Government category: 19669 books
Disasters and the American State
How Politicians, Bureaucrats, and the Public Prepare for the Unexpected
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2013
Disasters and the American State offers a thesis about the trajectory of federal government involvement in preparing for disaster shaped by contingent events. Politicians and bureaucrats claim credit for the government's successes in preparing for and responding to disaster, and they are also blamed...
The Everything American Government Book
From the Constitution to Present-Day Elections, All You Need to Understand Our Democratic System
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2004
If the confusion following the last presidential election is any indication, the average citizen knows precious little about the democratic system and the laws that affect their daily lives. The Everything American Government Book unravels the complexities of our democracy and provides readers with...
A New City O/S
The Power of Open, Collaborative, and Distributed Governance
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2017
Proposing an entirely new governance model to unleash innovation throughout local government
At a time when trust is dropping precipitously and American government at the national level has fallen into a state of long-term, partisan-based gridlock, local government can still be effective—indeed...
by Felix Morley
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2017
The United States of America was established with lofty moral goals and noble purpose; it was believed that a government based on these ethical principles was the proper way to realize liberty and freedom. As the country continues to grow, from the days of the colonies to the influential nation that...
The American Republic
The Fourth Form Government
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2011
C. Michael Barry is a highly interested retiree of middle class heritage who possesses college degrees that provide him with a solid foundation to analyze the workings of government.
In a quest to understand the true nature of government in the United States, he examines original sources in...
Reclaiming local democracy
A progressive future for local government
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2014
Austerity has left local government struggling to meet the demands for local services. In this context, this book asks ‘what are the fundamental principles that should guide decision-making by local councillors and officers?’ It seeks to move the agenda from ‘what works?’ to ‘what should...
Australia Reconstructed
Bold steps to improve voter representation and the political landscape
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2013
This book is a plea for system change in Australia, referring to the various systems that underpin and shape governance. As the 2013 federal election approaches the many flaws in the system of government in Australia are again evident. However, they do not themselves form the focus of the election debate....
Democracy in California
Politics and Government in the Golden State
Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2011
Democracy in California: Politics and Government in the Golden State is readable and thought-provoking. It is not the standard 'textbook' example of a textbook. Brian P. Janiskee and Ken Masugi clearly explain the politics and character of California's governmental institutions and the dynamics affecting...
Bureaucracy and Self-Government
Reconsidering the Role of Public Administration in American Politics
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2014
In this new edition of his provocative book Bureaucracy and Self-Government, Brian J. Cook reconsiders his thesis regarding the inescapable tension between the ideal of self-government and the reality of administratively centered governance. Revisiting his historical exploration of competing conceptions...
Point of View 2-Book Bundle
Irresponsible Government / Time Bomb
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2014
This special 2-book bundle contains two cutting edge pieces of political analysis. Irresponsible Government examines the current state of Canadian democracy in contrast to the founding principles of responsible government established by the Fathers of Confederation. The book examines the failure of...
Understanding Systems of e-Government
e-Federalism and e-Centralism in the United States and Kazakhstan
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2015
The main purpose of the book was to analyze heterogeneous political and institutional aspects in the development of such an arguably universal tool of modern democracy as e-government from the perspectives of two nations with completely different systems of governance and traditions of public administration...
The Federal Management Playbook
Leading and Succeeding in the Public Sector
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2016
Stories of government management failures often make the headlines, but quietly much gets done as well. What makes the difference? Ira Goldstein offers wisdom about how to lead and succeed in the federal realm, even during periods when the political climate is intensely negative, based on his decades...
Reflections on the Loss of the Free-Born American Nation
Banksters Against People
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2016
This book chronicles the rise of currency manipulation in the United States, the debate over whether to have a central bank, and sources of the US Civil War.The author documents the rise of a corrupt collusion between a large corporate elite (the American aristocracy), the centralized bank,...
From Abbott to Turnbull
A New Direction?
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2016
At the 2013 election, many Australians expressed their concern with the chaos that surrounded the Labor minority governments of Julia Gillard and Kevin Rudd. They gave their support to Tony Abbott as a Prime Minister who promised to put the grown-ups back in charge with stable and strong government;...