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World Trade Organization
Institutional Development and Reform
Av E. Bohne
Inbunden, 2010
552 kr
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This book is about how the WTO functions as a public organization. It analyzes and evaluates the WTO from a public administration perspective which is absent from the current debate on WTO reforms dominated by the traditional view that only nation states matter, not international organizations.
Value and Virtue in Public Administration
A Comparative Perspective
Av P. Kim
Inbunden, 2011
1098 kr
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A multidisciplinary analysis of the role of values and virtue in public administration, this book calls for a rediscovery of virtue. It explores ways of enabling the public sector to balance the values that are presently dominant with classic values such as accountability, representation, equality, …
Governance of Public Sector Organizations
Proliferation, Autonomy and Performance
Inbunden, 2010
552 kr
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Governance of Public Sector Organizations a nalyzes recent changes in government administration by focusing on organizational forms and their effects. Contributors to this edited volume demonstrate how generations of reform result in increased complexity of government organizations, and explain …
Importance of Neglect in Policy-Making
Av Michiel S. de Vries, Kenneth A. Loparo m. fl.
Inbunden, 2010
1316 kr
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De Vries argues that it is possible to explain when and in what direction policy change is likely to occur. He argues that what is neglected at present is likely to become dominant in policies of the near future. With the birth of a new policy generation a convergence towards meeting the dominant …
Innovation in the Public Sector
Linking Capacity and Leadership
Av V. Bekkers, J. Edelenbos m. fl.
Inbunden, 2011
568 kr
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Addresses issues relevant to an understanding of the innovation journeys on which public organizations have embarked. If public innovation is defined as a necessary condition for establishing meaningful interactions between the government and society what are the relevant issues that may explain …
Performance Information in the Public Sector
How it is Used
Av Wouter van Dooren, Steven Van de Walle m. fl.
Häftad, 2008
1206 kr
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Combining practical experience with academic analysis this book explores the social and organizational dynamics of performance indicators. It moves beyond the technicalities of measurement and indicators and looks at how performance information is changing the public sector.
Improving Local Government
Outcomes of Comparative Research
Inbunden, 2008
552 kr
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Local governments encounter many problems, and although there is not one panacea that works internationally, this book argues that there are mechanisms to improve local situations. By drawing on case studies from the developing world, the authors review best practices in good governance.
Performance Information in the Public Sector
How it is Used
Av Wouter van Dooren, Steven Van de Walle m. fl.
Inbunden, 2008
1098 kr
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Combining practical experience with academic analysis this book explores the social and organizational dynamics of performance indicators. It moves beyond the technicalities of measurement and indicators and looks at how performance information is changing the public sector.
Organizational Innovation in Public Services
Forms and Governance
Av P. Valkama, S. Bailey m. fl.
Inbunden, 2013
569 kr
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In the wake of the economic crisis, many public services are facing a challenging environment in which they receive less funding but are expected to deliver better services. Organisational Innovation in Public Services develops new theoretical models and analyses case studies to provide an …
Developments in Strategic and Public Management
Studies in the US and Europe
Av Paul Joyce, Marc Holzer m. fl.
Inbunden, 2014
1098 kr
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Through contemporary case studies of strategic management at work in the US and Europe, this collection shows that it can no longer be seen as a discipline for long term decisions but has become a central feature of the public sector. Individual chapters offer insights into strategic management …
Manufacturing Civil Society
Principles, Practices and Effects
Av T. Brandsen, W. Trommel m. fl.
Inbunden, 2014
552 kr
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Faced with falling social cohesion governments have sought to revitalise society by trying to reconstruct local communities, civil society and citizenship. As a result, civil society is increasingly brought within the realm of public management, subject to accountability and embedded in hierarchies …
Integrity of Governance
What it is, What we Know, What is Done and Where to go
Av L. Huberts
Inbunden, 2014
552 kr
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In the first book of its kind, Leo Huberts provides a critical synthesis of cutting-edge research on public sector integrity exploring issues such as the definition and importance of public sector integrity, the various methodological approaches to the field as well as considering the causes of for …
Value and Virtue in Public Administration
A Comparative Perspective
Av P. Kim
Häftad, 2011
1199 kr
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A multidisciplinary analysis of the role of values and virtue in public administration, this book calls for a rediscovery of virtue. It explores ways of enabling the public sector to balance the values that are presently dominant with classic values such as accountability, representation, equality, …
Leadership and Culture
Comparative Models of Top Civil Servant Training
Inbunden, 2014
552 kr
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This collection examines the leadership training of public administration in 19 countries and provides information on where, what, and how the training occurs as well as the up-to-date cultural, political, economic background for each. Factors affecting perceived importance, quality and robustness …
Public Sector Accounting and Auditing in Europe
The Challenge of Harmonization
Av Isabel Brusca, Eugenio Caperchione m. fl.
Inbunden, 2015
1425 kr
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The book provides an overview of the governmental accounting status quo in Europe by analysing the public sector accounting, budgeting and auditing systems in fourteen European countries. IT sheds light on the challenges faced by European countries as they move towards adoption of the European …
Innovation in the Public Sector
Linking Capacity and Leadership
Av Victor Bekkers, Jurian Edelenbos m. fl.
Häftad, 2011
569 kr
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Addresses issues relevant to an understanding of the innovation journeys on which public organizations have embarked. If public innovation is defined as a necessary condition for establishing meaningful interactions between the government and society what are the relevant issues that may explain …
Local Public Sector Reforms in Times of Crisis
National Trajectories and International Comparisons
Av Sabine Kuhlmann, Geert Bouckaert
Inbunden, 2016
2188 kr
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This book compares the trajectories and effects of local public sector reform in Europe and fills a research gap that has existed so far in comparative public administration and local government studies. Based on the results of COST research entitled, ‘Local Public Sector Reforms: an International …
Strategic Management for Public Governance in Europe
Inbunden, 2017
1316 kr
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This book investigates the role and effectiveness of strategic management within public governance in Europe. Using findings from qualitative studies, it explores the governance processes at the level of the European Union as a supranational institution, and the level of national governments. It …
Networks Governance, Partnership Management and Coalitions Federation
Av Christophe Assens, Aline Courie Lemeur
Inbunden, 2015
552 kr
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This book explores the governance of networks. A network's governance mechanisms are based on trust and confidence, which go beyond a simple economic logic. As the network's boundaries expand to include clusters of businesses and stakeholders and the emergence of coalitions of all kinds, the trust …
Public and Social Services in Europe
From Public and Municipal to Private Sector Provision
Av Hellmut Wollmann, Ivan Koprić m. fl.
Inbunden, 2016
1534 kr
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This book presents comparative analyses and accounts of the institutional changes that have occurred to the local level delivery of public utilities and personal social services in countries across Europe. Guided by a common conceptual frame and written by leading country experts, the book pursues …
World Trade Organization
Institutional Development and Reform
Av E. Bohne
Häftad, 2010
508 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This book is about how the WTO functions as a public organization. It analyzes and evaluates the WTO from a public administration perspective which is absent from the current debate on WTO reforms dominated by the traditional view that only nation states matter, not international organizations.
Value and Virtue in Public Administration
A Comparative Perspective
Av P. Kim
Häftad, 2014
1098 kr
Lägg i varukorg
A multidisciplinary analysis of the role of values and virtue in public administration, this book calls for a rediscovery of virtue. It explores ways of enabling the public sector to balance the values that are presently dominant with classic values such as accountability, representation, equality, …
Governance of Public Sector Organizations
Proliferation, Autonomy and Performance
Häftad, 2010
552 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Governance of Public Sector Organizations a nalyzes recent changes in government administration by focusing on organizational forms and their effects. Contributors to this edited volume demonstrate how generations of reform result in increased complexity of government organizations, and explain …
Importance of Neglect in Policy-Making
Av Kenneth A Loparo, Kenneth A. Loparo m. fl.
Häftad, 2010
1316 kr
Lägg i varukorg
De Vries argues that it is possible to explain when and in what direction policy change is likely to occur. He argues that what is neglected at present is likely to become dominant in policies of the near future. With the birth of a new policy generation a convergence towards meeting the dominant …
Innovation in the Public Sector
Linking Capacity and Leadership
Av V. Bekkers, J. Edelenbos m. fl.
Häftad, 2011
590 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Addresses issues relevant to an understanding of the innovation journeys on which public organizations have embarked. If public innovation is defined as a necessary condition for establishing meaningful interactions between the government and society what are the relevant issues that may explain …
Organizational Innovation in Public Services
Forms and Governance
Av P. Valkama, S. Bailey m. fl.
Häftad, 2013
552 kr
Lägg i varukorg
In the wake of the economic crisis, many public services are facing a challenging environment in which they receive less funding but are expected to deliver better services. Organisational Innovation in Public Services develops new theoretical models and analyses case studies to provide an …
Developments in Strategic and Public Management
Studies in the US and Europe
Av Paul Joyce, Marc Holzer m. fl.
Häftad, 2014
1098 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Through contemporary case studies of strategic management at work in the US and Europe, this collection shows that it can no longer be seen as a discipline for long term decisions but has become a central feature of the public sector. Individual chapters offer insights into strategic management …
Manufacturing Civil Society
Principles, Practices and Effects
Av T. Brandsen, W. Trommel m. fl.
Häftad, 2014
552 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Faced with falling social cohesion governments have sought to revitalise society by trying to reconstruct local communities, civil society and citizenship. As a result, civil society is increasingly brought within the realm of public management, subject to accountability and embedded in hierarchies …
Integrity of Governance
What it is, What we Know, What is Done and Where to go
Av L. Huberts
Häftad, 2014
607 kr
Lägg i varukorg
In the first book of its kind, Leo Huberts provides a critical synthesis of cutting-edge research on public sector integrity exploring issues such as the definition and importance of public sector integrity, the various methodological approaches to the field as well as considering the causes of for …
Leadership and Culture
Comparative Models of Top Civil Servant Training
Häftad, 2015
552 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This collection examines the leadership training of public administration in 19 countries and provides information on where, what, and how the training occurs as well as the up-to-date cultural, political, economic background for each. Factors affecting perceived importance, quality and robustness …
