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by Thomas E. Drabek
Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2016
Since the first edition of The Human Side of Disaster was published in 2009, new catastrophes have plagued the globe, including earthquakes in Haiti and New Zealand, tornadoes in Alabama and Missouri, floods in numerous locations, Hurricane Sandy, and the infamous BP oil spill. Enhanced with new cases...
The Speaker's Tool Box
Perfecting the Craft of Speaking
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2015
Perfecting the craft of public speaking is like perfecting other crafts. You have to know what tools are available to you, how to use them and use them as often as possible. A carpenter, an electrician and a plumber all have a unique set of tools that they use to deliver their craft. Most of them have...
Rush to Policy
Using Analytic Techniques in Public Sector Decision Making
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2017
Rush to Policy explores the appropriate role of technical analysis in policy formation. The authors ask when and how the use of sophisticated analytic techniques in decision making benefits the nation. They argue that these techniques are too often used in situations where they may not be needed or...
Claiming India from Below
Activism and democratic transformation
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2015
Going beyond electoral politics and government, this volume broadens the scope of the functioning of democracy in India, and explores citizens’ role in the implementation of public policy. It looks at the ways in which extra-parliamentary power monitoring devices such as public institutions, citizens’...
The Nation's Largest Landlord
The Bureau of Land Management in the American West
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2009
It is the largest landholder in America, overseeing nearly an eighth of the country: 258 million acres located almost exclusively west of the Mississippi River, with even twice as much below the surface. Its domain embraces wildlife and wilderness, timber, range, and minerals, and for over 60 years,...
by John D. Merrifield, Barry W. Poulson
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2017
Restoring America’s Fiscal Constitution estimates the potential impact of new fiscal rules on the U.S. economy over the next two decades. The new rules would require a cyclically balanced budget and an expenditure limit. The study shows that over the forecast period, the budget could be balanced...
Agents of Change
Strategy and Tactics for Social Innovation
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2012
While governments around the world struggle to maintain service levels amid fiscal crises, social innovators are improving social outcomes for citizens by changing the system from within. In Agents of Change, three cutting-edge thinkers and entrepreneurs present case studies of social innovation that...
Femocratic Administration
Gender, Governance, and Democracy in Ontario
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2015
Femocratic Administration examines the gendered nature of public administration through a study of the Ontario Women’s Directorate (OWD) between 1985 and 2000. Analysing the OWD from the perspective of feminist political economy, this book combines a detailed case study with a theoretical framework...
Rethinking Development Challenges for Public Policy
Insights from Contemporary Africa
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2012
Covers topical issues for Africa's development, economics and politics of climate change, water management, public service delivery, and delivering aid. The authors argue that these issues should be included in the post-MDG paradigm and add an important voice to recent moves by academics and practitioners to engage with each other.
Vaincre la peur de parler en public
Des conseils pour captiver, séduire, convaincre
Language: French
Release Date: August 13, 2014
Conversation intime, exposé oral, cocktail d'affaires, service à la clientèle, mot de remerciement… La vie est remplie d'occasions qui sollicitent notre habileté à communiquer, et pour lesquelles le courriel et le texto ne sont d'aucun recours. Découvrez, en 75 courtes leçons, des trucs infaillibles...
by Jim Hulse
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2012
This book is not a text that one studies, but instead this book is a collection of tips that work. There have been countless books written on public speaking, and the internet is full of advice. With all the information available, it remains that good speakers are few and far between. This book is...
One for the Road
Drunk Driving since 1900
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2011
Don’t drink and drive. It's a deceptively simple rule, but one that is all too often ignored. And while efforts to eliminate drunk driving have been around as long as automobiles, every movement to keep drunks from driving has hit some alarming bumps in the road.
Barron H. Lerner narrates...
Voting Deliberatively
FDR and the 1936 Presidential Campaign
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2015
The 1932 election of Franklin Delano Roosevelt seemed to hold the promise of Democratic domination for years to come. However, leading up to the 1936 election, persistent economic problems, a controversial domestic agenda, and the perception of a weak foreign policy were chipping away at public support....
Public Health
Policy and Politics
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2010
Incorporating the latest developments from the field, this eagerly awaited new edition once again provides an important and comprehensive analysis of the key issues in public health. Exploring the underlying political context and policy processes, this text is core reading for all those interested in the essentials of this area.