Public Administration and Public Policy

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1. Cybersecurity

   Public Sector Threats and Responses

   Edited by Kim J. Andreasson

   Series: Public Administration and Public Policy

   The Internet has given rise to new opportunities for the public sector to improve efficiency and better serve constituents in the form of e-government. But with a rapidly growing user base globally and an increasing reliance on the Internet, digital tools are also exposing the public sector to new...

   Published December 19th 2011 by CRC Press
2. Government Budgeting and Financial Management in Practice

   Logics to Make Sense of Ambiguity

   By Gerald J. Miller

   Series: Public Administration and Public Policy

   The right turn in U. S. politics has increased conflict over both ends and means in government budgeting and financial management. Overlapping and competing views of the way the world works drive finance officials’ practice. Taking a new look at public financial management that acknowledges the...

   Published September 27th 2011 by CRC Press
3. Reinventing Local and Regional Economies

   By Gerald L. Gordon

   Series: Public Administration and Public Policy

   Recent US economic history is rife with examples of cities and regions that have experienced significant decline. Many of those localities began to slide after decades, even generations, of feeling immune to economic disaster. Boeing and Kodak, the steel industry in Pittsburg, and the automotive...

   Published September 27th 2011 by CRC Press
4. Globalism and Comparative Public Administration

   By Jamil Jreisat

   Series: Public Administration and Public Policy

   Globalization, rapidly evolving communication and information technology, and the spread of democracy across the world are reshaping public organizations and changing governance. Yet, graduate students and public administration academics have limited resources with which to develop a real-world...

   Published August 28th 2011 by CRC Press
5. Energy Policy in the U.S.

   Politics, Challenges, and Prospects for Change

   By Laurance R. Geri, David E. McNabb

   Series: Public Administration and Public Policy

   In an effort to provide greater awareness of the necessary policy decisions facing our elected and appointed officials, Energy Policy in the U.S.: Politics, Challenges, and Prospects for Change presents an overview of important energy policies and the policy process in the United States, including...

   Published June 2nd 2011 by CRC Press
6. Public Administration in Southeast Asia

   Thailand, Philippines, Malaysia, Hong Kong, and Macao

   Edited by Evan M. Berman

   Series: Public Administration and Public Policy

   While public administration practice and education in general has become considerably professionalized in the last decade, existing knowledge on public administration in Southeast Asia is fragmented at best, and often devoid of a useful reference. While journal articles and government reports...

   Published November 17th 2010 by CRC Press
7. Governance Networks in Public Administration and Public Policy

   By Christopher Koliba, Jack W. Meek, Asim Zia

   Series: Public Administration and Public Policy

   What do public administrators and policy analysts have in common? Their work is undertaken within networks formed when different organizations align to accomplish some kind of policy function. To be effective, they must find ways to navigate complexity and generate effective results. Governance...

   Published July 22nd 2010 by CRC Press
8. Public Administration and Law, Third Edition

   By David H. Rosenbloom, Rosemary O'Leary, Joshua Chanin

   Series: Public Administration and Public Policy

   Since the first edition of Public Administration and Law was published in 1983, it has retained its unique status of being the only book in the field of public administration that analyzes how constitutional law regulates and informs the way administrators interact with each other and the public....

   Published June 22nd 2010 by CRC Press
9. Public Administration in East Asia

   Mainland China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan

   Edited by Evan M. Berman

   Series: Public Administration and Public Policy

   Written by leading experts, Public Administration in East Asia: Mainland China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan examines the inner workings of governments in East Asia, in particular its public administration and related public policy processes. It focuses on the apparatus of government — the agencies,...

   Published May 10th 2010 by CRC Press
10. Handbook of Public Information Systems, Third Edition

    Edited by Christopher M Shea, G. David Garson

    Series: Public Administration and Public Policy

    Delivering IT projects on time and within budget, while maintaining privacy, security, and accountability, remains one of the major public challenges of our time. In the four short years since the publication of the second edition of the Handbook of Public Information Systems, the field of public...

    Published March 9th 2010 by CRC Press