Due to both internal and external factors, Western Asia has long been suffering from security problems and political instability. The institution of various military and militia groups in the region in the absence of powerful central governments is the focal point of the crises, where the internal and external factors meet. The development of such security and military interactions outside the ...

We show that 70% of Chinese listed companies are ultimately controlled by government agencies, thereby indicating that state ownership remains widespread in China’s stock markets. Three questions are considered that are related to government control structures and their impact on firm value: (1) how do government agencies maintain their control of listed companies; (2) what are the impacts of d...

elow the central government in all countries are the subnational government entities with varying legal and administrative powers and resources to discharge them. These entities comprise the provinces and regions at the upper intermediate level; the counties, districts, and municipalities at the lower intermediate level; and the village councils and territorial committees in small towns at the ...

E-government allows governments to service citizens in a more timely, effective, and costefficient method. E-Government services focus on four main customers: citizens, the business community, government employees, and government agencies. E-government can provide four types of services, which are Government-to-Citizen (G2C), Government-toBusiness (G2B), Government-to-Employee (G2E), and Govern...

The study seeks to highlight the key variables affecting usage of e-government by internal users of Indian Central Excise. An e-government acceptance model is developed and empirically tested using the 163 usable questionnaire responses from internal users of the Indian Central Excise. A priority of the variables is set by calculating the “total effect” of each variable on “intention to use e-g...

Starting in January 2002, the majority of the Norwegian Parliament transferred the ownership of all public hospitals from the county governments to the central state. This round of reforms represents the most recent attempt by the central government to resolve major problems in the Norwegian health care system. In this paper, we describe these reforms and the problems they are intended to remed...