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Recovering from Earthquakes: Response, Reconstruction and Impact Mitigation in India
ISBN: 9780415562973 / Angielski / Twarda / 446 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book covers the experience of recent earthquakes in India and what has been learnt in the process of managing the aftermath in each case. This includes immediate medical attention, long-term mental healthcare, and reconstructing housing and infrastructure in rural and urban areas. This book covers the experience of recent earthquakes in India and what has been learnt in the process of managing the aftermath in each case. This... |
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Public Service Improvement: Theories and Evidence
ISBN: 9780199545476 / Angielski / Twarda / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The performance of the public services, from education and policing to health and recycling, is a matter of concern in many countries. Issues of public service efficiency, cost, and effectiveness have moved to the forefront of political debate. This book applies the latest thinking from Management and Organization Studies to the performance of public organizations in order to evaluate the merits of different mechanisms for driving improvement in the public sector.
Research in Management and Organization Studies on the private sector has identified a number of 'drivers' of improved... The performance of the public services, from education and policing to health and recycling, is a matter of concern in many countries. Issues of publi...
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The Executive Power In The United States: A Study Of Constitutional Law (1874)
ISBN: 9781437398014 / Angielski / Inna / 312 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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200,98 |
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Building the New Managerialist State: Consultants and the Politics of Public Sector Reform in Comparative Perspective
ISBN: 9780199240371 / Angielski / Twarda / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book seeks to explain why the changes produced by the new managerialism have been more radical in some countries than in others. Saint-Martin shows that the reception given by states to managerialist ideas depends on the openness of policy-making institutions to outside expert knowledge and on the organization, development, and social recognition of management consultancy.
This book seeks to explain why the changes produced by the new managerialism have been more radical in some countries than in others. Saint-Martin sho...
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372,11 |
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Rethinking Local Democracy
ISBN: 9780333638538 / Angielski / Miękka / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The transformation of British local government into a new and complex system of local governance raises fundamental theoretical questions as well as empirical ones. Rethinking Local Democracy argues that traditional defences of local government are no longer adequate and that the case for local autonomy and local democracy needs to be radically rethought. It brings together a set of specially-commissioned chapters by leading academics designed to stimulate and contribute to debate on these issues.
The transformation of British local government into a new and complex system of local governance raises fundamental theoretical questions as well as e...
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221,18 |
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Public Enterprise Management: International Case Studies
ISBN: 9780313280252 / Angielski / Twarda / 312 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Comparative study of public enterprise management in different countries around the world, pointing to historical trends and current issues and problems. Experts survey an interesting collection of countries in the Americas, Asia, the Middle/Near East, Europe, and Australia. They also discuss public enterprise management education. References with each chapter contribute to the usefulness of this assessment for political scientists, public administrators, international businessmen, and those engaged in international studies.
Comparative study of public enterprise management in different countries around the world, pointing to historical trends and current issues and pro... |
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360,15 |
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Winning the Asymmetric War; Political, Social and Military Responses
ISBN: 9783631572498 / Angielski / Miękka / 366 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The study of asymmetrical warfare extends from the earliest known writings of man to the present day. While the term -asymmetrical warfare- may be unfamiliar to the lay person, the concept is by no means strange to any who have even minimal exposure to historical events. From the biblical story of David and Goliath to Herodotus account of the Battle of Thermopylae to the American Revolution asymmetrical warfare has been recounted or documented throughout human history. Latest since 9/11 the phenomenon of asymmetric warfare has become a subject within the international relations. The essays in...
The study of asymmetrical warfare extends from the earliest known writings of man to the present day. While the term -asymmetrical warfare- may be unf...
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The Politics of Social Protection in Rural India
ISBN: 9783639163773 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Social protection, in the context of informal
economy, is a challenging task. When traditional societies transform into modern state and their economies prosper, formal social protection becomes indispensable. A new dynamics of the symbiotic existence of informal and formal social protection takes place. This generates a politics that shapes the access to social protection. Empirical examination of the promotive and protective social protection programmes (employment guarantee scheme and income maintenance programme) of rural India reveals that both eligibility and entitlement to... Social protection, in the context of informal
economy, is a challenging task. When traditional societies transform into modern state and the... |
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352,54 |
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The Good Cause: Theoretical Perspectives on Corruption
ISBN: 9783866492639 / Angielski / Miękka / 205 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The book presents the state of the art in studying the causes of corruption from a comparative perspective. Leading scholars in the field of corruption analysis shed light on the issue of corruption from different theoretical perspectives. Understanding how different theories define, conceptualize, and eventually deduce policy recommendations will amplify our understanding of the complexity of this social phenomenon and illustrate the spectrum of possibilities to deal with it analytically as well as practically.
The book presents the state of the art in studying the causes of corruption from a comparative perspective. Leading scholars in the field of corruptio...
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Systematic Sexual Violence
ISBN: 9783639173208 / Angielski / Miękka / 124 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. During the Serbian-Bosnian conflict of the early 1990's, twenty thousand Bosnian women were sexually assaulted. Several global organizations have concluded that these assaults were not isolated by- products of war but rather systematic and organized commissions of sexual violence. Based on qualitative analysis of reports documenting such assaults, this work asserts that the governing forces of Serbia employed systematic sexual violence as public policy in Bosnia during the conflict of 1992 to 1995. If systematic sexual violence can be explicitly recognized as public policy, it can be...
During the Serbian-Bosnian conflict of the early 1990's, twenty thousand Bosnian women were sexually assaulted. Several global organizations have conc...
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Politics and Public Health in the 50 States
ISBN: 9783639172287 / Angielski / Miękka / 120 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In the United States certain state governments spend
relatively more money than other states per capita on public health services. Why is it that some are willing to spend more to protect their respective populations? This study seeks to discover what factors impact this discrepancy, but it is most concerned with the impact of citizen ideology on funding. Is there a strong connection between the political beliefs of the citizens in a given state and their public health policy? If not, why not, and where is the disconnect? Since there is significant variation from state to state in... In the United States certain state governments spend
relatively more money than other states per capita on public health services. Why is it... |
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Analysis of decision making
ISBN: 9783639175929 / Angielski / Miękka / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book departs from traditional decision analysis
based on game theory and decision trees and addresses how policy proposals are made in the public arena, with reference to the social security reform process in Uganda. It analyses decision making and suggests that the mode of interaction between various actors affects the outcome and the nature of policy options. In this regard, three processes could be envisaged: a) Institutional, b) Strategic, c) Consensual. These processes may enable us capture patterns through which actors interact, choose, reject and accept policy options.... This book departs from traditional decision analysis
based on game theory and decision trees and addresses how policy proposals are made in ... |
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Productivity in Public and Non Profit Organizations: Strategies and Techniques
ISBN: 9780761910305 / Angielski / Twarda / 312 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book provides an overview and assessment of state-of-the-art strategies for performance and productivity in public and non-profit organizations. It is research-based and draws on real cases. Topics include: rationales for productivity and performance improvement; evolution of productivity improvement; strategies for implementing improvement; analytical tools; strategic planning; organizational information technologies; TQM; benchmarking; partnering; re-engineering; project management strategies; and people-based productivity improvement strategies.
This book provides an overview and assessment of state-of-the-art strategies for performance and productivity in public and non-profit organizations. ...
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Implementing Sexual Harassment Policy: Challenges for the Public Sector Workplace
ISBN: 9780761911449 / Angielski / Twarda / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Widespread sexual harassment in the public sector makes implementing sexual harassment policy a decidedly necessary task. In this book the authors focus on the implementation of sexual harassment policy in public sector organizations using an analysis of case studies and survey data.
Widespread sexual harassment in the public sector makes implementing sexual harassment policy a decidedly necessary task. In this book the authors foc...
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International Administration: Law and Management Practices in International Organisations
ISBN: 9789004176041 / Angielski / Miękka / 1124 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. International Administration: Law and Management Practices in International Organisations describes the law and practice of the internal functioning of international organizations. It deals with questions such as recruitment and retention policies of the staff of international organizations, the differing environments in which these employees work, their privileges and immunities, staff representation, and the judicial remedies open to staff. It also deals with such topics as social security and pensions, the relationship between the heads of the organizations and Member States in...
International Administration: Law and Management Practices in International Organisations describes the law and practice of the internal functi...
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In Praise of Bureaucracy: Weber - Organization - Ethics
ISBN: 9780761955030 / Angielski / Twarda / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In this provocative new study, Paul du Gay makes a compelling case for the continuing importance of bureaucracy. Taking inspiration from the work of Max Weber, du Gay launches a staunch defence of the bureaucratic ethos' and highlights its continuing relevance to the achievement of social order and good government in liberal democratic societies. Through a comprehensive engagement with both historical and contemporary critiques of bureaucracy and a careful examination of the policies of organizational change within the public services today, du Gay develops a major reappraisal of the...
In this provocative new study, Paul du Gay makes a compelling case for the continuing importance of bureaucracy. Taking inspiration from the work of M...
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OCCUPATIONs AND THE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS FOR A PALESTINIAN STATE
ISBN: 9783639177848 / Angielski / Miękka / 204 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The forces that shape administrative structures
include the goals and objectives of minority and majority groups, modern management principles, and a legacy or history in which domestic political factions have gradually accepted rules and roles for mutual tolerance and inclusion. However, this process can be muted or redefined in societies where centuries of occupation and dispersion "short- circuit" maturation processes and introduce non- indigenous systems externally imposed without any level of popular acceptance or active citizenship participation. This theoretical framework... The forces that shape administrative structures
include the goals and objectives of minority and majority groups, modern management principl... |
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L.D. White: Scholar and Practitioner
ISBN: 9783639174007 / Angielski / Miękka / 206 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Leonard D. White was considered by many to be the embodiment of American Public Administration in the 1930's and 1940's. This is no longer the case today. White is rarely mentioned in contemporary textbooks or scholarly journals. This book explores his contributions to the field as a teacher/scholar and practitioner. It covers his early writings, including the discipline's first comprehensive textbook, as well as his epic, historical study of the origins of American Public Administration practice. The book also examines White's roles as a teacher, scholar, and senior civil servant. It...
Leonard D. White was considered by many to be the embodiment of American Public Administration in the 1930's and 1940's. This is no longer the case to...
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Local Government Capacity for Policy Implementation in South Africa
ISBN: 9783639170054 / Angielski / Miękka / 238 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The book discusses capacity challenges of SA local government. The first chapter of the book provides the situational context. Chapter two conceptualise local government capacity. Chapter three discusses SA local government legislation. Chapter four and five focuses on two municipalities in order to understand the capacity constraints, how they responded and the subsequent impact thereof. The book was written having in mind a wide audience that includes: firstly, the book will be helpful for the political leadership to assist them in understanding the capacity constraints and formulating...
The book discusses capacity challenges of SA local government. The first chapter of the book provides the situational context. Chapter two conceptuali...
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Autonomy and Control of State Agencies: Comparing States and Agencies
ISBN: 9780230577657 / Angielski / Twarda / 311 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. By comparing the autonomy, control and internal management of public organizations, this book show how New Public Management doctrines work out in three small European states with different politico-administrative regimes. Using survey data on 226 state agencies, hypotheses drawing on organization theory and neo-institutional schools are tested.
By comparing the autonomy, control and internal management of public organizations, this book show how New Public Management doctrines work out in thr...
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