Public administration

Facing one of the most dangerous conservation crises in historyacid rainlawmakers, industry leaders, and activists embraced an attitude of civil engagement that sought common ground and acceptance of compromise solutions on all sides.

This volume has been designed as a key resource in the field of international political leadership research.

Routledge Q&As give you the tools to practice and refine your exam technique, showing you how to apply your knowledge to maximum effect in an exam situation.

This book fleshes out activities and initiatives in the field of education from across areas of European Union competence in order to highlight the extent to which education and training have penetrated the European Community's policymaking since its creation.

The growing economic power of government has prompted many studies to seek to establish the optimum size of government and how it might relate to economic growth, productivity and inflation.

Written by leading experts, Public Administration in East Asia: Mainland China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan examines the inner workings of governments in East Asia, in particular its public administration and related public policy processes.

During the next few years, most European and World cities will be developing urban agendas.

This book is about the history, present and future of one the most important policy ideas of the modern era - that there is a single, global dangerous amount of climate change.

Social Citizenship in the Shadow of Competition explores how economic concepts and tools are reshaping regulatory law.

The increased use of direct democracy measures across the United States has brought attention to the individual petitioner however their motivations and goals continue to be an enigma.

In this book David E.

For better and sometimes for worse, Congress is a reflection of the aspirations, wants, and priorities of the American people.

NGOs and Civil Society in Thailand critically examines the relationships of civil society to nongovernmental organisations in Thailand, and examines the 'NGOisation' of civil society, how NGOs are funded and governed, and in what way the NGOs has been shaped to work with the funder.

European Defence Cooperation (1984) considers the varied elements of European defence cooperation and the obstacles to further development of a European pillar within NATO.

This volume examines how the public and private domains in school education in India are informed and mediated by current market realities.

The recent global financial crisis has increased the scope of poverty and inequality.

This book interrogates the role played by evaluation in 21st century governing.

This book analyzes the choices and constraints of management within the Bangladesh garment industry and how management negotiates these challenges to ensure the global garment supply chain is sustainable.

This is Element explores behavioural economics with reference to key developments in public policy, freedom of choice and human welfare.

This handbook presents an authoritative account of the development of movements, thoughts and policies of OBCs (Other Backward Classes) in India.

Belief is not knowledge, but we tend to hold our beliefs as if they represent knowledge, selecting whatever evidence is required to justify them.

It is a curious situation that technologies we now take for granted have, when first introduced, so often stoked public controversy and concern for public welfare.

Britain into Europe (1976) examines how the debate in Britain about EEC membership was conducted between 1961 and 1975.

Delivering IT projects on time and within budget, while maintaining privacy, security, and accountability, remains one of the major public challenges of our time.

In East and Southeast Asia, the creation of civil society is a crucial yet most difficult issue.

This book provides an in-depth account of the politics of the Eurozone crisis in Italy, Spain, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus and Malta, mapping the positions expressed by the governments of Southern EU countries during the Eurozone crisis negotiations, including Greece's bailout deal, the so-called "e;Six Pack"e; and the "e;Fiscal Compact"e; and exploring the process of domestic preference formation.

'Policy work' is increasingly conducted by public managers at different levels of seniority, and in a variety of settings.

A compilation of essays which examine the response of the new Right to health policy issues.

E-voting is the use of electronic means in the casting of the vote at political elections or referendums.

Discover the depth of government information and services available online.

The New Public Management paradigm seems to have produced a convergence of administrative reform.

Now in its eighth edition, The Environmental Policy Paradox continues the book's tradition of offering an accessible introduction to the social, economic, legal, and political matters pertaining to environmental policy while also developing the student's own unique views.

Packed with international case examples and clearly delineating principles as they apply to public sector organizations, Lean for the Public Sector: The Pursuit of Perfection in Government Services demonstrates that Lean in the public sector is neither rocket science nor a typical profit-driven improvement program.

This book examines public administration reforms in Central and Eastern Europe during the last three decades.

This book discusses the regulatory and trade challenges facing the global adoption of biotechnological products and offers strategies for overcoming these obstacles and moving towards greater global food security.

As policymakers and scholars evaluate possible ways forward in the reform and renewal of public services by governments caught up in a recessionary environment, this book aims to offer something different - a comprehensive analysis of the development of the 'Scandinavian' way of modernizing public-sector management.

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the Institutional Grammar, an approach for analyzing the design of institutions.

The most punitive era in American history reached its apex in the 1990s, but the trend has reversed in recent years.

This book analyzes contemporary issues in governance, policy management, and policy performance both at the central and local levels in Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka.

This practical book is dedicated to building ethical organizations.

The current economic and political climate places ever greater pressure on public organizations to deliver services in a cost-efficient way.

Complex Contracting uses core social science concepts to provide wide-ranging practical advice on how best to manage complex acquisitions.

In this timely and unique work, Calum Paton assesses the political economy and politics of current health policy in order to explain the underlying causes of problems in the National Health Service.

In this book, distinguished scholars and writers of today discuss leading figures in the history of Canadian letters and public affairs, providing a treasury of information on Canadians of importance, and a meeting between Canada's past and present.

Indian Anthropology: Anthropological Discourse in Bombay 1886-1936 is an important contribution to the history of Indian anthropology, focusing on its formative period.

This book provides the analytical framework for understanding the relationship between media scandals, executive accountability and the crisis of democracy.

In Patel v Mirza [2016] UKSC 42, nine justices of the Supreme Court of England and Wales decided in favour of a restitutionary award in response to an unjust enrichment, despite the illegal transaction on which that enrichment was based.