Public administration

Louis Brownlow, one of public administration's historical thinkers, once argued, "e;[T]he principal requirement of a good administrator is an insatiable curiosity.

Applied Crowd Science outlines the theory and applications of the crowd safety course that Keith Still has developed and taught worldwide for over thirty years.

City governments are going bankrupt.

Corruption is linked to a wide range of developmental issues, including undermining democratic institutions, slowing economic development and contributing to government instability, poverty and inequality.

Now in an extensively revised tenth edition, Introducing Public Administration provides students with the conceptual foundation they need, while introducing them to important trends in the discipline.

Provides a critical review of existing literature on the role of ideas and institutions in the politics of public policy.

First published in 1999, this volume recognises that the role and status of public health in Europe has again become increasingly recognized and features contributions on various nations within the European Community.

One of the major objectives of Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie, which imparts training to Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers, is not only to sensitize them towards the plight of rural people, but also to equip them with an in-depth understanding of rural issues.

This book focuses on the administration streamlining aligned with the market-oriented reform process in China.

This Handbook is a comprehensive anthology of up-to-date chapters contributed by current researchers in budget forecasting.

This book provides a comprehensive summary of the creation of the Department of Homeland Security and efforts to protect the United States from international terrorism.

Elements of Effective Governance: Measurement, Accountability and Participation is one of the first books to explore the relationship between accountability, government performance, and public participation.

This book is the result of a program undertaken nine years ago by the Diebold Institute for Public Policy Studies, Inc.

This book discusses the Indian economic crisis and brings out what went wrong and the correction necessary for getting the economy back to high growth trajectory, leading to economic transformation.

For the first time since its founding in 1921, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has adopted a new paradigm for its role in China.

The threat of terrorism, if not adequately managed, is likely to increase exponentially.

This book relies on the conceptual model of Open Government (OG), focusing on transparency and, concretely, in open data initiatives at the local government context with the aim of improving participation and collaboration.

Despite the significant importance of the non-profit Sector, there is a relative limitation of possible modelling related to the management of the Non-Profit Institutions (NPIs).

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility.

This edited volume analyzes South Asian public administration and its role in development through the lens of SDG 16.

Health Politics in Europe: A Handbook is a major new reference work, which provides historical background and up-to-date information and analysis on health politics and health systems throughout Europe.

Until the 1990s, almost all spectrum licenses were given away practically for free-even the first mobile licenses which laid the foundation for multi-billion dollar companies that dominate stock markets around the world.

What is artificial intelligence?

This book explores, in a series of detailedcase studies, how public policy is actually made in Qatar.

This edited volume presents an analysis of the evolution of French language policies and their impact on French regional languages and their communities.

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility.

To convey the image of a responsible power willing to contribute to regional stability and cooperation, China has shifted from a single-minded preference for bilateralism to an active participation in East Asian regionalism in the recent decades.

First published in 1998, this volume describes and analyses organizations of social security claimants and their position in the field of force of the national welfare state in six European countries: representing a diversity of welfare state regimes.

This volume brings together leading researchers to celebrate the significant contributions of Peter Grabosky to the field of Criminology, and in particular his work developing and adapting regulatory theory to the study of policing and security.

Promoted as a prestigious economic opportunity and often aggressively sought by local leaders, hosting a modern Olympics can in fact be a "e;city-killer"e; that racks up billions of dollars in over-budget expenses, degrades the environment, and shreds civil liberties.

First published in 1997, this volume approaches the controversial issue of Medicare and its future.

This volume proposes a capacity-centered approach for understanding American bureaucracy.

Carrying Capacity, within a given resource base, is the maximum rate of resource consumption and waste discharge that can be sustained indefinitely.

Public-Private Partnerships for Infrastructure and Business Funding is ideal for scholars and practitioners who work in the field of public policy design and implementation, finance and banking, and economic development.

This book comprehensively addresses the economic and social implications of the COVID-19 pandemic.

This book explores encounters and interactions between international students and local civil society organizations (CSOs) in Japan.

This book focuses on the relationship between the state and economy in the development of cities.

This Element explains how capitalist dynamics help form coalitions in ideological struggles over state-civil society power relationships.

This book analyses the diffusion and implementation of Aid Effectiveness Principles in Kenya's agricultural sector.

The first book to examine in detail the ways in which people adapt their understanding and behaviours towards poverty as a direct result to their experiences of poverty in developing countries, including world-leading academics and case studies from China, India, Ethiopia and South Africa.

Applied Welfare Economics: Cost-Benefit Analysis for Project and Policy Evaluation presents a consistent framework for applied welfare economics and is grounded in a comprehensive theory of cost-benefit analysis, specifically focused on offering a practical approach to policy and project evaluation.

This concise volume guides public health advocates on how to successfully advocate for their cause, strengthen their messaging and communication strategies, build coalitions, and gather political allies.

Ontario is the most populous province in Canada and perhaps the most complex.

Local government organisation and management in Britain is in the throes of a major transformation brought about by changing economic, social and political circumstances and central government legislation.

First published in 1999, this volume was the third in a trilogy on the 'problem' of Northern Ireland.

The aim of this book is to take stock of the experiences of Spain and Portugal in the adaptation to the IPSAS, showing the advantages, disadvantages and the main challenges for its implementation.