scholarly journals Transparency, Accountability and Participation in Local Governments: A Comparative Study of Spanish Council Websites

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (14) ◽  
pp. 48-64
Author(s):  
Marta Rebolledo ◽  
Rocío Zamora Medina ◽  
Jordi Rodríguez-Virgili
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Study ◽  
Local Governments

scholarly journals A Comparative Study of Customer Perceptions of Urban and Rural Bed and Breakfasts in Beijing: An Analysis of Online Reviews

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (20) ◽  
pp. 11303
Author(s):  
Xin Zhang ◽  
Jiaming Liu ◽  
He Zhu ◽  
Zongcai Huang ◽  
Shuying Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
Public Transportation ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Service Design ◽  
Online Reviews ◽  
Influential Factor ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Customer Perceptions ◽  
Design Style

The differences between urban and rural B&Bs should be emphasized, which is critical for the sustainable development of the B&B industry. This study identified and compared the topics that customers were concerned about for urban and rural B&Bs in Beijing by analyzing 13,241 online reviews obtained from the website Ctrip. The results showed that customers focused on 10 common topics: “room”, “location”, “host”, “experience”, “surroundings”, “facilities”, “service”, “design/style”, “value”, and “entertainment”. However, the importance of each topic varied between urban and rural B&Bs. Customers paid more attention to the room. Urban B&B customers were more concerned about location. The convenience of urban B&Bs was more prominent than that of rural B&Bs, especially in terms of public transportation and commercial services. While rural B&B customers were more concerned about experience, service, design/style, and entertainment. In addition, the “host” is the most crucial and influential factor in the development of B&Bs. This study made contributions to customer perceptions of B&Bs from a comparative perspective and enriched the understanding of the characteristics of urban and rural B&Bs. In the part of practice, this study might provide enlightenment for B&B operators and local governments to take measures for B&Bs sustainable development.

CITY-COUNTY CONSOLIDATION AND THE (RE)CONCEPTUALISATION OF URBAN-RURAL PLANNING: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF TAICHUNG CITY AND TAINAN CITY, TAIWAN

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-39
Author(s):  
Wei-Ju Huang
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Study ◽  
Regional Development ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
National Level ◽  
Rural Planning ◽  
Conceptual Tool ◽  
Taichung City ◽  
Urban Rural ◽  
Tainan City ◽  
Planning Concepts

The Taiwanese central government views city-county consolidations as an effective method to strengthen national competitiveness and to balance regional development. But for local governments, consolidation presents a series of planning challenges, especially in relation to the reconstruction of planning concepts and discourses in their new territories. Aiming to understand the process, this study first proposes a typology of regional planning concepts as a conceptual tool to explore whether and how the consolidated governments (re)construct their urban-rural planning concepts, and then it examines the factors that may influence (re)conceptualisation through a comparative study of Taichung City and Tainan City. The research results show that overemphasis on using the concept of competitive city regionalism to balance regional development at the national level may lead to a widening of rural-urban disparities at regional and local levels.

A Comparative Study of Local Governments in the Constitutions of Selected EU Countries and Turkey

2016 ◽  
pp. 349-363
Author(s):  
Ayse Guner ◽  
Rusen Keles
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Member States ◽  
Eu Countries ◽  
State Constitutions ◽  
Eu Member States

In the effort to examine local governments within a country, the first place to look at would be the constitution of that state. Constitutions usually provide us with important information about local governments; on their types, competencies, revenues and various other characteristics. This study aims to compare the clauses devoted to local governments in the constitutions of 23 European Union (EU) member states and Turkey. While there are certain studies concerned with how local governments are worded within constitutions, these are generally singular cases focusing on one country alone. This chapter aims to provide comparative and informative information on local governments in the constitutions of the related states by categorizing the most commonly stipulated clauses.

scholarly journals The impact of multilevel policy and governance : A comparative study of access to language training in Cosenza, Glasgow, Malmö, and Nicosia

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Henrik Emilsson ◽  
Maria Angeli ◽  
Anna Elia ◽  
Nasar Meer ◽  
Timothy Peace
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Study ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
State Policies ◽  
Language Training ◽  
International Protection ◽  
Eu Countries ◽  
Eu Member States ◽  
Local Access ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Training Opportunities

Access to language training is often a challenge for persons granted international protection in EU-countries. This article investigates language provision for refugees from a policy and governance perspective. The goal is to explain the local differences in language training provisions in EU countries. We use a most different cases approach including Cosenza in Italy, Glasgow in Scotland, Malmö in Sweden and Nicosia in Cyprus. We find that the combination of state policies and governance do explain differences in local access to language training. The results also strongly indicate that local governments are dependent on support from higher levels of government to secure training opportunities. The state is still the main actor, and its choices of policies and governance instruments are central for understanding differences in language provision for refugees in EU member states.

Paradiplomacy Management and Local Political Movement in Aceh, Indonesia, and Catalonia, Spain

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 66-92
Author(s):  
Takdir Ali Mukti ◽  
Tulus Warsito ◽  
Idham Badruzaman ◽  
Ulung Pribadi ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Political Movements ◽  
Political Movement ◽  
Similarities And Differences

AbstractThis article focuses on paradiplomatic management in Aceh, Indonesia, and Catalonia, Spain, as a comparative study. The two different regions have at least two similar characteristics: both are recognised by central government as widely autonomous provinces compared to other provinces, and both obtained the wider autonomy in the same period, 2006; they also have same problems with revolutionary groups that attempt to withdraw from central government. This qualitative research aims to examine paradiplomatic management in both local governments. The main objective is to identify similarities and differences in paradiplomatic patterns and to scrutinise paradiplomatic activism pertaining to the instrument of political movements in both regions. The findings confirm that patterns of paradiplomacy management are typically similar, and influenced by the dynamic of local political movements, and that paradiplomatic activism is an instrument in political movements. It is argued that paradiplomatic management by secessionist regions performs the same pattern both in federal and unitary systems, and is reflected in the changes of regional laws on paradiplomatic affairs.

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