Public Affairs category: 1291 books
Leverage for Good
An Introduction to the New Frontiers of Philanthropy and Social Investment
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2014
With the resources of both governments and traditional philanthropy barely growing or in decline, yet the problems of poverty, ill-health, and environmental degradation ballooning daily, new models for financing social and environmental objectives are urgently needed. Fortunately, a revolution is...
Budgeting and Financial Management for Nonprofit Organizations
Using Money to Drive Mission Success
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2012
In the nonprofit sector, money drives mission. Well-managed budgets and investments can spur long-term growth and achievement, while financial mismanagement can damage or destroy an organization. Lynne A. Weikart, Greg G. Chen, and Ed Sermier—in their exciting new text geared wholly to nonprofits—provide...
Saving the World On Thirty Dollars a Day
An Activist's Guide to Starting, Organizing and Running a Non-Profit Organization
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2014
Activist and Author Charles Sheehan-Miles, founder of the National Gulf War Resource Center and former executive director of Veterans for Common Sense, gives hard won practical suggestions and advice to people who want to set out to change the world. In 1993, starting with no money, resources, members...
La ley de Parkinson
Aprovechar el tiempo y los efectivos disponibles
Language: Spanish
Release Date: April 26, 2016
Cómo sacar el máximo provecho del tiempo y los efectivos disponibles
Este libro es una guía práctica y accesible para entender y aplicar la ley de Parkinson, que le aportará la información esencial y le permitirá ganar tiempo.
En tan solo 50 minutos usted podrá:
• Entender...
Disaster
Hurricane Katrina and the Failure of Homeland Security
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2007
Based on exclusive interviews, the inside story of how America's emergency response system failed and how it remains dangerously broken
When Hurricane Katrina roared ashore on the morning of August 29, 2005, federal and state officials were not prepared for the devastation it would bring—despite...
by J. Dey
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2013
As a journalist on the crime beat, the author has spent long hours talking to those in uniform, those in the underworld and those in the grey zone people who work as police informers.Much of what he has seen, heard and observed in over a decade of covering crime has found its way into print. But there’s...
La historia detrás del desastre
Crónica de una herencia envenenada
Language: Spanish
Release Date: June 21, 2019
El país se desmoronó día a día, durante seis años.
Hoy pagamos las consecuencias.
El sexenio pasado es recordado por su rastro de corruptelas, omisiones, opacidad y complicidades.
Enrique Peña Nieto empezó su encargo como un salvador de México y lo terminó como uno de...
The Nine
Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2008
Acclaimed journalist Jeffrey Toobin takes us into the chambers of the most important—and secret—legal body in our country, the Supreme Court, revealing the complex dynamic among the nine people who decide the law of the land. An institution at a moment of transition, the Court now stands at a...
by Robert E. England, John P. Pelissero, David R. Morgan
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2016
Managing Urban America guides students through the challenges, politics, and practice of urban management—including managing conflict through politics, adapting to demographic and social changes, balancing budgets, and delivering a myriad of goods and services to citizens in an efficient, equitable,...
by Christopher Handy
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2012
President Obama has done most of what he said he would do if elected in his first timer; imagine what he could have done by now if progressives had supported him and not given him a Congress that doesn't look at him as if he's the demon seed. Not only is he NOT a "disappointment," he's...
Audacity
How Barack Obama Defied His Critics and Created a Legacy That Will Prevail
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2017
An unassailable case that, in the eyes of history, Barack Obama will be viewed as one of America’s best and most accomplished presidents.
Over the course of eight years, Barack Obama has amassed an array of outstanding achievements. His administration saved the American economy from collapse,...
Infrastructure in Africa
Lessons for future development
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2017
Good infrastructure is essential for socio-economic growth and sustainable development. Safe and accessible water supplies, reliable energy, good transport networks and communications technology are all vital to a region’s development agenda. This book presents a comprehensive exploration of the...
Finding Balance 2011
Benchmarking the Performance of State-Owned Enterprises in Fiji, Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, and Tonga
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2011
State-owned enterprises (SOEs) place a significant and unsustainable strain on the economies of Fiji, Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, and Tonga. They absorb large amounts of scarce capital on which they provide very low returns. This study reveals the core drivers of SOE performance, illustrates...
by Asian Development Bank
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2009
This reports the result of an investigation into the social, economic, political, and institutional factors that encourage or impede inclusive economic development in Kiribati and hamper the capacity development needed to overcome obstacles to that development. Much of the information on which this...