The Front-Loading Problem in Presidential Nominations
ISBN: 9780815755197 / Angielski / Miękka / 226 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Front-loading has emerged in several US election cycles and is the single most criticized feature of the American presidential selection process. Where state primaries and caucuses were once spread out over a period of three or four months, most are now crammed into a four- or five-week interval at the very beginning of the delegate selection calendar. The system that results has been called absurdly accelerated, dangerously irrational, warped and virtually mindless and a parody of participatory democracy.
Front-loading has emerged in several US election cycles and is the single most criticized feature of the American presidential selection process. Wher...
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180,23 zł |
Out of Business and on Budget: The Challenge of Military Financing in Indonesia
ISBN: 9780815774471 / Angielski / Miękka / 147 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Indonesia has the fourth largest total population and the largest Muslim population of any nation on earth. Indonesia's transition to democracy, thus, is critically important at a time when the West's relationship with much of the Muslim world is problematic and the push for greater democracy worldwide is a U.S. priority. A major impediment to democracy in Indonesia and several other nations is a military establishment that is not financially accountable to civilian leaders and thus nearly impossible to control. This new study examines what is necessary to bring the Indonesian military... Indonesia has the fourth largest total population and the largest Muslim population of any nation on earth. Indonesia's transition to democracy, th... |
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144,25 zł |
The Federal Budget: Politics, Policy, Process
ISBN: 9780815777359 / Angielski / Miękka / 345 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The federal budget impacts American policies both at home and abroad, and recent concern over the exploding budgetary deficit has experts calling our nation's policies "unsustainable" and "system-dooming." As the deficit continues to grow, will America be fully able to fund its priorities, such as an effective military and looking after its aging population? In this third edition of his classic book The Federal Budget, Allen Schick examines how surpluses projected during the final years of the Clinton presidency turned into oversized deficits under George W. Bush. In his detailed analysis... The federal budget impacts American policies both at home and abroad, and recent concern over the exploding budgetary deficit has experts calling o... |
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107,05 zł |
Handbook of Governmental Accounting
ISBN: 9781574447583 / Angielski / Twarda / 544 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Demystifying a growing and dynamic field, Handbook of Governmental Accounting reflects the increasing complexity of this area, enabling readers to grasp the intricate accounting that is involved as government expenditures multiply and governments engage in progressively complex transactions. Drawing on the expertise of a distinguished group of contributors, the book begins with a discussion of the growth of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), providing a historical perspective which highlights the greater levels of accountability in government finance. It covers governmental... Demystifying a growing and dynamic field, Handbook of Governmental Accounting reflects the increasing complexity of this area, enabling readers to ... |
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585,04 zł |
Ethics and Accountability in a Context of Governance and New Public Management: EGPA Yearbook
ISBN: 9789051994193 / Angielski / Twarda / 314 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Ethics and accountability have become important themes for modern government, as in most of the countries there is a severe crisis of legitimacy. Increasingly, there is a feeling that performance management alone will not solve this crisis. This book deals with ethics and accountability in a context of governance and new public management.
Ethics and accountability have become important themes for modern government, as in most of the countries there is a severe crisis of legitimacy. Incr...
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358,95 zł |
Applied Technology Integration in Governmental Organizations: New E-Government Research
ISBN: 9781609601621 / Angielski / Twarda / 422 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The forces shaping governmental adoption and distribution of e- government are in many cases the same as those influencing modern political, environmental, and social crises, making close study of e-government a priority for all. Applied Technology Integration in Governmental Organizations: New E-Government Research presents academicians, practitioners, and professionals with quality applied research results in the field of electronic and digital government, its applications, and impacts on governmental organizations around the world. This book provides organizational and managerial...
The forces shaping governmental adoption and distribution of e- government are in many cases the same as those influencing modern political, environme...
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1025,59 zł |
Managing the Devolved Budget
ISBN: 9781899448722 / Angielski / Miękka / 162 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Managing and being responsible for public funds is one of the most important tasks of a public sector manager, particularly in the current environment where budgets are constrained and in many cases reducing. This is an area of skill and knowledge that cannot be taken for granted, as many public sector managers will have had no formal training in this area. It is an ideal practical text to assist managers become more effective and efficient in the way in which they undertake budget management. The outcome being improved value for money services which benefit the whole community. This book... Managing and being responsible for public funds is one of the most important tasks of a public sector manager, particularly in the current environm... |
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118,70 zł |
Financial Accountability in Nepal : A Country Assessment
ISBN: 9780821354414 / Angielski / Miękka / 164 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Reforms in financial management are critical and should be approached in an integrated way covering planning, budgeting, accounting, internal control, internal audit, external audit, and oversight. Reform in only one area of financial management will not result in the same degree of expected benefits. This diagnostic study analyzes the budgeting, accounting, financial reporting and auditing systems, and the standards and practices in both the public and private sectors of Nepal's economy. The objectives of this study are to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the system, to assess the...
Reforms in financial management are critical and should be approached in an integrated way covering planning, budgeting, accounting, internal control,...
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101,48 zł |
Public Sector Accounting and Accountability in Australia
ISBN: 9781742233048 / Angielski / Miękka / 416 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The second edition of Public Sector Accounting and Accountability in Australia is a comprehensive resource on public sector accountability for those who work in the public service, elected representatives and students of the public sector. It's a wide-ranging, up-to-date resource on the practices and institutional arrangements of public sector accountability and the principles that drive public sector reforms in Australia. Like the first edition, it is the authority on Australian public sector accounting and accountability. The new edition introduces more critique of controversial or failed...
The second edition of Public Sector Accounting and Accountability in Australia is a comprehensive resource on public sector accountability for those w...
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267,49 zł |
Public Private Partnerships und öffentliche Verschuldung; PPP-Modelle im Licht deutscher und europäischer Verschuldungsregeln und ihre Transparenz in
ISBN: 9783631598788 / Niemiecki / Twarda / 292 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) erfreuen sich in Deutschland wachsender Beliebtheit. Im Rahmen dieser Arbeit wird unter Berucksichtigung kameralistischer und doppischer Haushaltsfuhrung betrachtet, ob die aus ihnen resultierenden Verbindlichkeiten in den offentlichen Haushalten ausreichend transparent dargestellt werden und ob PPPs in Widerspruch zu den Verschuldungsregeln nach Art. 115 GG, Maastricht und der neuen Schuldenbremse stehen. Als Ergebnis bleibt festzuhalten, dass die transparente Darstellung der Verbindlichkeiten zwar leidet, aus schuldenrechtlicher Sicht allerdings nichts...
Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) erfreuen sich in Deutschland wachsender Beliebtheit. Im Rahmen dieser Arbeit wird unter Berucksichtigung kameralist...
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492,99 zł |
The Political Economy of Government Auditing: Financial Governance and the Rule of Law in Latin America and Beyond
ISBN: 9781138989665 / Angielski / Miękka / 182 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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218,70 zł |
Accounting Innovation (Rle Accounting): Municipal Corporations 1835-1935
ISBN: 9780415702287 / Angielski / Twarda / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The period 1835-1935 saw the development of the structure of local government which remains broadly intact today and also the growth of modern financial reporting procedures. This book examines the accounting implications of these developments and places them within the social and organisational contexts in which the events took place. The research is based on the contents of government reports, contemporary literature dating from the mid 1870s and the archival records of five municipal corporations - Birmingham, Bradford, Bristol, Cardiff and Manchester.
The period 1835-1935 saw the development of the structure of local government which remains broadly intact today and also the growth of modern financi...
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422,19 zł |
A Just Cause
ISBN: 9780989167611 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. When James H. Holzrichter, Sr. literally fell into a job with one of the country's largest defense contractors (and developer at the time of the Stealth Bomber), it appeared he had been given his second real break in life to leave behind a tortured childhood, a challenging youth, and the unstable work and constant moving he and his family had experienced for years. In spite of his absence of advanced degrees, his solid knowledge of electronics developed years before in a special program in the Coast Guard and his natural abilities to improve systems for tracking testing of high-tech parts and...
When James H. Holzrichter, Sr. literally fell into a job with one of the country's largest defense contractors (and developer at the time of the Steal...
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94,21 zł |
The Oxford Handbook on the World Trade Organization
ISBN: 9780199586103 / Angielski / Twarda / 800 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Oxford Handbook on the World Trade Organization provides an authoritative and cutting-edge account of the World Trade Organization. Its purpose is to provide a holistic understanding of what the WTO does, how it goes about fulfilling its tasks, its achievements and problems, and how it might contend with some critical challenges. The Handbook benefits from an interdisciplinary approach. The editorial team comprises a transatlantic partnership between a political scientist, a historian, and an economist. The distinguished and international team of contributors to the volume includes...
The Oxford Handbook on the World Trade Organization provides an authoritative and cutting-edge account of the World Trade Organization. Its purpose is...
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656,93 zł |
A Stakeholder Approach to Issues Management
ISBN: 9781606490976 / Angielski / Miękka / 172 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Shows practitioners how to ground their strategic advice on the kind of empirical research that reveals the socio-political dynamics of the issue. This title approaches issues management from a blended application of advances in institutional theory, social movement theory, stakeholder theory and social network analysis.
Shows practitioners how to ground their strategic advice on the kind of empirical research that reveals the socio-political dynamics of the issue. Thi...
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94,21 zł |
Brc Journal of Advances in Education Volume 2, Number 1
ISBN: 9781621962182 / Angielski / Miękka / 76 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The goal of the BRC Journal of Advances in Education is to publish actionable and real-world case studies and teaching methods that work. The journal serves as a bridge for instructional practitioners, practicing academics, and students who wish to collaborate to demonstrate how to advance teaching and learning in business education. The journal is independently owned and published by the Cambria Institute (www.cambriainstitute.com). The Cambria Institute is a division of Cambria Press, a leading publisher of academic research. Submissions undergo double-blind peer review. Accepted articles...
The goal of the BRC Journal of Advances in Education is to publish actionable and real-world case studies and teaching methods that work. The journal ...
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119,95 zł |
Public Sector Accounting and Budgeting for Non-Specialists
ISBN: 9781137376985 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Public sector managers are constantly confronted by financial documents such as budgets, balance sheets and cash flow statements, yet most do not have a financial background. By approaching the subject from the point of view of how managers use the information, this book enables those studying or training to become public sector managers to get a better understanding of financial documents and communicate effectively with the financial people in their organization. A basic understanding of the principles and rules is instilled, in a concise way, and illustrations are used to encourage an... Public sector managers are constantly confronted by financial documents such as budgets, balance sheets and cash flow statements, yet most do not h... |
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254,31 zł |
Making Governments Accountable: The Role of Public Accounts Committees and National Audit Offices
ISBN: 9781138783584 / Angielski / Twarda / 316 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Over the past two decades, there has been a paradigm shift in public administration and public sector accounting around the world, with increasing emphasis on good governance and accountability processes for government entities. This is all driven both by economic rationalism, and by changing expectations of what governments can and should do. An important aspect of this accountability and governance process is the establishment and effective functioning of a Public Accounts Committee (PAC), a key component of democratic accountability. With contributions from renowned... Over the past two decades, there has been a paradigm shift in public administration and public sector accounting around the world, with increasing ... |
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737,66 zł |
Social Procurement and New Public Governance
ISBN: 9780415858557 / Angielski / Twarda / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In recent years, the search for innovative, locally relevant and engaging public service has become the new philosophers' stone. Social procurement represents one approach to maximising public spending and social value through the purchase of goods and services. It has gained increasing attention in recent years as a way that governments and corporations can amplify the benefits of their purchasing power, and as a mechanism by which markets for social enterprise and other third sector organisations can be grown. Despite growing policy and practitioner interest in social procurement,... In recent years, the search for innovative, locally relevant and engaging public service has become the new philosophers' stone. Social procurement... |
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737,66 zł |
Accountability of Local Authorities in England and Wales, 1831-1935 Volume 1 (Rle Accounting)
ISBN: 9781138965751 / Angielski / Miękka / 306 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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142,39 zł |