Citizens as peers complementing government functions: The case of new governance modes in public housing in Warsaw, Poland

Public housing provision is one of the most urgent problems in Egypt; over the last 70 years, the leading provider was the state, problems were coping with the high demand, as well as the quality of the units concerning household's requirements.This paper discusses and analyzes the development of the international housing policies for low-income categories, from direct provision to sustainable integrated approach, compared to Egypt's public housing policies, governance modes during the last 70 years. This paper divides this period into four main phases according to the state political and economic approach in each phase, starting with the first intention for public housing projects through socialism, passing by the open door policy, capitalism, and the variety of housing schemes. Finally, the state initiatives after 2011 through the national social housing program.

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The link between UHC reforms and health system governance: lessons from Asia

Journal of Health Organization and Management ◽

10.1108/jhom-11-2016-0220 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 31 (3) ◽

pp. 270-285 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Krishna Hort ◽

Rohan Jayasuriya ◽

Prarthna Dayal

Keyword(s):

Health System ◽

Current Knowledge ◽

Grey Literature ◽

Comparative Case Study ◽

Health Coverage ◽

New Governance ◽

Governance Reform ◽

Content Type ◽

Design And Implementation ◽

Governance Modes

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine how and to what extent the design and implementation of universal health coverage (UHC) reforms have been influenced by the governance arrangements of health systems in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC); and how governments in these countries have or have not responded to the challenges of governance for UHC. Design/methodology/approach Comparative case study analysis of three Asian countries with substantial experience of UHC reforms (Thailand, Vietnam and China) was undertaken using data from published studies and grey literature. Studies included were those which described the modifications and adaptations that occurred during design and implementation of the UHC programme, the actors and institutions involved and how these changes related to the governance of the health system. Findings Each country adapted the design of their UHC programmes to accommodate their specific institutional arrangements, and then made further modifications in response to issues arising during implementation. The authors found that these modifications were often related to the impacts on governance of the institutional changes inherent in UHC reforms. Governments varied in their response to these governance impacts, with Thailand prepared to adopt new governance modes (which the authors termed as an “adaptive” response), while China and Vietnam have tended to persist with traditional hierarchical governance modes (“reactive” responses). Originality/value This study addresses a gap in current knowledge on UHC reform, and finds evidence of a complex interaction between substantive health sector reform and governance reform in the LMIC context in Asia, confirming recent similar observations on health reforms in high-income countries.

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Structuring of Political Space in European Union (the end)

World Economy and International Relations ◽

10.20542/0131-2227-2010-1-61-72 ◽

2010 ◽

pp. 61-72

Author(s):

M. Strezhneva

Keyword(s):

Political System ◽

New Governance ◽

Political Class ◽

Economic Space ◽

European Elections ◽

Eu Member States ◽

The Government ◽

Governance Modes ◽

Supranational Level ◽

The Eu

Emergence of the EU political system led to the denationalization of its economic space. This political system can be characterized as a democratic one. Yet through European elections, the European citizens do not elect the government acting at the supranational level. It is not them, but the European political class, who determines the integration agenda. The article exposes а linkage between changing parameters of political democracy in the EU member states and transition from centralized national governance to a multilevel one (MLG), accompanied by development of new governance modes. Participatory democracy serves in the EU as an important supplement for representative democracy. Privileged partners (such as Switzerland or Norway) are allowed to participate in the MLG. Yet representatives of the transnational European civil society or governments of those states, which are not full EU members, are not admitted to the decision-making stage.

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Citizen participation and electricity sector governance in Lithuania: current state and future perspectives

Problems and Perspectives in Management ◽

10.21511/ppm.16(3).2018.15 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 16 (3) ◽

pp. 189-196

Author(s):

Andrius Stasiukynas ◽

Mantas Bileišis ◽

Vainius Smalskys

Keyword(s):

Citizen Participation ◽

Stakeholder Involvement ◽

Regulatory System ◽

Electricity Sector ◽

New Governance ◽

Current State ◽

Governance Model ◽

Production And Distribution ◽

Strategic Policy ◽

Governance Modes

The paper presents a study, which describes the current governance model of the electricity sector in Lithuania. Electricity and energy production and distribution is highly regulated worldwide. This is also true in Lithuania, where the electricity sector is highly politically prominent, and policy is highly centralized. There are geopolitical concerns towards Russia, which is an important supplier of electricity, and Lithuania’s grid is highly integrated with that of Russia. In addition, Lithuania is a small country dominated by a small number of large state-owned producers and has no regional administrations. Lithuania rhetorically has adopted increased citizen participation as a strategic policy goal. The study investigates how far the rhetorics are followed up by policy planning, implementation, and development of new governance modes. The authors base the study on interviews with 19 experts and regulation analysis. The study found that regulation process is transparent, but this causes lower public interest and consequently lower citizen participation. Existing stakeholder involvement at the policy level is highly arbitrary and favorable to large electricity producers. As production is set to decentralize, this has the potential to overburden the regulatory system and cause conflict between different producers.

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