Public Administration and Public Policy

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41. The Art and Practice of Court Administration

    By Alexander B. Aikman

    Series: Public Administration and Public Policy

    The Art and Practice of Court Administration explores the context in which court administration is practiced and identifiesthe qualities and skills court administrators need. Divided into two major parts, part one covers the history of the field and how courts are organized, environmental...

    Published December 14th 2006 by CRC Press
42. Handbook of Technology Management in Public Administration

    Edited by David Greisler, Ronald J. Stupak

    Series: Public Administration and Public Policy

    All organizations, whether for profit, not for profit, or government, face issues of information technology management. While the concerns involved may differ from organization to organization, the principles of good information technology management remain the same.Using a compilation of articles...

    Published November 14th 2006 by CRC Press
43. Handbook of Public Administration, Third Edition

    Edited by Jack Rabin, W. Bartley Hildreth, Gerald J. Miller

    Series: Public Administration and Public Policy

    Since the publication of the previous edition, the best-selling Handbook of Public Administration enters its third edition with substantially revised, updated, and expanded coverage of public administration history, theory, and practice. Edited by preeminent authorities in the field, this work...

    Published November 13th 2006 by CRC Press
44. Handbook of Decision Making

    Edited by Goktug Morcol

    Series: Public Administration and Public Policy

    Over time, thought processes and decision making styles evolved and were shaped by theological, philosophical, political, social, and environmental factors and trends. Recently, advances in technology have borne an unprecedented influence on our social environment. Contemporary thinking inevitably...

    Published October 31st 2006 by CRC Press
45. American Public Service

    Radical Reform and the Merit System

    By James S. Bowman, Jonathan P. West

    Series: Public Administration and Public Policy

    Understanding the effects of radical change on public personnel systems is critically important both now and in the future to all those interested in the quality of American democracy. Civil service reform is occurring at all levels of government both in the United States and abroad. American...

    Published October 3rd 2006 by CRC Press
46. Elements of Effective Governance

    Measurement, Accountability and Participation

    By Kathe Callahan

    Series: Public Administration and Public Policy

    Elements of Effective Governance: Measurement, Accountability and Participation is one of the first books to explore the relationship between accountability, government performance, and public participation. It discusses two main assumptions: greater accountability leads to better performance; and...

    Published September 28th 2006 by CRC Press
47. Handbook of Globalization, Governance, and Public Administration

    Edited by Ali Farazmand, Jack Pinkowski

    Series: Public Administration and Public Policy

    Globalization transcends borders and cultures as it develops both from the natural flow of information and communication technologies and as a directed and driven quest for global hegemony by self-serving corporations and world political heavyweights. It bears a multifaceted web of influence that...

    Published July 24th 2006 by CRC Press
48. Emerging Infectious Diseases and the Threat to Occupational Health in the U.S. and Canada

    Edited by William Charney

    Series: Public Administration and Public Policy

    Hospitals in the US and Canada are ill-prepared for the threat of emerging infectious diseases, especially in the area of protecting healthcare workers, nurses, doctors, and first responders from transmissions. Current protocols from guideline agencies and health organizations and health...

    Published June 22nd 2006 by CRC Press
49. Handbook of Juvenile Justice

    Theory and Practice

    Edited by Barbara Sims, Pamela Preston

    Series: Public Administration and Public Policy

    Too often professionals in public policy or criminal justice must scramble to find additional reading on juvenile law and justice or on juvenile delinquency topics because most references and textbooks provide inadequate coverage of many issues of importance. The Handbook of Juvenile Justice:...

    Published May 4th 2006 by CRC Press
50. Public Financial Management

    Edited by Howard A. Frank

    Series: Public Administration and Public Policy

    Public Financial Management covers the five major pillars of this sub-discipline of public administration: context, public finance, retirement systems, performance measurement and budgeting, and international perspectives. This text offers practitioners information valuable in their day-to-day...

    Published January 12th 2006 by CRC Press