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The Authorised History of British Defence Economic Intelligence
A Cold War in Whitehall, 1929-90
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2018
This book is the first history of UK economic intelligence and offers a new perspective on the evolution of Britain's national intelligence machinery and how it worked during the Cold War.
British economic intelligence has a longer pedigree than the Joint Intelligence Committee (JIC) and was...
Driving Efficiency in Local Government Using a Collaborative Enterprise Architecture Framework
Emerging Research and Opportunities
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2017
The overall functions of a government impact a wide range of sectors in society. It is imperative for governments to work at full capacity and potential in order to ensure quality progress for its citizens. Driving Efficiency in Local Government Using a Collaborative Enterprise Architecture Framework:...
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Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2016
In the era of globalization, comparative government and politics have come to the forefront due to the transformations of the social welfare state and the subsequent social, economic, political, cultural, technological and administrative changes. Taking a particular look at local government systems can...
The Growth of American Government, Revised and Updated Edition
Governance from the Cleveland Era to the Present
Language: English
Release Date: December 29, 2014
American government evolved over the generations since the mid-nineteenth century. The changing character of these institutions is a critical part of the history of the United States. This engaging survey focuses on the evolution of public policy and its relationship to the constitutional and political...
Threatening Anthropology
McCarthyism and the FBI’s Surveillance of Activist Anthropologists
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2004
A vital reminder of the importance of academic freedom, Threatening Anthropology offers a meticulously detailed account of how U.S. Cold War surveillance damaged the field of anthropology. David H. Price reveals how dozens of activist anthropologists were publicly and privately persecuted during the...
Fabricating the People
Politics and Administration in the Biopolitical State
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2009
Since the 1960s, hostility and mistrust toward the U.S. government has risen precipitously. At the same time, the field of public administration has wrestled with its own crisis of legitimacy. What is at the root of current antigovernment sentiment? Conventionally, two explanations for this problem...
Comparing Public Bureaucracies
Problems of Theory and Method
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2012
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The comparative study of public policy once promised to make major contributions to our understanding of government. Much of that promise now appears unfulfilled. What accounts for this decline in intellectual fortunes and change in intellectual...
The Politics of Happiness
What Government Can Learn from the New Research on Well-Being
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2010
During the past forty years, thousands of studies have been carried out on the subject of happiness. Some have explored the levels of happiness or dissatisfaction associated with typical daily activities, such as working, seeing friends, or doing household chores. Others have tried to determine the...
Reviving the Social Compact
Inclusive Citizenship in an Age of Extreme Politics
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2018
Naomi Zack’s *Reviving the Social Compact:*Inclusive Citizenship in an Age of Extreme Politics addresses current political and social upheaval and distress with new concepts for the relationship between citizens and government. Politics has become turbo-charged as a form of agonistic contest where...
by Robert M. Howard, Arnold Fleischmann, Richard N. Engstrom
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2017
This new edition has been extensively updated to reflect developments in Georgia politics and government since 2007—a decade that has seen three presidential election cycles, two midterm elections, and a census. Updates reflect not only changes in how Georgia is governed but also the economic and...
Reduce the Number and Size of Governments
Reduce Administrative Costs
Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 2011
At the moment, governments at all levels have large deficits. A substantial reduction in the administrative cost for government will be required in this century to change this. If the American Dream is to be available to citizens, major changes will be required in education and industry. Reduce the...
The Gloog Revolution - "It's the Lawyers Stupid!"
Get Lawyers Out of Government
Language: English
Release Date: February 29, 2016
Finally It Is Told! You can call them anything you like. Call them Republicans, Democrats, Progressives, Independents, Politicians, Judges, Congressman, Senators, Legislators, Public Servants, etc. But the one fact and common denominator remains; they are all (with few exceptions) - LAWYERS! Anyway...
A Deal With the Devil
The Green Party in Government
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2014
The Green Party struck its “deal with the devil” by entering coalition with Fianna Fáil in 2007.
The junior partner secured control of the Environment and Energy ministries, irritating some in the larger party with its pursuit of a ban on stag hunting, the introduction of civil partnerships...
by Gregory T. Haugan PhD, PMP
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2013
The Government Manager's Guide to the Work Breakdown Structure
The work breakdown structure (WBS) is a cornerstone of managing any project. Every government manager should understand how to construct a WBS in the project or program lifecycle. This quick reference presents the fundamental WBS...