Public Affairs Administration category: 1291 books
Taking Control of Oil
Managing Dependence on Petroleum Fuels in the Pacific
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2009
This publication provides a comprehensive assessment of recent global oil price trends, the exposure of Pacific developing member countries to oil price increases and its implications for social and economic development in the region. It also offers a number of policy options for managing risks associated...
Third Sector Management
The Art of Managing Nonprofit Organizations
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2001
Trying to do good deeds does not guarantee that a nonprofit organization will succeed. The organization must do good deeds well. This textbook offers a blueprint for nonprofit success, adopting a strategic perspective that assumes vision, mission, strategy, and execution as the pillars upon which success...
by Sal da Costa
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2018
In the hot South of Italy, the owner of a bar explains to the young new mayor how to prepare the best coffee in the world and how to run the city.
E-Government Success Factors and Measures
Theories, Concepts, and Methodologies
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2013
As governments around the world seek new and more effective methods of organizing their administrations, electronic government plays an increasingly more important role in governmental success. However, due to hindrances in financial and communication resources, these advantages are often overlooked....
Homeland Security
The Essentials
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2017
Homeland Security: The Essentials, Second Edition concisely outlines the risks facing the US today and the structures we have put in place to deal with them. The authors expertly delineate the bedrock principles of preparing for, mitigating, managing, and recovering from emergencies and disasters.
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by Dr. Filipe Teles
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2015
Territory and scale have been some of the most relevant topics in recent political science, but do we know enough about cooperation between local governments? How we think about local government has changed significantly and requires us to be equipped with new epistemological gear, considering more variables...
by Royce Hanson
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2003
A study of how civic culture shaped policy responses to the demographic and economic transformations of Dallas, Texas.
by Eric Balkan
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2011
Think your political opinions are the result of carefully reasoned thought? Think that everyone would agree with you if they just weren't so clueless? Think again! Big government vs small government, free market vs a regulated market, individual freedom vs group benefits, conservative vs liberal.......
Érotiser l’État
ou comment (re)mettre du désir dans la fonction publique
Language: French
Release Date: March 22, 2013
Comment remettre un peu de piquant dans la relation, étiolée au fil des décennies, entre l'État, ses fonctionnaires et ses citoyens?
Medicaid Politics
Federalism, Policy Durability, and Health Reform
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2012
Medicaid, one of the largest federal programs in the United States, gives grants to states to provide health insurance for over 60 million low-income Americans. As private health insurance benefits have relentlessly eroded, the program has played an increasingly important role. Yet Medicaid’s prominence...
Attaining Sustainable Energy Access for All
Third Asia-Pacific Dialogue on Clean Energy Governance, Policy, Law, and Regulation
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2014
The energy policy of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) focuses on maximizing energy access, promoting energy efficiency and renewable energy, and promoting improved governance and capacity in the energy sector to strengthen the capacity of developing member countries to meet critical energy needs....
25 Years on the Ground
ADB-Nepal Partnership for Inclusive Development
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2015
This publication commemorates the 25 years of the opening of the Nepal resident mission, and provides an overview of how ADB's operation in Nepal has evolved over the years. ADB has provided assistance in several sectors, including agriculture and natural resources, transport and information and communication...
Back from the Brink
Lessons from the Canadian Asset-Backed Commercial Paper Crisis
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2016
As global markets toppled during the 2008 financial crisis, the Canadian market for non-bank asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP) seemed on the verge of collapsing. Fueled by a top rating from DBRS, ABCP had found its way into the portfolios of some of Canada’s most sophisticated investors as well...
by Shannon K. Vaughan, Shelly Arsneault
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2013
If nonprofits influence policy, make policy, are affected by policy, and are subject to policy, then shouldn't every nonprofit manager fully understand the policy world in which they operate? In explicitly tying the policy realm to management skills, Shannon Vaughan and Shelly Arsneault's foundational...