Public Administration & Management

Originally published in 1968, Richard Chapman’s pioneering work illuminates the process of decision making by analysis of a particular example: the decision to raise the Bank Rate in September, 1957...

Originally published in 1968, Richard Chapman’s pioneering work illuminates the process of decision making by analysis of a particular example: the decision to raise the Bank Rate in September, 1957...

Democracy and Civil Society in a Global Era addresses challenges to the strengthening of active citizenship. In this highly-structured work, the themes presented are linked to fostering a culture of peace and non-violence, the lessening of fear and insecurity in political, economic, social, and cult..

The rapid development of the information society has accentuated the importance of digital divides, which refer to economic and social inequalities among populations due to differences in access to, use of, or knowledge of information and communication technologies (ICT). This book discusses the cur..

This gripping real-time drama is set against the devastation of the Haiti earthquake. The author, a pioneer of digital humanitarianism, didn’t stay idle long. Within hours, from his laptop, he’d assembled a global network of volunteers to collect, analyze, sift through, map, and relay accurate infor..

In this volume, editors Naim Kapucu, Christopher V. Hawkins, and Fernando I. Rivera gather an impressive array of scholars to shed new light on how communities can increase their resiliency through policy interventions and governance mechanisms in the United States and worldwide...

In this revolutionary new book, authors David Miller and Jennifer Nelles humbly offer a new way to conceptualize those common approaches: Regional Intergovernmental Organizations (RIGOs) that bring together local governments to coordinate policies across jurisdictional boundaries. Providing a new co..

In this revolutionary new book, authors David Miller and Jennifer Nelles humbly offer a new way to conceptualize those common approaches: Regional Intergovernmental Organizations (RIGOs) that bring together local governments to coordinate policies across jurisdictional boundaries. Providing a new co..

Featuring all original chapters, this book presents a balanced, comprehensive overview of the policies and practices for achieving racial and ethnic diversity in public organizations, with emphasis on improving diversity management in the public sector...

This text explores the effects of the corporate downsizing of the 1970s and 1980s which still reverberate in American society in the 1990s. It focuses on the implementation of the Clinton administration's "reinventing government" initiative across three federal agencies...

This text explores the effects of the corporate downsizing of the 1970s and 1980s which still reverberate in American society in the 1990s. It focuses on the implementation of the Clinton administration's "reinventing government" initiative across three federal agencies...

This book presents a citizen-centric perspective of the dual components of e-government and e-governance. This volume in the Public Solutions Handbook Series focuses on various e-government initiatives from the United States and abroad, and will help guide public service practitioners in their trans..