Our aim is to study the set of K-rational expressions describing rational series. More precisely we are concerned with the definition of quotients of this set by coarser and coarser congruences which lead to an extension – in the case of multiplicities – of some classical results stated in the Boolean case. In particular, multiplicity analogues of the well known theorems of Brzozowski and Antim...

good governance is a term indicating the change of paradigm of state and government roles which prepares the way for equal participation for all citizens in decision making process, revealing this reality that governance belongs to public and is organized by them. on the other hand, e-government is a powerful instrument which causes the better public service, decrease of waste time, improvement...

In recent years there has been a growing interest in new participatory forms of urban governance. This introduction provides readers with a basic review of current debates in the literature and a summary of the articles presented in the symposium. The introduction highlights two major tensions in the literature. First, many scholars operate under an assumption that plural actors can achieve a l...

The most important tool for promoting the bank’s stability and health is the establishment of a standard corporate governance structure for managing the bank's business. Redesigning the relationships between bank management, shareholders and the rest of the bank’s stockholder, including the objectives, the risk and audit indices, and internal control of the bank, is recognized as the foundation...

In the face of constantly progressing climate and environmental changes that lead to hydrological droughts and, in consequence, permanent water deficiency, administration management resources have become priority elements local policy rural areas. New methods are based on numerous digital tools solutions. They allow, for instance, optimising consumption, or accelerating increasing effectiveness...

Abstract The strictest water resources management (SWRM) policy is an important to promote the rational use of and sustainable development in China. An evaluation SWRM conducive SWRM's optimization governance. S-CAD (Subjectivity – Consistency, Adequacy, Dependency) method used assess implementation effect formulation policy. results show that has a clear logic, goals, strategy; goals reflect g...

Drawing on an in-depth analysis of eight global health networks, a recent essay in this journal argued that global health networks face four challenges to their effectiveness: problem definition, positioning, coalition-building, and governance. While sharing the argument of the essay concerned, in this commentary, we argue that these analytical concepts can be used to explicate a concept that h...

background: this study investigates whether state-owned enterprises (soes) in indonesia implement stronger corporate governance than do non-soes. it can be argued that as a large dedicated institutional investor, the indonesian government has an incentive to strengthen corporate governance in soes and possesses the ability to bear the cost of implementing stronger governance. research methods: ...

Global economic, social and political integration, combined with advances in information and communication technologies, has contributed to shifting the authority and influence away from states to a diverse pool of non-state actors (NSAs), and facilitated the emergence of new forms of political organization. This is particularly pronounced in “soft” issue areas, such as environmental degradatio...