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Foreign Multinationals and the British Economy
Impact and Policy
Language: English
Release Date: February 3, 2017
This book, first published in 1988, examines the impact of multinational companies on the British economy and the British government’s policy responses. It assesses the effects of multinationals both on the national economy and on different regions and evaluates the benefits and problems brought...
Policy Arrogance or Innocent Bias
Resetting Citizenship and Multiculturalism
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2013
Canada is known for its inclusive citizenship and multiculturalism policies that have been largely successful in integrating an increased diversity of Canadians. In contrast to the previous approach, in 2007, the Conservative government initiated a fundamental change to make citizenship more meaningful...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2014
Energy is a critical public concern in the 21st century, spurring demand for reliable, easy-to-understand information on subjects as varied as the drivers of prices, the potential for new technologies, the implications of a more diverse energy-supply portfolio, and the way government policies affect...
The Institutions of American Democracy
The Public Schools
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2005
From curriculum standards and testing to school choice and civic learning, issues in American education are some of the most debated in the United States. The Institutions of American Democracy , a collection of essays by the nation's leading education scholars and professionals, is designed to inform...
Performance Networks
Transforming Governance for the 21st Century
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2009
Problems cross boundaries and so must solutions. Multi-agency, cross-boundary coordination and partnerships are needed to solve today's problems. These networks coordinate, communicate, and leverage resources and best practices to deliver measurable results across traditional agency boundaries. Performance...
Traversing Digital Babel
Information, E-Government, and Exchange
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2014
A groundbreaking approach to information sharing among government agencies: using selective incentives to “nudge” them to exchange information assets.
The computer systems of government agencies are notoriously complex. New technologies are piled on older technologies, creating layers that...
by Muhammad Abd al-Hameed
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2012
Earlier, the local institutions and offices had a system of inspections, audits, inquiries, etc., to improve efficiency and facilities. It seldom worked. Now the people’s representatives provide an effective external check through the monitoring system to improve the situation.
The monitoring...
by Muhammad Abd al-Hameed
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2012
Data is the diet of development. Planning requires data about the present situation to determine the needs before required resources are mobilized to meet them. For example, data about present schools, their infrastructure, enrolment and the number of school age children will have to be analyzed...
Politics of Favoritism in Public Procurement in Turkey
Reconfigurations of Dependency Networks in the AKP Era
Language: English
Release Date: July 27, 2016
This book, through an analysis of 49,355 high value public procurement contracts awarded between 2004 and 2011, provides systematic evidence on favoritism in public procurement in Turkey. Public procurement is one of the main areas where the government and the private sector interact extensively and...
Fragmented Democracy
Medicaid, Federalism, and Unequal Politics
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2018
Medicaid is the single largest public health insurer in the United States, covering upwards of 70 million Americans. Crucially, Medicaid is also an intergovernmental program that yokes poverty to federalism: the federal government determines its broad contours, while states have tremendous discretion...
Public Official Associations and State and Local Government
A Bridge Across One Hundred Years
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 1994
This volume is an authoritative description of a little-recognized element of modern governance: associations of public officials in state and local government. These associations, whose membership consists of elected and appointed officials such as mayors, legislators, council members, city and county...
Does Government Need to be Involved in Primary and Secondary Education
Evaluating Policy Options Using Market Role Assessment
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2002
This book is an investigation of some of the policy issues related to the government's role in the reform of primary and secondary education in the United States.
American Public Administration
Public Service for the Twenty-First Century
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2017
American Public Administration has been the go-to introductory textbook for Public Administration courses with a focus on civil society for the last decade. Now in an extensively revised and updated second edition, authors Cropf and Wagner weave the most recent and compelling research throughout every...
The Tories
From Winston Churchill to David Cameron
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2014
This book offers a comprehensive and accessible study of the electoral strategies, governing approaches and ideological thought of the British Conservative Party from Winston Churchill to David Cameron. Timothy Heppell integrates a chronological narrative with theoretical evaluation, examining the...