Government category: 19669 books
Dawn of Unity
Guide to a New Prosperity
Language: English
Release Date: March 23, 2011
Have you ever thought about the meaning of the phrase in Pres. Abraham Lincolns Gettysburg Address, where he refers to a government of the people, by the people, and for the people? The author believes that our present system by allowing money to influence the process is not truly a government by...
The Ascent to Power 1996
The Howard Government
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2018
In the first of four volumes on the Howard Government's nearly 12 years in office, The Ascent to Power covers the 1996 election and the practical challenges of the Coalition's first year in power, including its handling of the Port Arthur massacre, relationships with the Australian Public Service,...
by Wendy N. Whitman Cobb
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2017
Is whether we contract cancer—and whether we survive the disease, if we get it—largely just a result of good versus bad luck, or are these outcomes regarding cancer tied to the policies and actions of our federal government? Cancer-treating drug development and approval is overseen by the U.S....
by Charles I. Budd PMP, Charlene S. Budd PhD, CPA
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2013
This volume presents practical guidance for the government manager on earned value management (EVM), from basic calculations to how to find the most useful information online. Emphasis is on the relevant reports that contractors are required to submit to the federal government as part of their compliance...
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: August 13, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 13, 2012
This collection includes a complete reproduction of each of the three Path to Prosperity plans made by Representative Paul Ryan, chairman of the House Budget Committee, along with a March 2012 Congressional Budget Office assessment of the Republican alternative budget plan.
Contents: Part 1:...
Strangers on Their Native Soil
Opposition to United States' Governance in Louisiana's Orleans Territory, 1803-1809
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2013
After the United States purchased Louisiana, many inhabitants of the new American territory believed that Louisiana would quickly be incorporated into the Union and that they would soon enjoy rights as citizens. In March of 1804, however, Congress passed the Act for the Organization of Orleans Territory,...
by Collective
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2010
Public administration has entered a new age. In the 1980s, “less” government was the prevailing idea; in the 1990s and early 21st century, “New Public Management” was the dominant theme. Today, public administration is moving in new directions. Reforms are focusing on the quality of services...
The coalition government and social policy
Restructuring the welfare state
Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2016
How did the UK Coalition Government’s policies differ from previous Conservative (or Labour) Government policies? How did the Liberal Democrats influence them? And what can this tell us about the likely policy direction of the Conservative government elected in May 2015? Responding to the political...
Chinese Politics and Government
Power, Ideology and Organization
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2012
Over the past two decades, China’s political reforms, open-door policy, dramatic economic growth, and increasingly assertive foreign policy have had an unprecedented regional and global impact. This introductory textbook provides students with a fundamental understanding of government and politics...
Restore the Future
The Second American Revolution
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2012
Politically and economically, the future of the United States is at stake. In Restore the Future, author Donald H. Young seeks to galvanize the American people to guarantee a traditional future for our children and grandchildren through participation in a nonviolent Second American Revolution.
This...
Doomsday Book
Economic, social and political stories from 2012, a year of austerity in Britain
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2015
The 2008 financial crash continues to ravage Britain’s economy and push millions into austerity while many more faced a cost of living crisis. These were only some of the events that started a new year in Britain and as the bad news continued into the year, the demise of the retail sector; thousands...
Reinterpreting a Native American Identity
Examining the Lumbee through the Peoplehood Model
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2015
Reinterpreting a Native American Identity discusses the ongoing and morphing politics
behind the federal government’s denial of full Lumbee tribal recognition. At the core of
the Lumbee struggle for federal recognition are issues of cultural authenticity, racism, misrecognition, and assimilation...
Freedom at Risk
Reflections on Politics, Liberty, and the State
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2010
James L. Buckley may be the only American alive who has held high office in each branch of the federal government as senator of New York, undersecretary of state under Ronald Reagan, and a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. His unique understanding of how Washington works equips...
Responsive Democracy
Increasing State Accountability in East Asia
Language: English
Release Date: February 10, 2011
"Responsive Democracy is a pioneering contribution to the political analysis of administrative law in East Asia. Both political scientists and legal academics will greatly benefit from the author's in-depth analysis of the intersection between presidential power and administrative law in the...