Public administration

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During combat, soldiers make life-and-death choices dozens of times a day.

There is a complex set of public policies and associated programs that constitute the social safety net in the United States.

This book considers how public sector institutions can be transformed to better support sustainable development by exploring the concept of green inside activism and its importance for institutional change.

Formal systems of comprehensive planning and performance-based management have a long if disappointing history in American government.

In 1961, President John F.

A comprehensive look at the role of history, economics, security, threat perception, and domestic politics in the South Korea-United States alliance.

Political Innovations: Creative Transformations in Polity, Politics and Policy provides a theoretical framework for studies of political innovation as well as a number of empirical studies of innovations in the way policy strategies take form, in the exercise of political leadership, in community self-organizing, in political parties, and what implications informal governance has on political innovation.

Globalization was the buzzword of the last decade.

The concept of the neoliberal city has become a key structuring analytical framework in the field of urban studies.

This book explores the development of mental health systems in the Pacific Island Countries (PICs) of Samoa and Tonga through an examination of several policy transfer events from the colonial to the contemporary.

High levels of police corruption have been a persistent historical tendency in police services throughout the world.

With its implications for health care, the economy, and an assortment of other policy areas, population aging is one of the most pressing issues facing governments and society today, and confronting its complex reality is becoming increasingly urgent, particularly in the age of COVID-19.

The true measure of the successful practice of public service is its ability to remain faithful to the tenets of democratic society.

​Korruption scheint heute als Werkzeug mit Marketing, Innovation oder Wettbewerbsfähigkeit auf einer Stufe zu stehen.

Panchayati Raj is a system of governance in which gram panchayats are the basic units of administration.

The essays in this volume assess key aspects of Soviet society and social policy under Gorbachev.

This book explores critical questions pertaining to the character and content of the "e;American People"e; as posited in the US Supreme Court's interpretation of the fundamental law.

Featuring a pragmatic approach to coping with the legal complications surrounding pretrial release, drug-related crime, and freedom of religion, among other issues, this timely reference presents a host of legal policy problems in diverse political and cultural settings throughout the world.

Das Lehrbuch enthält den Besonderen Teil der Verwaltungswissenschaft und knüpft an Bd.

This book defines what IoT Systems manageability looks like and what the associated resources and costs are of that manageability.

American Indian nations are sovereign political entities within the United States.

Federal models of government have shaped history and demonstrated how diverse people can live together and govern together in relative harmony.

Since 2000, many governments, parliaments, and ministries have worked diligently to define effective guidelines that safeguard both public and private sector information systems, as well as information assets, from unwanted cyberattacks and unauthorized system intrusion.

"e;The Judiciary and Congress not only do not communicate on their most basic concerns; they do not know how they may properly do so,"e; writes Frank M.

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris began their transition to the White House in the most unusual of circumstances: a global pandemic, a sitting president violently refusing to accept the results of the election, and a historic racial reckoning all posed profound questions about how they would staff large parts of the government and articulate policy remedies to pressing problems in just eleven weeks.

This book provides the first independent assessment of the Clinton administration's "e;"e;reinventing government"e;"e; plan after a year of effort.

The European Union (EU) has a compliance problem: there are persistent failures in the implementation of EU rules and policies by the member states.

Neoliberalism remains a flashpoint for political contestation around the world.

Why do some countries have 'Culture Wars' over morality issues such as abortion and same-sex marriage while other countries hardly experience any conflict?

This book presents an in-depth look at US infrastructure and its challenges in the 21st century.

This volume examines the relations between popular culture production and export and the state in East and Southeast Asia including the urban centres and middle-classes of Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, China, Thailand, and the Philippines.

Assesses the achievements of world societies, the trends and dangers, and the possible futures in the twenty-first century.

An expansive and accessible primer on Alabama state politics, past and present, which provides an in-depth appreciation and understanding of the twenty-second state's distinctive political machinery Why does Alabama rank so low on many of the indicators of quality of life?

This book provides a research-based analysis of public sector reforms in Pakistan.

This compact book relies on the story of two intertwined Jewish immigrant families to tell a multigenerational Jewish story about the interplay between public/social policy, cultural categories, and the lived experience of working class immigrant Jews from Eastern Europe, including trans-/intergenerational trauma.

This book provides a comparative analysis of the concept and concrete application of the system of indirect review of administrative action.

This book examines the rise, spread and decline of participatory budgeting in Brazil.

This book outlines the history of German development policy, provides important insights into Germany's motivations for development aid and closes an important research gap in this field.

This book examines the links between public policy and Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) technological developments in Africa.

Offers alternative corporate tax structures to avoid the problems faced by current systems.

This book examines the characteristics and evolution of interest groups in Portugal.

Describing new techniques and novel applications, Handbook of Research Methods in Public Administration, Second Edition demonstrates the use of tools designed to meet the increased complexity of problems in government and non-profit organizations with ever-more rigorous and systematic research.

Dieses Lehrbuch führt systematisch in das breite Spektrum von Geschichte, Strukturen, Problemlagen und Lösungswegen der Sozialpolitik ein.

This book argues that homophobia plays a fundamental role in disputes for hegemony between antagonists during political transitions.