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Administrative agencies | Management

"In modernizing Russia, obshchestvennostʹ, an indigenous Russian word, began functioning as an indispensable term to illuminate newly emerging active parts of... 
Soviet Union Politics and government | POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Communism & Socialism | HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century | HISTORY / Social History | Civil society | HISTORY / Revolutionary | History | Political aspects | Political participation | Soviet Union Social conditions | Agent (Philosophy) | Russia Social conditions | Russia Politics and government | HISTORY / Europe / Russia & the Former Soviet Union | Social movements

This book situates information technology at the centre of public policy and management. IT is now a vital part of any government organisation, opening new... 
Data processing | Administrative agencies | Communication systems | Information technology | Government policy | Politics & Technology | Politics & International Relations | Great Britain | United States

After a quarter of a century of implementation of New Public Management (NPM) reform strategies, this book assesses the major real outcomes of these reforms on... 
Comparative government | Administrative agencies | Civil service reform | Organizational change | Reorganization | Socio-Legal Studies | Public Policy | Political Sociology | Socio-Legal Studies - Public Policy | International Politics | Government | Policy Analysis | Politics & International Relations | Public Administration & Management | Democracy | Comparative Politics | Governance | Civil service reform - Europe

"This book describes and compares how semi-autonomous agencies are created and governed by 30 governments. It leads practitioners and researchers through the... 
Comparative government | Public administration | Administrative agencies | Comparative politics | Political Science and International Relations | International Relations | Public Policy | Globalization | Comparative Politics | Public Administration | Political Science | Executive advisory bodies

Police administration

Published at a time when the US government's public diplomacy has been in crisis, this book provides an exhaustive account of how it used to be done. The... 
United States Relations | United States Information Agency History | United States Foreign relations

Social service | Social workers | Public welfare

Under what conditions is a newly democratic government likely to increase transparency, accountability, and responsiveness to its citizens? What incentives... 
Administrative agencies--East Asia.--Management | Government accountability--Philippines | Transparency in government--East Asia | Transparency in government--Philippines | Government accountability--East Asia | Administrative agencies--Philippines--Management | 21st century | 1986 | Transparency in government | Government accountability | Philippines | East Asia | Administrative agencies | Management | History | Politics and government | Political Science | East Asia - Politics and government - 21st century | Political Ideologies | Democracy | Comparative Politics | Asia | POLITICAL SCIENCE | HISTORY

Delegation of powers | Administrative agencies | Decision making | Public administration

Administrative agencies

Few developments have had broader consequences for the public sector than the introduction of the Internet and digital technology. In this book, Darrell West... 
Science: General Issues | Internet in public administration | Technology & Engineering | Public Policy | Social Aspects | General | JPP | Political Science | PDR | Evaluation | Political participation | Computer network resources | United States | Technology | Democracy | Data processing | Administrative agencies

This book contributes to emerging debates in political science and sociology on institutional change. Its introductory essay proposes a new framework for... 
Institutional economics | Organizational change

Public Credit Rating Agencies argues for the creation of national public credit rating agencies, offering the first in-depth discussion of its implied role and... 
Business cycles | Capital investments | Credit bureaus

Prevention | Evaluation | Independent regulatory commissions | Political corruption

"This book asks why some governments improve public services more effectively than others. Through the investigation of a new era of administrative reform, in... 
Prevention | Corrupt practices | Administrative agencies | Political corruption | Public administration | Reorganization | India

This Palgrave Pivot offers comprehensive evidence about what people actually think of "nudge" policies designed to steer decision makers' choices in positive... 
Economics | Psychological aspects | Public finance