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28 produkter
The Government-Industrial Complex
The True Size of the Federal Government, 1984-2018
Inbunden, 2019
620 kr
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In his 1961 Farewell Address, President Eisenhower famously referred to the emergence of a "military-industrial complex" so powerful that it threatened to warp America's political institutions and economy. However, the military was not the only part of government that was growing by leaps and …
Government-Industrial Complex
The True Size of the Federal Government, 1984-2018
E-bok, 2018
385 kr
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In his 1961 Farewell Address, President Eisenhower famously referred to the emergence of a "military-industrial complex" so powerful that it threatened to warp America''s political institutions and economy. However, the military was not the only part of a blended government workforce that was …
Government-Industrial Complex
The True Size of the Federal Government, 1984-2018
E-bok, 2018
385 kr
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In his 1961 Farewell Address, President Eisenhower famously referred to the emergence of a "military-industrial complex" so powerful that it threatened to warp America''s political institutions and economy. However, the military was not the only part of a blended government workforce that was …
Tides of Reform
Making Government Work, 1945-1995
Häftad, 1998
544 kr
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During the past fifty years, the Congresses and presidents of the United States have made many efforts to improve the performance of the federal government. In this book, a leading expert in public management examines the most important reform statutes passed and concludes that the problem is not …
Driving Social Change
How to Solve the World's Toughest Problems
Inbunden, 2010
211 kr
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Strategies for long-term social impact This important new book illustrates how to create the social breakthroughs needed to solve urgent global threats such as poverty, disease, and hunger. It then turns to three alternative, but complementary, paths to social breakthrough: social protecting, …
Driving Social Change
How to Solve the World''s Toughest Problems
E-bok, 2010
269 kr
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Strategies for long-term social impact This important new book illustrates how to create the social breakthroughs needed to solve urgent global threats such as poverty, disease, and hunger. It then turns to three alternative, but complementary, paths to social breakthrough: social protecting, …
Driving Social Change
How to Solve the World''s Toughest Problems
E-bok, 2010
269 kr
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Strategies for long-term social impact This important new book illustrates how to create the social breakthroughs needed to solve urgent global threats such as poverty, disease, and hunger. It then turns to three alternative, but complementary, paths to social breakthrough: social protecting, …
Government Ill Executed
The Decline of the Federal Service and How to Reverse It
Häftad, 2009
314 kr
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The federal government is having increasing difficulty faithfully executing the laws, which is what Alexander Hamilton called “the true test” of a good government. This book diagnoses the symptoms, explains their general causes, and proposes ways to improve the effectiveness of the federal …
Sustaining Innovation
Creating Nonprofit and Government Organizations that Innovate Naturally
Häftad, 1998
582 kr
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Paul Light has captured the spirit of innovation. It is not aboutspectacular acts by individuals who labor against the odds, butabout the hard work of building organizations in which innovationis expected and possible. It is about tilling the soil so thatideas can flourish. Anyone who wants to take …
Search for Social Entrepreneurship
E-bok, 2009
418 kr
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Research on social entrepreneurship is finally catching up to its rapidly growing potential. In The Search for Social Entrepreneurship , Paul Light explores this surge of interest to establish the state of knowledge on this growing phenomenon and suggest directions for future research. Light begins …
Pathways to Nonprofit Excellence
Häftad, 2002
289 kr
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Fourth in a series of reports on the changing nature of public service in government and the nonprofit sector, Pathways to Excellence focuses on a unique survey of contemporary thinking about creating effective nonprofit organizations. Based on interviews with 250 leading thinkers from the worlds …
Government's Greatest Achievements
From Civil Rights to Homeland Security
E-bok, 2010
332 kr
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In an era of promises to create smaller, more limited government, Americans often forget that the federal government has amassed an extraordinary record of successes over the past half century. Despite seemingly insurmountable odds, it helped rebuild Europe after World War II, conquered polio and …
Monitoring Government
Inspectors General and the Search for Accountability
E-bok, 2011
328 kr
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This ebook is now available from Bloomsbury Academic. Bloomsbury Academic publish acclaimed resources for undergraduate and postgraduate courses, as well as the general reader, across a broad range of subjects including Archaeology, Art & Visual Culture, Biblical Studies, Business & Management, …
True Size of Government
E-bok, 2010
320 kr
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This book addresses a seemingly simple question: Just how many people really work for the federal government? Official counts show a relatively small total of 1.9 million full-time civil servants, as of 1996. But, according to Paul Light, the true head count is nearly nine times higher than the …
Thickening Government
Federal Hierarchy and the Diffusion of Accountability
E-bok, 2011
312 kr
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This ebook is now available from Bloomsbury Academic. Bloomsbury Academic publish acclaimed resources for undergraduate and postgraduate courses, as well as the general reader, across a broad range of subjects including Archaeology, Art & Visual Culture, Biblical Studies, Business & Management, …
Government by Investigation
Congress, Presidents, and the Search for Answers, 1945?2012
Häftad, 2013
422 kr
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Paul C. Light examines and evaluates the 100 most significant investigations of policy failures, bureaucratic mistakes, and personal misconduct undertaken by the U.S. federal government between 1945 and 2012. Launched by Congress or the president, sometimes by both at the same time, the …
Government by Investigation
Congress, Presidents, and the Search for Answers, 1945?2012
E-bok, 2013
449 kr
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Paul C. Light examines and evaluates the 100 most significant investigations of policy failures, bureaucratic mistakes, and personal misconduct undertaken by the U.S. federal government between 1945 and 2012. Launched by Congress or the president, sometimes by both at the same time, the …
Government's Greatest Achievements
From Civil Rights to Homeland Security
Häftad, 2002
318 kr
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In an era of promises to create smaller, more limited government, Americans often forget that the federal government has amassed an extraordinary record of successes over the past half century. Despite seemingly insurmountable odds, it helped rebuild Europe after World War II, conquered polio and …
Search for Social Entrepreneurship
Häftad, 2008
374 kr
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Research on social entrepreneurship is finally catching up to its rapidly growing potential. In The Search for Social Entrepreneurship, Paul Light explores this surge of interest to establish the state of knowledge on this growing phenomenon and suggest directions for future research. Light begins …
Sustaining Nonprofit Performance
The Case for Capacity Building and the Evidence to Support It
Häftad, 2004
298 kr
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""The nonprofit sector survives because it has a self-exploiting work force: wind it up and it will do more with less until it just runs out. But at some point, the spring must break."" America's nonprofit organizations face a difficult present and an uncertain future. Money is tight. Workloads are …
New Public Service
Häftad, 1999
298 kr
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According to Paul C. Light's controversial new book, The New Public Service, this January's 4.8 percent federal pay increase will do little to compensate for what potential employees think is currently missing from federal careers. Talented Americans are not saying ""show me the money"" but ""show …
Making Nonprofits Work
A Report on the Tides of Nonprofit Management Reform
Häftad, 2000
254 kr
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The nonprofit sector has never been under greater pressure to prove itself. With missions expanding and funding never more competitive, the sector suffers from a general impression that it is less efficient and more wasteful than its government and private competitors. Its funders, be they …
Thickening Government
Federal Hierarchy and the Diffusion of Accountability
Häftad, 1995
289 kr
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Government is under enormous pressure to change. Call it reinventing, reengineering, or plain old change, but the mandate remains the same: produce more with less, and satisfy the customer while doing it. Yet, successful reform must involve more than exhortation and slogans. Paul Light argues that …
Monitoring Government
Inspectors General and the Search for Accountability
Häftad, 1993
303 kr
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"Until the Department of Housing and Urban Development scandal in 1989, the public knew little about federal inspectors general (IGs). Suddenly, Congress, the press, and the public were seeking answers to a scandal that challenged the role of the IGs in ensuring government accountability. Within …
True Size of Government
Häftad, 1999
303 kr
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This book addresses a seemingly simple question: Just how many people really work for the federal government? Official counts show a relatively small total of 1.9 million full-time civil servants, as of 1996. But, according to Paul Light, the true head count is nearly nine times higher than the …
Sustaining Nonprofit Performance
The Case for Capacity Building and the Evidence to Support it
E-bok, 2004
321 kr
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""The nonprofit sector survives because it has a self-exploiting work force: wind it up and it will do more with less until it just runs out. But at some point, the spring must break."" America's nonprofit organizations face a difficult present and an uncertain future. Money is tight. Workloads are …
Pathways to Nonprofit Excellence
E-bok, 2004
321 kr
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Fourth in a series of reports on the changing nature of public service in government and the nonprofit sector, Pathways to Excellence focuses on a unique survey of contemporary thinking about creating effective nonprofit organizations. Based on interviews with 250 leading thinkers from the worlds …
High Performance Goverment
Structure, Leadership, Incentives
Av Robert Klitgaard, Paul Charles Light m. fl.
Häftad, 2005
390 kr
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