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  • Есть ли у государства своя "невидимая рука"? 
    Оразгалиев, Серик (Tengrinews, 2016-12-27)
    Вопрос о роли государства в регулировании экономики является одним из самых дискутируемых со времен зарождения экономической теории. Есть вымышленная история о том, что Адам Смит и Карл Маркс плыли в одной лодке и внезапно ...
  • Эффективное управление и Казахстан 
    Пелиццо, Рикардо (Zakon.kz, 2016-12-26)
    За последние 20 лет международное сообщество обеспокоилось издержками коррупции. Коррупция препятствует прямым иностранным инвестициям, замедляет экономический рост и мешает странам достичь своих целей. Правительство ...
  • Декан высшей школы госполитики Назарбаев Университета: Качественное образование не может быть недорогим 
    Вааль, Тамара (Интернет журнал со своим мнением Vласть, 2016-12-28)
    Высшая школа государственной политики Назарбаев Университета – первое англоязычное учебное заведение в Казахстане, которое нацелено на подготовку аналитиков и менеджеров в области государственной политики и разработчиков ...
  • Good Governance Matters in Kazakhstan 
    Knox, Colin (Astana Times, 2016-12-09)
    Good Governance Matters is the strapline of Nazarbayev University’s Graduate School of Public Policy. But what does “good governance” mean for the citizens of Kazakhstan? If Kazakhstan is to join the top 30 developed ...
  • A Study of Household Coal Demand and its Implications for Rural Energy Policies 
    Atakhanova, Zauresh; Howie, Peter (Resources Policy, 2016-03-29)
    Household use of coal creates high levels of indoor and outdoor pollution affecting human health and the environment. However, millions of people across northern Asia and some parts of Europe continue using coal for space ...
  • Bridging the divide 
    Pelizzo, Riccardo; Nwokora, Zim (Politics and Policy, 2016-12)
    Party systems research has proceeded along two parallel lines of inquiry, one predominantly “qualitative” and the other “quantitative.” This article attempts to bridge this divide in two ways. First, by showing that ...
  • Determinants of Bribery: Theory and Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa 
    Pelizzo, Riccardo; Araral, Eduardo; Pak, Anton; Xun, Wu (African Development Review, 2016-06-01)
    The paper investigates the determinants of bribery in sub-Saharan Africa by using probit models and data from the World Bank's Enterprise Survey of 10,457 firms in 30 countries in sub-Saharan Africa from 2009 to 2013. By ...
  • Resource boom and inequality: Kazakhstan as a case study 
    Howie, Peter; Atakhanova, Zauresh (Resources Policy, 2014-03)
    Our research investigates the impact of a major resource boom on income inequality within Kazakhstan's regions using household-level data across the entire income distribution and within the top and bottom halves of the ...
  • New Estimates of Factor Income Shares in Central Asian Economies 
    Thampapillai, Dodo J.; Chen, Yvonne Jie; Bacani, Christopher Ivo; Baris, Omer (Economic Papers, 2016)
    This paper illustrates a simple method to derive the income accounts in the context of limited macroeconomic data. The method is relevant for several developing countries where the statements on income are clearly absent ...
  • Equality and equity: An emerging government policy in northern ireland 
    Knox, Colin; Hughes, Joanne (Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 1994)
    A series of equality and equity measures has been introduced by the British Government to tackle the seemingly intractable problems of Northern Ireland. These measures represent a range of initiatives in the areas of social ...
  • Establishing Research Legitimacy in the Contested Political Ground of Contemporary Northern Ireland 
    Knox, Colin (Qualitative Research, 2001)
    Despite the plethora of literature on the macro politics of Northern Ireland, there is a dearth of material on grassroots activity, in particular the dynamic between communities and paramilitary groups which enforce ‘law ...
  • Dealing with Sectoral Corruption in Bangladesh: developing citizen involvement 
    Knox, Colin (Public Administration and Development, 2009)
    Bangladesh has had a troubled political history since gaining independence in 1971 and is also beleaguered by poverty and natural environmental disasters. In particular however, corruption is blighting its prospects for ...
  • ‘See no evil, hear no evil’: Insidious Paramilitary Violence in Northern Ireland 
    Knox, Colin (British Journal of Criminology, 2002)
    Northern Ireland has been variously described as having an ‘imperfect peace’ in which ‘acceptable levels of violence’ persist. Despite the endorsement of the main political parties to the principles of ‘democracy and ...
  • Building Public Service-Oriented Government in China 
    Knox, Colin; Qun, Zhang (The International Journal of Public Sector Management, 2007)
    Purpose: Legislative hearings are a relatively new way of encouraging citizen participation in administrative law making within China. The first such hearing in Liaoning Province (Dalian City) was held in April 2005. This ...
  • Bureau Shuffling? The Review of Public Administration in Northern Ireland 
    Knox, Colin; Carmichael, Paul (Public Administration, 2006)
    The Belfast (Good Friday) Agreement 1998 resulted in the return of devolved government to Northern Ireland and, with it, a decision by the Executive and Assembly to conduct a radical review of public administration. As the ...
  • Special Issue on Northern Ireland “Devolution, Governance and the Peace Process” 
    Carmichael, Paul; Knox, Colin (Terrorism and Political Violence, 2004)
    Devolution and the associated mechanisms of governance - a power-sharing Executive, elected Assembly, cross-border bodies, a reformed system of public administration and civic engagement, are part of the wider mosaic of ...
  • The Reform of Public Administration in Northern Ireland: From Principles to Practice 
    Carmichael, Paul; Knox, Colin (Political Studies, 2005)
    The system of public administration in Northern Ireland has, perhaps inevitably, been of secondary concern amid over 30 years of inter-communal sectarian strife. Faced with combating terrorism, successive UK governments ...
  • From the Margins to the Mainstream: Community Restorative Justice in Northern Ireland 
    Knox, Colin (Journal of Peacebuilding and Development, 2013)
    Paramilitary organisations exerted a stranglehold on working class loyalist and republican communities in Northern Ireland during the conflict. In the absence of an effective and legitimate policing service, paramilitaries ...
  • The reform of public administration in Northern Ireland: A squandered opportunity? 
    Knox, Colin (Administration, 2012)
    The Review of Public Administration in Northern Ireland was heralded at its launch in 2002 by the then First Minister as an opportunity to put in place ‘a modern, accountable, effective system of public administration ...
  • The Politics of Local Government Reform in Northern Ireland 
    Knox, Colin (Local Government Studies, 2009)
    A major review of public administration in Northern Ireland has resulted in proposals for radical reforms in health, education, and local government services. Although originating from the devolved government of 1999, ...