Cq Press imprint: 255 books
The Third House
Lobbyists and Lobbying in the States
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2000
The book, which has drawn praise for its inviting and accessible style, thoroughly examines the lobbying scene: the settings in which lobbying takes place, the types and styles of lobbyists, the broad range of approaches and techniques used by lobbyists, and the role and influence of lobbying in our...
Entrepreneurial Journalism
How to Build What's Next for News
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2011
Entrepreneurial Journalism will inspire you with what's possible and show you the mechanics behind building a business. Working through eight clear and concise stages, you'll explore the secrets of successful news startups (including how they're making money) and learn how to be an upstart yourself,...
Collision Course
Federal Education Policy Meets State and Local Realities
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2010
What happens when federal officials try to accomplish goals that depend on the resources and efforts of state and local governments?
Focusing on the nation's experience with the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), Manna's engaging case study considers just that question. Beyond the administrative...
The Political Economy of East Asia
Striving for Wealth and Power
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2007
For students of international political economy, it is hard to ignore the growth, dynamism, and global impact of East Asia. Japan and China are two of the largest economies in the world, in a region now accounting for almost 30 percent more trade than the United States, Canada, and Mexico combined....
The American Legal Profession
The Myths and Realities of Practicing Law
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2017
While emphasizing that lawyers fulfill a vital but often misunderstood public function in society, The American Legal Profession: The Myths and Realities of Practicing Law by Christopher P. Banks dispels some of the common misconceptions about the legal profession to show that the reality of being...
Bureaucracy and Democracy
Accountability and Performance
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2017
Given the influence of public bureaucracies in policymaking and implementation, Steven J. Balla and William T. Gormley assess their performance using four key perspectives—bounded rationality, principal-agent theory, interest group mobilization, and network theory—to help students develop an analytic...
Public Human Resource Management
Problems and Prospects
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2015
Public Human Resource Management: Problems and Prospects by Richard C. Kearney and Jerrell D. Coggburn brings together exemplary contributors who provide concise essays on major contemporary public human resources management issues. Organized into four parts – setting, techniques, issues and prospects...
Cities, Politics, and Policy
A Comparative Analysis
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2002
Just because Milwaukee isn't Manhattan, doesn't mean that those urban centers face completely unique challenges. Through effective comparative analysis of key issues in urban studies--how city managers share power with mayors, how spending policies affect economic development, and how school politics...
Managing Local Government
An Essential Guide for Municipal and County Managers
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2017
Managing Local Government: An Essential Guide for Municipal and County Managers offers a practical introduction to the changing structure, forms, and functions of local governments. Taking a metropolitan management perspective, authors Kimberly Nelson and Carl W. Stenberg explain U.S. local government...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2014
Guide to U.S. Health and Health Care Policy provides the analytical connections showing students how issues and actions are translated into public policies and institutions for resolving or managing health care issues and crises, such as the recent attempt to reform the national health care system....
The Trump Presidency
Implications for Policy and Politics
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2017
The Trump Presidency: Implications for Policy and Politics explains the stakes of rapidly unfolding political, governing, and policy changes introduced by the Trump administration. Perfect for American Government courses, this timely supplement takes a critical look at cases and issues shaping today’s...
by Charles T. Goodsell
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2014
Charles Goodsell has long taken the position that U.S. bureaucracy is neither a generalized failure nor sinkhole of waste as mythologized by anti-government ideologues. Rather, it is one of the most effective and innovate sets of administrative institutions of any government in the world today. Indispensable...
Polling and the Public
What Every Citizen Should Know
Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 2016
Polling and the Public helps readers become savvy consumers of public opinion polls, offering solid grounding on how the media cover them, their use in campaigns and elections, and their interpretation. This trusted, brief guide by Herb Asher also provides a non-technical explanation of the methodology...
Governing by Contract
Challenges and Opportunities for Public Managers
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2002
Is the public getting a good deal when the government contracts out the delivery of goods and services? Phillip Cooper attempts to get at the heart of this question by exploring what happens when public sector organizations—at the federal, state and local levels—form working relationships with...