have now started using e-governance as a mechanism to engender change in their governance systems by achieving development goals and ensure better service delivery to citizens and other stakeholders. Arguably, it also ensures improve...