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What is the Transformational Government initiative, enabled by information and communications technology (ICT)? We describe its development, origins and prospects in seeking to join up public services to give simple, seamless, one-off access channels for citizens. We look at its governance and working structures, examining how ICT has been used to move towards common infrastructures and approaches in public services, bringing new potential for holistic service delivery. Finally, we show how transformational government has moved on from e-government, noting some risks that may affect its implementation. We note some particular issues affecting local government throughout the article. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

An introduction is presented in which the editor discusses various reports within the issue on topics including the poverty and social justice in China, the migration of Chinese workers from rural to urban areas, and the cash transfer programme in the country.

The article discusses various topics published within the issue, including one by Shoshana Pollack on the impact of social assistance policies on female lone parents in Canada and another by Sarah dickens, Martin Mitchell and William O'Connor on the status of same-sex couples in the European Union.

An introduction to the journal is presented in which the editor discusses various reports published within the issue including one by Armando Barrientos regarding the debates and evidence that surrounds the use of conditions in low- and middle-income countries, one by Francie Lund on the contradictions among the demands for evidence-based policy making and political practice, and one by Guy Standing on the broader implications for human rights.