Public Administration
"Applying the Dismal Science"When Economists Give Advice to Governments
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Brings together some of the most eminent social scientists to have advised British governments since 1964. Successive chapters in this book show what went wrong in UK economic policy making in the 1960s and 1970s. It explains how developments in economic theory have improved economic policy making. With tables & graphs. Paperback, 264 pages. Size: 216 x 138 mm. Weight: 307g.
Author: (McLean, Iain, ed.)
ISBN: 1403994595
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Date: 2005 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Public Administration
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"Governance and Information Technology"From Electronic Government to Information Government
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Argues for a shift from the focus of electronic government on technology and transactions to a perspective of information government - the information flows within the public sector, between the public sector and citizens, and among citizens - as a way to understand the changing nature of governing and governance in an information society. With 19 illustrations. Hardback, 352 pages. Size: 236 x 182 mm. Weight: 637g.
Author: (Mayer -Schonberg, Viktor, ed.)
ISBN: 0262134837
Publisher: Mit Press Ltd
Date: 2007 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Public Administration
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"Governance and Information Technology"From Electronic Government to Information Government
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Argues for a shift from the focus of electronic government on technology and transactions to a perspective of information government - the information flows within the public sector, between the public sector and citizens, and among citizens - as a way to understand the changing nature of governing and governance in an information society. With 19 illustrations. Paperback, 352 pages. Size: 229 x 178 mm. Weight: 511g.
Author: (Mayer -Schonberg, Viktor, ed.)
ISBN: 0262633493
Publisher: Mit Press Ltd
Date: 2007 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Public Administration
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"Handbook of Administrative Reform"An International Perspective
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"Public Administration and Public Policy" series; Analyzes the intervention strategies central to administrative reform in nine nations located in North America, Europe, and Latin America. This book examines factors influencing administrative reform - most notably, pressure to adhere to the institutional, international, and supranational standards promulgated by globalization, the EU, and the US. With 4 black & white illustrations, 5 black & white tables. Hardback, 296 pages. Weight: 569g.
Author: (Killian, Jerri, ed.)
ISBN: 0849380650
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Date: 2008 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Public Administration
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"Handbook of Public Administration"
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Critically reflecting on the utility of scholarly theory and the extent to which government practices inform the development of this theory, this guide is suitable for both the practice of public administration and its on-going development as an academic discipline. Concise ed. Paperback, 408 pages. Size: 246 x 174 mm. Weight: 724g.
Author: (Peters, B. Guy, ed.)
ISBN: 1412945399
Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
Date: 2007 (United States)
Readership: Tertiary Education (Us: College) Public Administration
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"Managing and Maintaining Compliance"
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Compliance of citizens and companies with rules in society is an issue of ongoing importance for policy makers and academics. This book contains papers presented on the conference Managing and Maintaining Compliance, held in Leiden, The Netherlands, April 2006. It serves as a companion for policy makers and scholars in the field of compliance. With illustrations. Paperback, 181 pages. Size: 169 x 240 mm. Weight: 333g.
Author: (Elffers, Henk, ed.)
ISBN: 9054547677
Publisher: Boom Juridische Uitgevers
Date: 2007 (Netherlands)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Public Administration
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"Managing to Improve Public Services"
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A group of leading social science and management specialists show how management can be harnessed to improve public services. With 1 halftone 18 tables. Paperback, 314 pages. Size: 247 x 175 mm. Weight: 634g.
Author: (Hartley, Jean, ed.)
ISBN: 0521708273
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date: 2008 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Public Administration
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"Oxford Handbook of Public Management"
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"Oxford Handbooks in Business and Management" series; With illustrations. Paperback, 808 pages. Size: 246 x 171 mm. Weight: 1400g.
Author: (Ferlie, Ewan, ed.)
ISBN: 019922644X
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date: 2007 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Public Administration
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"Public Matters"The Renewal of the Public Realm
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The modernisation of public services is one of the central challenges facing any government, with expectations surrounding the public service reform agenda, but also real anxieties. This book addresses various issues, covering general themes such as inequality, choice and funding; and specific areas such as education, work, and environment. Paperback, 288 pages. Size: 216 x 135 mm. Weight: 476g.
Author: (Diamond, Patrick, ed.)
ISBN: 1842752111
Publisher: Methuen Publishing Ltd
Date: 2007 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Public Administration
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"Public Procurement"International Cases and Commentary
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In many countries and sectors, public procurement is developing from a functional orientation to an effective socio-economic policy lever. This text provides case studies of public procurement, covering diverse nations, sectors and issues. Each case study concludes with three questions to aid its use as a teaching and training text. With 29 black & white illustrations, 31 black & white tables, 29 black & white line drawings. New ed. Paperback, 400 pages. Size: 246 x 174 mm. Weight: 505g.
Author: (Knight, Louise, ed.)
ISBN: 0415394058
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Date: 2007 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Public Administration
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"Strategic Change Management in the Public Sector"An Efmd European Case Book
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The ability to manage change management processes depends on individual skills and organisational culture. This book is a framework to structure a debate about the evaluation of managerial evolution, providing students and practitioners with an instrument to understand how to face the difficulties each change management process is affected by. With illustrations. Hardback, 352 pages. Size: 235 x 161 mm. Weight: 637g.
Author: (Longo, Francesco, ed.)
ISBN: 0470516844
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Date: 2007 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Public Administration
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"Transcending New Public Management"The Transformation of Public Sector Reforms
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Following on from the success of New Public Management: The Transformation of Ideas and Practice, this volume includes and contrasts with the post-new public management reform development in Denmark, Norway and Sweden and with Australia and New Zealand. It provides an integrating framework for analysis. Paperback, 300 pages. Size: 234 x 156 mm. Weight: 493g.
Author: (Christensen, Tom, ed.)
ISBN: 0754671178
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing Group
Date: 2007 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Public Administration
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"The Values of Bureaucracy"
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Bureaucracy is often used as short-hand for the dysfunctions of organizations. Its reform or abolition is continually demanded or promised. This book highlights the positive attributes of bureaucracy and shows why bureaucratic organization should be valued, both by those engaged in business and commerce. With 3 tables; 2 figures. Paperback, 360 pages. Size: 234 x 156 mm. Weight: 545g.
Author: (Gay+, Paul Du, ed.)
ISBN: 0199275467
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date: 2005 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Public Administration
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"New Foundations of Cost-Benefit Analysis"
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Reconceptualizes cost-benefit analysis, arguing that its objective should be overall well-being rather than economic efficiency. This work shows why the link between preferences and well-being is more complicated than economists have thought. It places cost-benefit analysis on a firmer theoretical foundation. With 7 line illustrations, 4 tables. Hardback, 222 pages. Size: 242 x 164 mm. Weight: 788g.
Author: Adler, Matthew D. Posner, Eric A.
ISBN: 0674022793
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Date: 2006 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Public Administration
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"The Skye Bridge Story"Multi-National Interests and People Power
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Hardback, 256 pages. Size: 248 x 174 mm. Weight: 803g.
Author: Anderson, Andy
ISBN: 1906134197
Publisher: Argyll Publishing
Date: 2008 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Public Administration
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