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Singapore Perspectives 2012
Singapore Inclusive: Bridging Divides
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2012
The Singapore Perspectives series is a yearly publication that provides critical analysis of emerging trends and issues Singapore faces in terms of social, economic and political development. It is a quick and essential reference for understanding the broad policy discussions that animate thought...
Perpetuating American Greatness After the Fiscal Cliff
Jump Starting Gdp Growth, Tax Fairness and Improved Government Regulation
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2013
The federal government has failed to adequately regulate free market capitalism in the United States. Understanding how we got to this point is the first step in figuring out how to fix the economy. It is still possible to help the forgotten middle class, create jobs, and provide mortgage relief to...
Tackling Wicked Government Problems
A Practical Guide for Developing Enterprise Leaders
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2014
How can government leaders build, sustain, and leverage the cross-organizational collaborative networks needed to tackle the complex interagency and intergovernmental challenges they increasingly face? Tackling Wicked Government Problems: A Practical Guide for Developing Enterprise Leaders draws on...
by Alexandre Ardichvili, Elena Zavyalova
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2015
Unlike Brazil, India, or China, prior to the beginning of market-oriented reforms in early 1990s, Russia maintained a high level of human capital and possessed a highly developed system of vocational education, continuous education, and management development institutions sponsored by the government....
by United States Government US Army
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2019
Army Regulation AR 420-1 Facilities Engineering Army Facilities Management March 2019
This regulation, Army Regulation AR 420-1 Facilities Engineering Army Facilities Management March 2019, addresses the management of Army facilities. Specifically, it describes the management of public works...
by Jenny Manson
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2012
The contributors to this book mount a robust defence of the concept and practice of public service at a crucial time for its future. They question the ill-conceived assumptions behind the endless programmes of reform imposed by successive governments, often on the basis of advice from people with...
by Anthony Stanford
Language: English
Release Date: June 11, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 11, 2014
Since the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing and the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, federal employees—unlike any other segment of the American worker—have dealt with the reality that their workplaces are potential targets. Additionally, this workforce deals with public scrutiny and a prevailing...
by J. Kiranmai, R. K. Mishra
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2007
This book is an attempt to study and analyse the functioning of the State Level Public Enterprises (SLPEs) in India. The book is based on a study completed for the Department of Public Enterprises, Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, Government of India, New Delhi and Planning Commission,...
Philippines
Management of Contingent Liabilities Arising from Public-Private Partnership Projects
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2016
Given the rapid growth of the public-private partnership program (PPP), the Philippine government has initiated reforms to strengthen the framework for managing contingent liabilities arising from PPP projects. This study shows that major directions requiring further effort include (i) better pricing...
Big Oil in the United States: Industry Influence on Institutions, Policy, and Politics
Industry Influence on Institutions, Policy, and Politics
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2016
This book explains how and why large oil-producing corporations have affected government institutions, energy policy, and politics in the United States—and suggests how their influence can be reduced.
• Focuses on big oil's impact on U.S. government policy—regulatory, environmental, and...
by Brian Burr and Mackenzie Burr
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2011
"The United States finds itself at a pivotal point in its history. Indeed, following the track of collapsed civilizations as described by John Glubb in The Fate of Empires, our nation is exhibiting many of the symptoms of accelerating decline. Why? Because the very leaders we have trusted and...
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Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2014
Lord Roberthall was economic adviser to a succession of Labour and Conservative governments from 1947 to 1961. During that time, he served under eight Chancellors and exercised more influence on economic policy than perhaps any other official. Fortunately – though it was contrary to Civil Service...
by Terrence M. O'Connor
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2009
Thousands of contracting professionals have relied on the Federal Contracting Answer Book as their trusted guide to the highly regulated world of government procurement. In each edition the book has offered timely and accurate answers to the questions that arise daily in this complex field.
Now...
The Changing Pattern of Employment
Regional Specialisation and Industrial Localisation in Britain
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2016
This title, first published in 1973, covers the period of 1959 to 1968. The study suggests that government policies had very little effect on the employment structures of the sub-regions at this time, despite government intervention and policy objectives in Great Britain to reduce levels of unemployment...