Public Affairs & Administration

In the developed world, there is no longer an issue of whether the Internet affects politics--but how, why and with what consequences. With the Internet now spreading at a breathtaking rate in the developing world, the new medium is fraught with...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781118146682Author Marc AmbinderFormat HardbackPage Count 336Imprint John Wiley & Sons IncPublisher Turner Publishing Company

"How can we intervene in the systemic bureaucratic dysfunction that beleaguers the public sector? De Jong examines the roots of this dysfunction and presents a novel approach to solving it. Drawing from academic literature on bureaucracy and problem...

Governments and nonprofits exist to create public value. Yet what does that mean in theory and practice? This new volume brings together key experts in the field to offer unique, wide-ranging answers. From the United States, Europe, and Australia, the...

This is a complete and up-to-date revision of the classic text for public administration, implementing the rule of law as a fundamental issue in American democracy in pursuit of the common interest. It presents public administration as a tension between...

In a world of uncertainty and change, current achievements are no guarantee for future survival. Even if the initial chosen set of principles, policies and practices are good, static efficiency and governance would eventually lead to stagnation and decay...

Ethics is at the heart of leadership. Leaders must make every effort to make ethical decisions and foster ethical behavior among followers. The Eighth Edition of Meeting the Ethical Challenges of Leadership: Casting Light or Shadow explores the ethical...

Just after 9:00 a.m. on February 1, 2003, the space shuttle Columbia broke apart and was lost over Texas. This tragic event led, as the Challenger accident had 17 years earlier, to an intensive government investigation of the technological and...

This book examines the status of public administration in eight countries-the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Morocco, Tunisia, Sudan, and Libya-in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). This volume explores the issues,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789386245113Author D Ravindra PrasadFormat PaperbackPage Count 310Imprint Sterling Publishers Pvt.LtdPublisher Sterling Publishers Pvt.LtdWeight(grams) 504g

Dozens of books are published each year on leadership, but as pundits, scholars, philosophers, and public intellectuals note, what is written is too often shallow and facile, oriented toward quick fixes for performance enhancement or internal...

This up-to-date book takes a fresh look at regulation and risk and argues that the allure of regulation lies in its capacity to reduce risk while preserving the benefits of trade, travel and commerce. Regulation appears as a politically attractive,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781873797006Author Hugh LanningFormat HardbackPage Count 230Imprint New Clarion PressPublisher New Clarion Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780906094143Author John F. RichardsFormat HardbackPage Count 195Imprint Gibb Memorial TrustPublisher Gibb Memorial Trust

This book provides an important survey of the causes and current state of corruption across a range of nations and regions. Delving into the diverse ways in which corruption is being combatted, the book explores and describes efforts to inculcate...

One of the most profound changes in British public life over the last twenty years has been the increasing concern with probity and standards. Some of that concern has been the product of scandals such as the cash for questions affair and the expenses...

Winner of the 2021 "Best Book Award" from the Academy of Management Division of Public and Nonprofit Management! "Rosemary O'Leary's The Ethics of Dissent offers a novel take on rule breakers and whistle-blowers in the federal government. Finding a...

The sustainable development goals signed in 2016 marked a new phase in global development thinking, one which is focused on ecologically and fiscally sustainable human settlements. Few countries offer a better testing ground for their attainment than...

Complexity theory has become popular in the natural and social sciences over the last few decades as a result of the advancements in our understanding of the complexities in natural and social phenomena. Concepts and methods of complexity theory have...

From the first, specialization and coordination have presented governments with a conundrum: specialized program might be best for delivering one service to the public, but combining such programs for all public services inevitably produces costly...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788027331468Author Daniel DefoeFormat PaperbackPage Count 508Imprint e-artnowPublisher e-artnowWeight(grams) 671gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 26mm

Whether the goal is building a local park or developing disaster response models, collaborative governance is changing the way public agencies at the local, regional, and national levels are working with each other and with key partners in the nonprofit...

Elgar Research Agendas outline the future of research in a given area. Leading scholars are given the space to explore their subject in provocative ways, and map out the potential directions of travel. They are relevant but also visionary.This incisive...

The relationship between evil and public affairs, as well as other fields and professions in public life, has come to the fore as institutions of government seek new ways to operate in an environment of extreme mistrust. Unmasking Administrative Evil,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789354570889Author Shashi TharoorFormat PaperbackPage Count 152Imprint Lekshmy SankarPublisher Lekshmy SankarWeight(grams) 277gDimensions(mm) 254mm * 178mm...

International migration has become a salient concern in global politics but there is also significant variation in governance responses. By focusing on four key world regions -- Europe, North America, South America, and Southeast Asia -- this book...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781845400255Author Barbara GoodwinFormat PaperbackPage Count 250Imprint Imprint AcademicPublisher Imprint AcademicWeight(grams) 300g

This completely revised edition offers a comprehensive treatment of institutional theory in contemporary political science. "Institutional Theory in Political Science" provides an in-depth analysis of contemporary institutional theory, an essential tool...

Social equity, or the lack of social equity, is practiced in all of our organizations. By focusing on advancing social equity in organizational culture, public and non-profit organizations can create more inclusive operations, correct historical...

The decade 2004-14- when the two United Progressive Alliance (UPA) governments, led by prime minister Manmohan Singh, were in office- was a remarkable milestone in the history of India's diplomacy. The period saw a significant transformation in the way...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780904531589Author P. BartholomewPage Count 224Imprint BAR PublishingPublisher BAR Publishing

This book brings together several generations of specialists in Chinese foreign policy to present readers with current research on both new and traditional topics. The authors draw on a wide range of new materials-archives, documents, memoirs, opinion...

Leading scholars in the field of governance examine the effectiveness of the different non-institutional strategies at the disposal of modern governments in tackling issues of urban decline, public administrations, governmental regionalization, budget...

Canada's machinery of government is out of joint. In Breaking the Bargain, Donald J. Savoie reveals how the traditional deal struck between politicians and career officials that underpins the workings of our national political and administrative process...

The standard on government statements of work just got better! How to Write a Statement of Work has been a standard reference for government employees and contractors for many years. Now, with this sixth edition, it is even more relevant and useful...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789264902466Author OecdFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)Publisher Organization for...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789264180505Author OecdFormat PaperbackPage Count 136Imprint Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)Publisher Organization for...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789264532564Author OecdFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)Publisher Organization for...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789264364851Author Organisation for Economic Co-operation and DevelopmentFormat PaperbackPage Count 110Imprint Organization for Economic Co-operation and...