nowadays, access to public documents and information is becoming more important. there are different reasons for the universal attention to this issue. some of these include fighting corruption, expanding citizen participation in public affairs and public services and higher quality of life of people. but in addition to these practical reasons, the right to access public documents and informati...

Angus Deaton was born in Edinburgh in 1945, obtained a Ph.D. in Economics from Cambridge University in 1974, taught at Cambridge University and the University of Bristol, and was appointed Professor of Economics at Princeton University in 1982, where he is now a Dwight D. Eisenhower Professor of International Affairs and Professor of Economics and International Affairs in the Woodrow Wilson Sch...

There are many reasons for the health inequities that we see around the world today. Public policy and the way society organises its affairs affects the economic, social and physical factors that influence the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work and age - the social determinants of health. Tackling health inequities is a political issue that requires leadership, political cour...

Comparative Cultures and Politics “addresses one of the major challenges facing public and international affairs specialists in the 21st century: the need to understand the complex relationship between international affairs and culture.” This is accomplished by “approaching culture and politics through systematic interdisciplinary study across the social sciences and humanities.” (http://jmc.ms...

. .Harris School of Public Policy, the University of Chicago. 2 Management Science Group and Office of Productivity, Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). 3 Center for Organization, Leadership and Management Research, VA Boston Healthcare System. 4 Center for Health Quality, Outcomes, and Economic Research, VA Bedford. 5 Department of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health, Boston...

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