Government category: 19669 books
White-Collar Government
The Hidden Role of Class in Economic Policy Making
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2013
Eight of the last twelve presidents were millionaires when they took office. Millionaires have a majority on the Supreme Court, and they also make up majorities in Congress, where a background in business or law is the norm and the average member has spent less than two percent of his or her adult...
American Government 101
From the Continental Congress to the Iowa Caucus, Everything You Need to Know About US Politics
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2016
All you need to know about elections, politics, and government!
Too often, textbooks turn the noteworthy details of government into tedious discourse that would put even the president to sleep. American Government 101 cuts out the boring explanations, and instead provides a hands-on lesson...
E-Government Success Factors and Measures
Theories, Concepts, and Methodologies
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2013
As governments around the world seek new and more effective methods of organizing their administrations, electronic government plays an increasingly more important role in governmental success. However, due to hindrances in financial and communication resources, these advantages are often overlooked....
Government Digital
The Quest to Regain Public Trust
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2018
Governments all over the world are consistently outpaced by digital change, and are falling behind.
Digital government is a better performing government. It is better at providing services people and businesses need. Receiving benefits, accessing health records, registering companies, applying...
by Louis Asare
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2018
Without an approved budget plan, government agencies will no longer have access to federal funds come January 20, 2018. Effectively, it’s like a business not having any cash flow and being forced to put up “Sorry we’re closed” signs. If a government shutdown happens, some government services...
by Universal Politics
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2019
Learn about the US laws, jury system, as well as the duties and responsibilities of the president and his cabinet officials by reading this ebook. Building your knowledge on the US government will help raise awareness of events that affect the national system. There will also be understanding of how decisions made by those in power affect the nation. Grab a copy today.
by Universal Politics
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2019
Encourage your child to pay attention to national news and events to better understand social, economic and political situations. The first step is to raise the level of knowledge on how government works. This ebook presents lessons on the constitution, bill of rights, citizenship and the voting system, too. Grab a copy today.
Progressive Cities
The Commission Government Movement in America, 1901–1920
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2014
Although the commission government movement is often treated by historians as an element of the reform surge of the Progressive Era, this is the first full-scale study of the origins, spread, and decline of the commission idea. Commission government originated in Galveston, Texas, where business leaders...
Policy Making in the Public Interest
A Text and Workbook for Local Government
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2017
Policy Making in the Public Interest is the first text and workbook to provide a short and firmly focused introduction to local government policy making techniques. Each chapter introduces core policy concepts and competencies and concludes with exercises that encourage the reader to apply the theme...
by The Princeton Review
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2018
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Rethinking e-Government Services
User-Centred Approaches
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2009
Expecting substantial savings and improved public services – a trend further accentuated by the financial and economic crisis beginning in 2008 – OECD countries have invested in the development of e-government services over the past 10-15 years. However, despite the initial exceptional take-up,...
Transformational Government Through EGov Practice
Socio-Economic, Cultural, and Technological Issues
Language: English
Release Date: March 23, 2012
The progression of information and communication technology (ICT) eGovernment systems has substantial implications for the future of government as we know it. eGov presents major challenges and advantages for policy makers as fundamentally different nations are adopting ICT in public administration...
The Transformation of Governance
Public Administration for the Twenty-First Century
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2015
The traditional theory of public administration is based on entrenched notions of hierarchy and authority. However, as the structure of public work has grown less hierarchical, managers have adopted a wide variety of non-authoritarian strategies. This growing gap between theoretical ideas and actual...
by G. Edward DeSeve
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2016
A guide to competencies needed by the federal government’s new top officials.
The transition from one president to another, regardless of which party wins the 2016 elections, will mean many things, one of which is that some 3,000 to 4,000 new senior presidential appointees will take office...