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Africa's Platforms and the Emerging Sharing Economy
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 220

Africa's Platforms and the Emerging Sharing Economy

"This book provides insights on solving challenges of the sharing economy in Africa such as cultural barriers, trust deficiencies, low skills, and weak regulatory regimes. It also examines the contribution of platforms to inclusive economic development in Africa"--

Africa's Platforms and the Evolving Sharing Economy
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 288

Africa's Platforms and the Evolving Sharing Economy

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2020-12-18
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  • Publisher: IGI Global

Digital transformation concepts have created new business principles such as the on-demand economy and a new sharing economy. While the on-demand economy has primarily grown out of industrialized economies, especially North America, Africa has been known to exhibit communal living characterized by sharing. Literature has shown that the introduction of ICTs to everyday life and business has redefined the concept of sharing and also evolved an entirely new spectrum of sharing – both in the individual and business settings. Alongside this new spectrum is a new disruptive business model known as the platform business model. While the subject continues to attract interest globally and locally, ...

Contemporary Politics, Communication, and the Impact on Democracy
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 420

Contemporary Politics, Communication, and the Impact on Democracy

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  • Published: 2021-11-12
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  • Publisher: IGI Global

The loss of credibility of traditional media and democratic institutions points to the important challenges for the democratic system. Social networks have allowed new political and social actors to disseminate their messages, which has raised diversity. However, it has also lowered the standards for the circulation of messages and has increased disinformation and hate speech. Contemporary Politics, Communication, and the Impact on Democracy addresses communication and politics and the impact on democracy. This book offers a valuable contribution regarding the challenges and threats faced by traditional and stable democracies while disinformation, polarization, and populism have a main role in the present hybrid communicative scenario. Covering topics such as digital authoritarianism, emotional and rational frames, and political conflict on social media, this is an essential resource for political scientists, communication specialists, analysts, policymakers, politicians, critical media scholars, graduate students, professors, researchers, and academicians.

Political Identity and Democratic Citizenship in Turbulent Times
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 333

Political Identity and Democratic Citizenship in Turbulent Times

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2020-06-19
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  • Publisher: IGI Global

Turbulent times challenge democratic politics and governance in Western countries. Party systems, in many instances, have failed to produce solutions to vital policy problems, like immigration, state borders, welfare, or environmental issues. While subjective perceptions of macroeconomic outcomes are consistently related to political trust at the micro level, few studies have explored how individuals develop political engagement and identity. New insights are needed from studies focusing on how people become politically active and how political identities develop. Political Identity and Democratic Citizenship in Turbulent Times is a critical scholarly research publication that investigates, ...

Advanced Methodologies and Technologies in Digital Marketing and Entrepreneurship
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 818

Advanced Methodologies and Technologies in Digital Marketing and Entrepreneurship

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2018-11-09
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  • Publisher: IGI Global

As businesses aim to compete internationally, they must be apprised of new methods and technologies to improve their digital marketing strategy in order to remain ahead of their competition. Trends in entrepreneurship that drive consumer engagement and business initiatives, such as social media marketing, yields customer retention and positive feedback. Advanced Methodologies and Technologies in Digital Marketing and Entrepreneurship provides information on emerging trends in business innovation, entrepreneurship, and marketing strategies. While highlighting challenges such as successful social media interactions and consumer engagement, this book explores valuable information within various business environments and industries such as e-commerce, small and medium enterprises, hospitality and tourism management, and customer relationship management. This book is an ideal source for students, marketers, social media marketers, business managers, public relations professionals, promotional coordinators, economists, hospitality industry professionals, entrepreneurs, and researchers looking for relevant information on new methods in digital marketing and entrepreneurship.

Public Affairs Education and Training in the 21st Century
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 468

Public Affairs Education and Training in the 21st Century

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2021-09-17
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  • Publisher: IGI Global

Since the beginning of the 20th century, public administration (PA) departments have been established, primarily in the USA and later in other Western countries, and education in the field of public administration has been provided in these departments. As the field of public administration has been changing due to globalization, government reforms, and increasing governance practices within intergovernmental networks, research and teaching in public administration has also had to adapt. Public Affairs Education and Training in the 21st Century highlights the best practices of various countries in public administration and policy education and training to contribute to the development of the...

Behavioral-Based Interventions for Improving Public Policies
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 318

Behavioral-Based Interventions for Improving Public Policies

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2020-11-13
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  • Publisher: IGI Global

Behavioral-based intervention in designing public policies has become an important field of study in recent years with empirical studies devoted to analyzing how to design better policies from the fields of behavioral economics, social psychology, sociology, anthropology, economy, political science, design (human-centered design and design thinking), or effective state and non-state bureaucracies throughout the world. Therefore, it is important to explore this original research on behavioral policymaking that starts from the development of policies following all the way through to the implementation of them and the many stages in between. Current research on public policy seeks to provide in...

Global Issues Surrounding Outer Space Law and Policy
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 231

Global Issues Surrounding Outer Space Law and Policy

  • Categories: Law
  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2021-04-23
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  • Publisher: IGI Global

The United Nations currently has five effective international space treaties, namely the Outer Space Treaty of 1967, Space Rescue Agreement of 1968, Space Liability Convention of 1972, Space Registration Convention of 1975, and Moon Agreement of 1979. However, with recent competition and movements to mine and exploit natural resources from such entities as the moon, asteroids, etc., these outdated treaties no longer address current advancements. It is imperative that new research is undertaken to urge and progress new space laws and policies that strengthen international cooperation and joint undertakings into the exploitation of natural resources from outer space. Global Issues Surrounding ...

Advancing Civil Justice Reform and Conflict Resolution in Africa and Asia: Comparative Analyses and Case Studies
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 265

Advancing Civil Justice Reform and Conflict Resolution in Africa and Asia: Comparative Analyses and Case Studies

  • Categories: Law
  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2021-06-18
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  • Publisher: IGI Global

The civil justice system is characterized by a distinct dispute resolution and law enforcement functions, although these functions are not always explicit and their relationship can be vague. People normally turn to this legal system to address an “unjust" situation they encounter. This makes civil justice both socially and economically important, as it may be driven by efficiency or access to justice concerns. The literature suggests that law reform has an uninspiring record in this field. This is because it has, largely, not been considered with a detailed, empirically informed evaluation of proposed solutions. This legal system is complex, and research in this field is correspondingly c...

Smart Cities, Citizen Welfare, and the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goals
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 402

Smart Cities, Citizen Welfare, and the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goals

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2021-11-26
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  • Publisher: IGI Global

The smart city is a driver of change, innovation, competitiveness, and networking for businesses and organizations based on the concept of the Sustainable Development Goals for the 2030 agenda. The importance of a new paradigm regarding the externalities of the environment, citizen welfare, and natural resources in cities as an impact of urban ecosystems is the main objective for sustainable development in cities through 2030. Smart Cities, Citizen Welfare, and the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goals provides innovative insights into the key developments and new trends associated with online challenges and opportunities in smart cities based on the concept of the Sustainable Development Goals. The content within this publication represents research encompassing corporate social responsibility, economic policy, and city planning. This book serves as a vital reference source for urban planners, policymakers, managers, entrepreneurs, graduate-level students, researchers, and academicians seeking coverage on topics centered on conceptual, technological, and design issues related to smart city development in Europe.