Public Policy category: 4660 books
by Rita Simon, Alison Brooks
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2009
In this eleventh volume in The World Over series, Simon and Brooks examine and compare the rights and responsibilities of citizenship across twenty-one countries. The countries included are Canada, the United States, Argentina, Brazil, Great Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Sweden, Hungary, Poland,...
New Public Governance
A Regime-Centered Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: January 28, 2015
Written by scholars who have been at the forefront of the NPG debate as well as by scholar-practitioners, this book provides lessons learned from experience on how networked, contract-based and partnership-centered approaches to government can be undertaken in ways that preserve the values at the center of the American constitutional and political system.
The Promise of Wilderness
American Environmental Politics since 1964
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2012
From Denali's majestic slopes to the Great Swamp of central New Jersey, protected wilderness areas make up nearly twenty percent of the parks, forests, wildlife refuges, and other public lands that cover a full fourth of the nation's territory. But wilderness is not only a place. It is also one of...
by Theodore Stein
Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2004
The strong nexus between law and social work is beyond dispute: the law informs day-to-day social work practice and administration, and social workers are employed by the courts. Moreover, they work collaboratively with attorneys in legal aid offices, public defenders'offices, and other law enforcement...
by K. O'Connor
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2014
Why are some conflicts managed better than others? Social scientists have used various disciplinary lenses to answer this question but until now, public administration has not been used to understand how conflict is managed. This book explores the everyday management of conflict in two cases of power-sharing from the view of elite level bureaucrats
Environmental Communication and Travel Journalism
Consumerism, Conflict and Concern
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2015
Travel journalism about natural attractions is environmental communication at the cusp of consumerism and concern. Countries and regions that market forests, rivers and wildlife to international tourists drive place-of-origin brand recognition that benefits exporters in other sectors. Place-branding...
Insufficient Representation
The Disconnect between Congress and Its Citizens
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2018
Not Enough Representation: The Disconnect between Congress and Its Citizens examines how representative the United States Congress is among different demographic groups and how representational issues affect Americans’ perception of Congress, potentially threatening its legitimacy. The opening chapter...
Engaging the Public with Climate Change
Behaviour Change and Communication
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2012
Despite increasing public awareness of climate change, our behaviours relating to consumption and energy use remain largely unchanged. This book answers the urgent call for effective engagement methods to foster sustainable lifestyles, community action, and social change. Written by practitioners...
Participatory Budgeting and Civic Tech
The Revival of Citizen Engagement
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2016
In a time when citizens are deeply dissatisfied with the basic institutions and elected officials that govern them, the participatory budgeting movement empowers citizens to get results for pressing community needs. It creates a transparent process where citizens can propose projects through traditional...
by Douglas Auld
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 1972
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 1972
The purpose of this collection is to provide the student with an introduction to the way in which the discipline of economics tackles the problems posed in affluent societies by their various ‘waste’ products. ‘Pollution economics’ introduces a student to aspects of price economics, public...
Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Trust
Towards Theoretical and Methodological Integration
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2015
This timely collection explores trust research from many angles while ably demonstrating the potential of cross-discipline collaboration to deepen our understanding of institutional trust. Citing, among other things, current breakdowns of trust in prominent institutions, the book presents a multilevel...
Science Funding
Politics and Porkbarrel
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2017
Americans have become resigned to seeing Congress vote money for porkbarrel projects of all kinds-roads, dams, post offices, military installations-in the districts of influential legislators. In recent years Congress has, almost without public notice, extended this form of vote-buying and pandering...
Accessible Public Transportation
Designing Service for Riders with Disabilities
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2017
The United States is home to more than 54 million people with disabilities. This book looks at public transit and transportation systems with a focus on new and emerging needs for individuals with disabilities, including the elderly. The book covers the various technologies, policies, and programs...
Rebuilding Public Institutions Together
Professionals and Citizens in a Participatory Democracy
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2017
The Laurence and Lynne Brown Democracy Medal is an initiative of the McCourtney Institute for Democracy at Pennsylvania State University. It annually recognizes outstanding individuals, groups, and organizations that produce exceptional innovations to further democracy in the United States or around...