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Brazilian Journal of Political Economy

The Brazilian Journal of Political Economy (BJPE) is a peer-reviewed journal published since January 1981. It sees economics in its classical sense, as a historical-deductive political economy, not as hypothetic-deductive economics. The Journal is interested in papers on development macroeconomics, on the recent history of economic thought, and on papers discussing the Brazilian or the Latin American economies.

Chinese Public Administration Review

Launched in 2002, Chinese Public Administration Review (CPAR) is the first international journal specifically addressing the issues of Chinese public administration, riding on the rise of China, Asia and increasing global interconnectedness. CPAR is now expanding its focus beyond China, to embrace Asia and the whole Pan-Pacific region and to address comparative public administration worldwide.

Global Smart Cities 2020 - Humanity, Technology and Sustainability

This report builds a “5+1” evaluation model for global smart cities, and provides five quantitative indicators, namely smart infrastructure, smart economy, smart services, smart governance, and smart innovation, plus one qualitative indicator "smart reputation", a total of six dimensions of comparison, attempts to set a benchmark for global smart cities, and provides diversified solutions for the realization of the Sustainable Development Goals 2030 (SDG 2030) proposed by the United Nations in 2015 as well. The results show that global smart cities can be divided into three levels: "leading", "advanced" and "following". London, New York and Singapore are in the leading position and the star cities in this ranking. They have maintained a leading position in almost every aspect of smart cities and have become role models for other cities around the world.

Global Smart Cities 2021 - Smart Cities at the Epicenter of the Pandemic

This report highlights the themes of "Smart Cities at The Epicenter of The Pandemic". It not only focuses on performance of global smart cities in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic crisis, but also adheres to the “Humanity, Technology and Sustainability” principle. Using the “5+1” evaluation model for global smart cities, which includes five quantitative indicators, namely smart infrastructure, smart economy, smart services, smart governance, and smart innovation, plus one qualitative indicator "smart reputation", the report shows that global smart cities can be divided into three levels: "leading", "advanced" and "following". Some excellent cases in global cities dealing with coronavirus are presented in the final chapter.

Innovations in Governance in the Middle East, North Africa, and Western Balkans: Making Governments Work Better in the Mediterranean Region

Innovations in Governance in the Middle East, North Africa, and Western Balkans: Making Governments Work Better in the Mediterranean region leads us through the journey of innovation by analysing the challenges and opportunities that governments in this region have faced to improve their public administration systems. All the innovations highlighted in this publication are significant – whether the innovation is large or small, in one government institution or across the board, a successful transformation or merely a small, first step on the way to reform – they indicate each country’s willingness to change, to be open to new ways of thinking and acting in reforming government.

Toward Participatory and Transparent Governance: Reinventing Government

This publication emerged from the presentations, discussions, and conclusions of nine capacity development workshops, which examined the theme of participatory and transparent governance as part of the 6th Global Forum on Reinventing Government. In May 2005, the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) organized these workshops in cooperation with the Institutional Partners Group (IPG), which comprises members of the UN system and external organizations. The Government of the Republic of Korea hosted the Forum with the support of UNDESA.
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