Regional, state and other local government

"e;Ethics and Public Administration"e; refutes the arguments that administrative ethics cannot be studied in an empirical manner and that empirical analysis can deal only with the trivial issues in administrative ethics.

This text is aimed at the basic local government management course (upper division or graduate) that addresses the structural, political and management issues associated with regional and metropolitan government.

This text is aimed at the basic local government management course (upper division or graduate) that addresses the structural, political and management issues associated with regional and metropolitan government.

This book talks about the relationships amongst and between citizens and their governments, the possibilities of governing differently in ways that don't oppress, marginalize, or limit people, and about bringing different sensibilities to the practices of administration in US.

This book talks about the relationships amongst and between citizens and their governments, the possibilities of governing differently in ways that don't oppress, marginalize, or limit people, and about bringing different sensibilities to the practices of administration in US.

Unlike most competing texts that are densely written and heavily theoretical, with little flavor of political life, this book is a readable, jargon-free introduction to real-life local politics for today's students.

Unlike most competing texts that are densely written and heavily theoretical, with little flavor of political life, this book is a readable, jargon-free introduction to real-life local politics for today's students.

Written by scholars who have been at the forefront of the NPG debate as well as by scholar-practitioners, this book provides lessons learned from experience on how networked, contract-based and partnership-centered approaches to government can be undertaken in ways that preserve the values at the center of the American constitutional and political system.

Written by scholars who have been at the forefront of the NPG debate as well as by scholar-practitioners, this book provides lessons learned from experience on how networked, contract-based and partnership-centered approaches to government can be undertaken in ways that preserve the values at the center of the American constitutional and political system.

Highlights the skills and practices necessary for effective leader-managers in the public sector.

The contributors to this wide-ranging volume seek to define exactly what leadership is or should be, and how to effectively develop it.

The contributors to this wide-ranging volume seek to define exactly what leadership is or should be, and how to effectively develop it.

After over a decade of administrative and economic reform in mainland China, the center has become increasingly remote and less important for many localities.

After over a decade of administrative and economic reform in mainland China, the center has become increasingly remote and less important for many localities.

Highlights the skills and practices necessary for effective leader-managers in the public sector.

Written by two authors with a wide range of experience in international affairs, this introductory text addresses both the commonalities and diversity of administrative practice around the world, including a succinct but thorough overview of PA in the United States.

Written by two authors with a wide range of experience in international affairs, this introductory text addresses both the commonalities and diversity of administrative practice around the world, including a succinct but thorough overview of PA in the United States.

This book provides a fresh look at the process by which governments hold themselves accountable to their citizens for performance.

This book provides a fresh look at the process by which governments hold themselves accountable to their citizens for performance.

This book fills the need for a communication-based, public sector framed book.

This book fills the need for a communication-based, public sector framed book.

This practical work demonstrates that controlling urban growth and reviving central city economies are not mutually exclusive endeavors.

This practical work demonstrates that controlling urban growth and reviving central city economies are not mutually exclusive endeavors.

This reader presents a balanced collection of 16 administrative profiles of high-level government and nonprofit officials for course use.

This reader presents a balanced collection of 16 administrative profiles of high-level government and nonprofit officials for course use.

Politics at the state and local level has never been more interesting than in our "e;devolutionary"e; age.

Politics at the state and local level has never been more interesting than in our "e;devolutionary"e; age.

Citizen involvement is considered the cornerstone of democratic theory and practice.

Citizen involvement is considered the cornerstone of democratic theory and practice.

One of the most heartening developments in climate change mitigation in recent years has been the increasing attention paid to the principle of 'thinking globally and acting locally'.

One of the most heartening developments in climate change mitigation in recent years has been the increasing attention paid to the principle of 'thinking globally and acting locally'.

"e;Fast is always a wonderful storyteller, and the story is a good one.

"e;Fast is always a wonderful storyteller, and the story is a good one.

Designed for upper-level and professional courses, this text is a state-of-the-art introduction to the public policymaking process that gives equal attention to issues of policy implementation and public governance.

Designed for upper-level and professional courses, this text is a state-of-the-art introduction to the public policymaking process that gives equal attention to issues of policy implementation and public governance.

The authors of this work argue strongly that the decentralization that has taken place in China over the past two decades threatens to undermine the future of reform and perhaps even the state itself.

The authors of this work argue strongly that the decentralization that has taken place in China over the past two decades threatens to undermine the future of reform and perhaps even the state itself.

In today's public policy arena the regional level is gaining increased attention as problems in policy and service delivery continue to spill over traditional urban government boundaries.

In today's public policy arena the regional level is gaining increased attention as problems in policy and service delivery continue to spill over traditional urban government boundaries.

The Routledge Handbook of Planning Theory presents key contemporary themes in planning theory through the views of some of the most innovative thinkers in planning.

In recent years "e;smartness"e; has risen as a buzzword to characterize novel urban policy and development patterns.

Government and governance will be very different in the future than anticipated by the literature in the field.

Government and governance will be very different in the future than anticipated by the literature in the field.

Communities have practiced strategic planning for decades using a variety of tools and programs based on the initial Take Charge programs of the early 1990s.

Communities have practiced strategic planning for decades using a variety of tools and programs based on the initial Take Charge programs of the early 1990s.

Global cities all over the world are taking on new roles as they increasingly participate directly and independently in international affairs and global politics.

Global cities all over the world are taking on new roles as they increasingly participate directly and independently in international affairs and global politics.

The subnational dimension of infrastructure has emerged as one of the greatest challenges in contemporary public finance policy and management.

The subnational dimension of infrastructure has emerged as one of the greatest challenges in contemporary public finance policy and management.

Based on extensive, long-term fieldwork in the borderlands of Afghan and Tajik Badakhshan, this book explores the importance of local leaders and local identity groups for the stability of a state's borders, and ultimately for the stability of the state itself.