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This book details the unintended financial and performance consequences of governance fragmentation resulting from Milwaukees private school voucher policy. It examines this policy through the lens of public administration, presenting a framework on how to reassert democratic accountability in complex public-private governance networks.

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Although there have been other studies of elite administrators in France, Great Britain, Germany, and Russia, John Armstrong has made the first systematic comparison of their roles, especially their inclination to participate in economic development. Drawing on role theory and theories of socialization and recruitment, he analyzes the influences th

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This volume gives students, professors, and the general public a single, comprehensive source on the key themes in the historical development of the presidency from America's founding era through the presidency of George W. Bush.

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The year 2020 brought the importance of legislator use of communication technologies, including social media, into American national consciousness. This book examines how communication technologies influence policymakers from quantitative and qualitative perspectives, predicts legislator behaviors, and provides advice for stabilizing America.

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In the late 2000s, the small southern California town of Bell erupted in a scandal that revealed a truly astonishing level of municipal corruptionone prosecutor called it corruption on steroids. This book details why Bell was vulnerable to such massive malfeasance and what steps could be taken to reduce the chances of it happening again.

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In the late 2000s, the small southern California town of Bell erupted in a scandal that revealed a truly astonishing level of municipal corruptionone prosecutor called it corruption on steroids. This book details why Bell was vulnerable to such massive malfeasance and what steps could be taken to reduce the chances of it happening again.

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The federal budget impacts American policies both at home and abroad, and recent concern over the exploding budgetary deficit has experts calling our nation's policies ""unsustainable"" and ""system-dooming.

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Many people tend to think of the public, private, and non-profit sectors as being distinctive components of the economy and broader society - each with its own missions and problems to address. This book describes how the three sectors can work together toward common purposes, accomplishing much more than if they work alone.

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One increasingly popular device for achieving a balance between authority and accountability in government is the institution of the ombudsman. The first non-Scandinavian ombudsman appeared in New Zealand in 1962, and since then the office has spread to many countries and been adopted at different levels of government. This book--the first intensiv

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A fascinating expose explaining why the government we have bears so little relation to the government we want-and why the recent expansion of government programs will only exacerbate the problem.

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Based on first-hand interviews, this title looks at the people under 35 years old who run for office in the US. Connecting academic research with practical politics, it includes a range of stories, from Steven Fulop who left Goldman Sachs following 9/11 to become a Marine to Jane Swift, the first governor to give birth while in office.

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Based on first-hand interviews, this title takes a look at the people under 35 years old who run for office in the US. Connecting academic research with practical politics, it includes a range of stories, from Steven Fulop who left Goldman Sachs following 9/11 to become a Marine to Jane Swift, the first governor to give birth while in office.

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Successful businesses have spent the past two decades retooling and rethinking how to manage their people better. Most big companies that have survived and prospered in the 21st century view employees as a vital strategic asset.

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Addresses the enduring significance of innovation in government as practiced by public servants, analyzed by scholars, discussed by media, documented by awards, and experienced by the public. Probing both the process and the content of innovation in the public sector, Sandford Borins identifies major shifts and important continuities.

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The principle of the separation of powers has been subject to much recent controversy. This book criticizes the various challenges raised by legal, political, public policy, and management theorists. It revisits the classic normative background of the principle and offers a novel justification of it, grounding it in analytical political theory.

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Explores the role of public sector agencies in the regeneration of east Manchester -- .

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Toward a Theory of Administrative Tethering is the culmination of a seven-year commitment to investigate and explore the nature of collaboration, specifically in child protective services (CPS).

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From her own experience in various agencies and organizations, Dr. Rusaw knows that to inspire change in any organization and particularly in the public sector, change agents must understand that change is primarily collective, nonrational, and nonlinear.