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by Lee Edwards
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2014
Power, Diversity and Public Relations addresses the lack of diversity in PR by revealing the ways in which power operates within the occupation to construct archetypal practitioner identities, occupational belonging and exclusion. It explores the ways in which the field is normatively constructed...
by Kofi Asante-Duah
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2017
This book provides a concise, yet comprehensive overview of the many facets relating to human health risk assessments in relation to chemical exposure problems. It presents some very important tools and methodologies that can be used to address chemical exposure and public health risk management...
Decentralization and Infrastructure in the Global Economy
From Gaps to Solutions
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2015
The subnational dimension of infrastructure has emerged as one of the greatest challenges in contemporary public finance policy and management. Ensuring the efficient provision of infrastructure represents a challenge for all countries irrespective of their level of centralization or decentralization....
by AA. VV.
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2016
Contents Wallace E. Oates Remembering Richard Musgrave Gordon L. Brady The Chicago Roots of the Virginia School of Political Economy David Duffy Tax Smoothing in the Presence of the Maastricht Constraint Russell S. Sobel - Christopher J. Coyne - Peter T. Leeson The Political Economy of FEMA: Did Reorganization...
Financial Sustainability in Public Administration
Exploring the Concept of Financial Health
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2017
This book analyses the methods used to assess financial sustainability as defined by the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC). Recently, there have been calls to consider sustainability as a fundamental guiding principle in public management. The financial and economic crisis has spurred...
The Political Economy of Local Regulation
Theoretical Frameworks and International Case Studies
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2016
This book offers theoretical and methodological guidelines for researching the complex regulation of local infrastructure, utilities and public services in the context of rapid urbanisation, technological change, and climate change. It examines the interactions between regulators, public officers,...
Non-Exhaust Emissions
An Urban Air Quality Problem for Public Health; Impact and Mitigation Measures
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2018
Non-Exhaust Emissions: An Urban Air Quality Problem for Public Health comprehensively summarizes the most recent research in the field, also giving guidance on research gaps and future needs to evaluate the health impact and possible remediation of non-exhaust particle emissions. With contributions...
Managing within Networks
Adding Value to Public Organizations
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2007
The real work of many governments is done not in stately domed capitols but by a network of federal and state officials working with local governments and nongovernmental organizations to address issues that cross governmental boundaries. Managing within Networks analyzes the structure, operations, and...
Disaster Epidemiology
Methods and Applications
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2017
Disaster Epidemiology: Methods and Applications applies the core methods of epidemiological research and practice to the assessment of the short- and long-term health effects of disasters. The persistent movement of people and economic development to regions vulnerable to natural disasters, as well...
Essentials of Environmental Epidemiology for Health Protection
A handbook for field professionals
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2012
Essentials of Environmental Epidemiology for Health Protection guides front line public health practitioners through the decisions they are likely to face when dealing with environmental health problems. It does this by showing how to integrate relevant aspects of environmental science, communication...
Intellectual Property and Health Technologies
Balancing Innovation and the Public's Health
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2013
Intellectual Property and Health Technologies
Balancing Innovation and the Public's Health
Joanna T. Brougher, Esq., MPH
At first glance, ownership of intellectual property seems straightforward: the control over an invention or idea. But with the...
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Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2013
Empirical Studies in Comparative Politics presents a collection of papers analyzing the political systems of ten nations. It intends to provoke a conscious effort to compare, and investigate, the public choice of comparative politics.
There have been many publications by public choice scholars, and...
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Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2018
As governments worldwide are entering the digital age, there are increasing expectations from citizens and stakeholders for a more responsive, efficient, and open government. Innovations in information technology and web technologies can facilitate these changes. Innovative Perspectives on Public...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2017
This book aims to highlight the latest achievements in epidemiological surveillance and internet interventions based on monitoring online communications and interactions on the web. It presents the state of the art and the advances in the field of online disease surveillance and intervention. The...