In a time when citizens are deeply dissatisfied with the basic institutions and elected officials that govern them, the participatory budgeting movement empowers citizens to get results for pressing community needs.
A comprehensive and accessible guide to learning and successfully applying QCASocial phenomena can rarely be attributed to single causesinstead, they typically stem from a myriad of interwoven factors that are often difficult to untangle.
While civics textbooks describe an idealized model of how a bill becomes law; journalists often emphasize special interest lobbying and generous campaign contributions to Congress; and other textbooks describe common stages through which all policies progress, these approaches fail to conveymuch less explainthe tremendous diversity in political processes that shape specific policies in contemporary Washington.
Für öffentliche Auftraggeber stellen Agenturen oft ein Buch mit sieben Siegeln dar, denn es prallen zwei Welten aufeinander, wenn Behörden und Verwaltungen auf die kreative Energie von Agenturen treffen.
With a range of case studies from every continent, the contributors to this book analyze the challenges that arise for states living with much larger neighbors, and the policies they develop to account for this asymmetry.
With a range of case studies from every continent, the contributors to this book analyze the challenges that arise for states living with much larger neighbors, and the policies they develop to account for this asymmetry.
"e;For most of the history of the United States, periods of growing indebtedness-a product of wars and economic crises-were followed by reductions in the debt-to-GDP ratio.
"e;For most of the history of the United States, periods of growing indebtedness-a product of wars and economic crises-were followed by reductions in the debt-to-GDP ratio.
Now in its third edition, Disaster Recovery continues to serve as the most comprehensive book of its kind and will span the core areas that recovery managers and voluntary organizations must tackle after a disaster.
Now in its third edition, Disaster Recovery continues to serve as the most comprehensive book of its kind and will span the core areas that recovery managers and voluntary organizations must tackle after a disaster.
This report examined how Finland has been incorporating anticipatory functions within its governance system to deal with complex and future challenges in a systemic way.
The OECD Guidelines for Citizen Participation Processes are intended for any public official or public institution interested in carrying out a citizen participation process.
This report provides Hungary with key recommendations and policy options to establish comprehensive and user-friendly methodologies and tools for the greater uptake of life-cycle costing (LCC) methodology in public procurement.
Los gobiernos pueden utilizar la inteligencia artificial (IA) para disenar mejores politicas, tomar decisiones mas acertadas y especificas y mejorar la comunicacion con los ciudadanos y la calidad de los servicios publicos.
This book adopts the multidimensional nature of innovation as its point of focus and offers a comprehensive analysis of contemporary governance issues in Bangladesh.
This book reports on the results of a survey of 38 major Chinese cities' public service performances and provides an overview of the development of basic public services in the larger cities.
An essential review of the history, benefits, limitations, failures, and politics of pipelines, with a core focus on potential harms to environmental and human health.
American cities have experienced a remarkable surge in convention center development over the last two decades, with exhibit hall space growing from 40 million square feet in 1990 to 70 million in 2011an increase of almost 75 percent.
Governing Security investigates the surprising history of two major federal agencies that touch the lives of Americans every day: the Roosevelt-era Federal Security Agency--which eventually became today's Department of Health and Human Services--and the more recently created Department of Homeland Security.
The Supply Chain Operation Reference (SCOR) framework is a proven solution to the ever-present business struggle of strengthening and improving company-wide processes.
From the first, specialization and coordination have presented governments with a conundrum: specialized program might be best for delivering one service to the public, but combining such programs for all public services inevitably produces costly redundancies and inefficiencies.
Early childhood educators need to be cognizant of the disconnect between public policy and classroom practicethe success of children they teach depends on it.
Addressing the big questions about how technological change is transforming economies and societiesRapid technological change-likely to accelerate as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic-is reshaping economies and how they grow.
This publication analyzes the trust funds established by the United States with the Republic of Marshall Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia, intended to provide budget support upon expiration of these countries' Compacts of Free Association with the United States.
A 2001 report by the Australian Agency for International Development and the New Zealand Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Trade marked the beginning of efforts by both governments to increase their emphasis on aid harmonization in the Pacific.
The Vanuatu Legal Sector Strengthening Program (VLSSP) was launched in 2002 at a time when "e;the public was calling for a revamp of the whole judiciary.
A 2001 report by the Australian Agency for International Development and the New Zealand Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Trade marked the beginning of efforts by both governments to increase their emphasis on aid harmonization in the Pacific.
From 12 to 14 December 2014, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) chief justices and their designees convened in Ha Noi, Viet Nam, for their fourth roundtable on environment, with the theme "e;Role of the Judiciary in Environmental Protection.
The Provincial Performance Improvement Initiative (PPII) is an undertaking of the Government of Papua New Guinea (PNG) that seeks to improve public administration at the subnational level.