That book – followed by Matteo Garrone's 2008 film – famously tore down the mythology of the mafia that had endured from The Godfather through to The Sopranos; that of a kind-hearted, rule-governed group of well-dressed men who might occasionally order a cold-blooded murder, but would always do so with style and finesse.
Yet in the self-governed medical groups, physicians are taught plenty about trade-offs and accountability.
Reflecting a heretofore decentralized, multi-stakeholder, multi-country, interconnected, self-governed and autonomous group of actors, the UN has made Internet governance a global priority despite its highly challenging nature.
Initially, Berjawi is said to have enjoyed experiencing life in a territory that was governed by the Islamic Courts Union, a group of sharia courts that governed much of the south of the country until late 2006.
He has built and governed teams by assembling a group of role players to support a big star or two and giving attention to what they need and what they can do.
When EveryChild first raised the idea of establishing a member-governed alliance with a small group of NGO leaders from across the world, they reacted with delight and scepticism in equal measure.
The data analysis revealed the core category, "Self-determination - shifting between self-governing and being governed".
To make a bigger impact, D'Cruz believes urban poor funds must be established on a city scale, governed by community leaders, civil society groups and city officials, and implemented with a strong community base.
Green patches are group ranches, designated by the government in the 1970s as communally governed land.
Rural microfinance cooperatives show great potential: These groups are membership based, democratically governed, and provide savings and loan services.
As we examine in this paper, some of these small groups operate like self-managed and governed micro-enterprises that compete with each other and other market competitors.
