Public Affairs Administration category: 1291 books
Leading Change from the Middle
A Practical Guide to Building Extraordinary Capabilities
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2014
Bookshelves abound with theoretical analyses, how-to guides, and personal success stories by famous corporate leaders, public officials, even athletic coaches, expounding on how to lead from the top. But what about those in the middle who are increasingly tasked with trying to reshape, reorient, or...
Global Health and Sustainable Development Architecture
Inclusive Dialogue, Partnerships, and Community Capital
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2009
In Global Health and Sustainable Development Architecture, Wang discusses the convergence of such problems as financial crisis, water, food and energy shortage, earthquakes and disasters, epidemics and pandemics, wars and nuclear threats. 'What is wrong with our development model?' 'What is the solution?'...
Communicable Crises
Prevention, Response, and Recovery in the Global Arena
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2007
This volume makes a significant contribution to the crisis management literature. It also adds to our inchoate understanding of network governance: temporary teams and task forces, communities of practice, alliances, and virtual organizations. It hints that the distinction between networks and organizations...
by Wesley Mitchell
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2017
In The Bureaucratic Phenomenon Michel Crozier demonstrates that bureaucratic institutions need to be understood in terms of the cultural context in which they operate. The originality of the study lies in its association of two widely different approaches: the theory of decision-making in large organizations...
Out of War
Voices of Surrendered Maoists
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2016
Over the course of two intense years Swati Sengupta spoke to dozens of surrendered Maoist soldiers. In this book she focuses on their complex individual narratives and examines the reasons for, and the methods and contexts of, their surrenders. The disquieting voices of these foot-soldiers of the...
Lobbying Reconsidered
Politics Under the Influence
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2015
Lobbying Reconsidered: Politics Under the Influence, reveals how lobbying is a complex process that involves more than just relationships, friends, access, favors, and influence. This book offers a broader perspective on this important dimension of American public policymaking. As a person who straddles...
Nonprofits and Government
Collaboration and Conflict
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2016
Nonprofits and Government provides students and practitioners with the first comprehensive, interdisciplinary, research-based inquiry into the collaborative and conflicting relationship between nonprofits and government at all levels: local, national, and international. The contributors—all leading...
Behind the Scenes
The Life and Work of William Clifford Clark
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2010
William Clifford Clark, federal deputy minister of finance from 1932 to 1952, had a profound impact on Canadian history. An important intellectual figure during the first half of the twentieth century, he was leader of 'The Ottawa Men,' a group of federal civil servants who shaped a new liberal vision...
by Jay Ryu
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2017
Bureaucracies have been criticized from various perspectives and blamed for a variety of failings. Critics have claimed that bureaucracies are too focused on conforming to rules rather than achieving an organization's core mission. Bureaucracies are said to oppress human freedom because of their orientation...
Calling the Shots
The President, Executive Orders, and Public Policy
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2017
Modern presidents are CEOs with broad powers over the federal government.
The United States Constitution lays out three hypothetically equal branches of government-the executive, the legislative, and the judicial-but over the years, the president, as head of the executive branch, has emerged...
Economic Development and Governance in Small Town America
Paths to Growth
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2018
Who governs? And why? How do they govern? These remain vital questions in the politics of our small cities and towns. In this new book, author Daniel Bliss takes issue with those who believe that small towns and cities are fatally vulnerable to the pressures of a global economy. Based on in-depth...
Where We Live
Communities for All Ages: 100+ Inspiring Ideas from America's Community Leaders
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2017
"Whatever our age, we all want the same things: safe, affordable housing and transportation options; good health for ourselves, our loved ones and our environment; opportunities to learn, support our families and enjoy our lives; a connection with our neighbors and a government that is responsive...
Managing the Fiscal Metropolis
The Financial Policies, Practices, and Health of Suburban Municipalities
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2011
Managing the Fiscal Metropolis: The Financial Policies, Practices, and Health of Suburban Municipalities is an important book. This first comprehensive analysis of the financial condition, management, and policy making of local governments in a metropolitan region offers local governments currently dealing...
by Asian Development Bank
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2010
Economic and social progress in Solomon Islands has been limited since the country's independence, and the recent global economic crisis has placed more pressure on the country's economy. The resulting fiscal crunch and emerging balance-of-payments pressures demand a coordinated macroeconomic policy...