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Drawing on papers from the Ethical Foundations of Public Policy conference held in Wellington in December 2009, this book covers topics such as ethics in decision making and advice giving, sustainability, equality and justice, and measuring progress.

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"This accessible new text, aimed specifically at those studying and working in public management, offers readers a solid understanding of ICTs and their implications for public management. It offers aspiring and current public managers a framework for the development of strategic public information management across the full range of public organizations"--

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A vision of America in the age of Trump, from the brilliant mind of Jill Lepore.

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A panoptical vision of modern America, from the brilliant mind of Jill Lepore.

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This book examines the history of racial segregation in America and many of the heroic battles that were waged against the system. From the 1930s to the 1960s court challenges were won and laws were enacted that killed Jim Crow. However, despite considerable advances, substantial barriers to racial equality persist.

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This book examines the history of racial segregation in America and many of the heroic battles that were waged against the system. From the 1930s to the 1960s court challenges were won and laws were enacted that killed Jim Crow. However, despite considerable advances, substantial barriers to racial equality persist.

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How do political appointees try to gain control of the Washington bureaucracy How do high-ranking career bureaucrats try to ensure administrative continuity The answers are sought in this analysis of the relations between appointees and bureaucrats that uses the participants' own words to describe the imperatives they face and the strategies they adopt.

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Agents of Change presents case studies of social innovation that have led to significant social change. This title offers illustrations and insightful interpretations of how innovators, social entrepreneurs, and change agents are dealing with powerful opponents, the burdens of bureaucracy, and the challenge of securing resources and support.

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This book provides the first holistic study of Bantu Authorities (BA), the system South Africa created to implement rural apartheid. Based on interviews with Zulus and former commissioners and archival research, Bantu Authorities proves the primary objective of the system was to protect white capital, with white racial purity secondary.

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The book examines the relationship between democracy and technocracy with Japan as the case study. Not only does this study look at specific policy initiatives and the regulatory process in multiple areas from telecommunications to pharmaceuticals, but it also reviews multiple ministries which have not traditionally been studied.

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In Bureaucracys Masters and Minions the author argues that political control of the bureaucracy from the president and the Congress is largely contingent on an agencys internal characteristics of workforce composition, workforce responsibilities, and workforce organization.

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In Bureaucracys Masters and Minions the author argues that political control of the bureaucracy from the president and the Congress is largely contingent on an agencys internal characteristics of workforce composition, workforce responsibilities, and workforce organization.

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Using a global and multi-generational approach, this volume reveals the persistent need to engage as a scholarly community with questions of public ethics and citizenship. Grounded in Prof. Terry Coopers scholarship, the editors and contributors bridge the past to the future while applying research to critical concerns of today.

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This allows the authors to examine the topic through a unique cross-cultural lens and provide a fresh take on this expanding topic.

Sources such as survey data, in-depth case studies, and analysis of advocacy coalitions are used to shed new light on contract governance.

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The book is an attempt at providing a basic understanding of public administration theory and practice in a democratic-capitalistic-republican state. It is unique in that the book provides rich democratic practices and introduces new theoretical constructs for reparation and democratic citizenship.