Civil service and public sector

HRM is a core element in public service organizations, whose employees are often their most valuable resource.

It is now twenty years since the concept of rent-seeking was first devised by Gordon Tullock, though he was not responsible for coining the phrase itself.

The Routledge Handbook of Public Administration and Digital Governance is a comprehensive, cutting-edge guide for students, scholars, practitioners of public policy, public administration and digital governance.

Managers face a complex and seemingly overwhelming set of decisions in their work lives.

This book goes beyond other police leadership books to teach practitioners how to think about policing in a structured way that synthesizes criminological theory, statistics, research design, applied research, and what works and what doesn't in policing into Mental Models.

Kaplans comprehensive guide includes:Six full-length practice testsDetailed answer explanationsComplete review of tested materialProven score-raising strategiesCoverage of the Processing, Distribution, Delivery, Retail, and City Carrier jobsThe most up-to-date information on the test such as how to apply, test dates, and job announcements

What made me write this book was a feeling that students of international economics needed to fill out their knowledge of the theory with work on the practice of the major international economic organizations, many of which are having a growing influence on the national economies of their members.

Public Corruption in the United States provides a comprehensive view of public corruption, including discussion on its types, methods, trends, challenges, and overall impact.

Using empirical data, this book uniquely presents the dynamics of innovation within public sector organisations and identifies the most crucial factors that promote innovation or the determinants that enhance innovation activities.

This monograph highlights the benefits of public-private partnerships (PPP) for Sub-Saharan Africa.

This book makes a significant contribution to a hitherto much neglected area.

This book focuses on the impact and effectiveness of foreign aid or official development assistance (ODA) from several aspects, as in the exemplary case of Thailand-factors that are important for formulating growth and fiscal policies to use foreign aid efficiently.

Much has been written about the economic and political problems of countries that are in the process of changing from centrally planned systems to market systems.

Understanding Police Operational Performance provides a roadmap for police agencies to implement performance-improvement strategies that work.

The Modernisation of the Public Services and Employee Relations provides an integrated and up-to-date account of changes in work and employment in the public services.

This book analyzes the wealth management of mid-high net worth individuals and families.

Building on the impressive first edition, this revised and updated book examines a wide range of highly topical issues.

With contributions from international policing experts, this book is the first of its kind to bring together a broad range of scholarship on translational criminology and policing.

In the future, as our society becomes older and older, an increasing number of people will be confronted with Alzheimer's disease.

This book analyses recent reform trends of European health care systems.

Public safety, as well as the safety of products and services, is of paramount importance and interest to individuals, organisations and society.

This book offers an intellectual history of the libertarian case for markets in education.

Distinguished scholars from six countries investigate the effects of reforms in a number of areas, including budgeting, personnel management, and accountability.

A group of leading social science and management specialists show how management can be harnessed to improve public services.

Globalization and the information revolution have highlighted the catalytic role of local governments for improving economic and social outcomes at the local level as well as growing the national economy by enhancing international competitiveness.

Filled with stories of successful social change leadership in diverse contexts, this book demonstrates that the best change agents love the people involved most of all.

At least six different Universal Basic Income (UBI) experiments are underway or planned right now in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Finland, and Kenya.

This is a handbook for the cultural entrepreneur, offering some of the best examples on practice, franchises, research, innovation and business opportunities in the cultural sector.

The revised edition of this accessible text provides a balanced assessment and overview of state-of-the-art organizational and performance productivity strategies.

The first volume of this three-volume resource presents a historical analysis of the practice of smoking, the rise and fall of the cigarette market, and the successes and failures of tobacco control.

Policy making is not only about the cut and thrust of politics.

How to apply for-profit marketing strategies to non-profit organizations Branding for the Public Sector presents powerful and effective branding strategies for the public sector illustrated through case studies and examples.

While many students, parents, educators, and organizations who hire their graduates hold US universities in high regard, the cost of higher education has risen much faster than the rate of inflation.

Since the global financial crisis of 2008-2009, there has been a growing interest among policy makers towards the more active role of the state in the enterprise sector.

Managing the Next Generation of Public Workers is a fresh and energetic look at the changing climate of diversity in the public and nonprofit workplace.

Nationally-recognized test expert Norman Hall reveals his proven test-taking methods and winning strategies guaranteed to produce a score of 80 to 100% on your written exam!

This book focuses on the exchange rate pass-through (ERPT), second round effects and the inflation process in South Africa.

Taking up the concept of vulnerability, this book examines the gendered impact of market-based procurement practices.

This book contains eight papers focusing on factors associated with the growth of government.

The sustainability of public pension systems has become an important aspect for governments and institutions worldwide.

Africa is one of the most vulnerable regions, and one where the implementation of the SDGs is particularly urgent.

Much has been written about the economic and political problems of countries that are in the process of changing from centrally planned systems to market systems.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the entire world experienced a health, humanitarian, and economic crisis with no record in the present century, leading to the paralysis of activities by voluntary or mandatory quarantines.

Principles, Process and Practice of Professional Number Juggling (Volume 1 of the Working Guides to Estimating & Forecasting series) sets the scene of TRACEability and good estimate practice that is followed in the other volumes in this series of five working guides.

This global encyclopedic work serves as a comprehensive collection of global scholarship regarding the vast fields of public administration, public policy, governance, and management.

Medical Professionals: Conflicts and Quandaries in Medical Practice offers a fresh approach to understanding the role-related conflicts and quandaries that pervade contemporary medical practice.

Industrial Action (1976), written by an experienced active trade unionist, brings valuable real-world examples to an examination of the many facets of trade union organising.