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1. Challenges in City Management

   A Case Study Approach

   By Becky J. Starnes

   Series: ASPA Series in Public Administration and Public Policy

   Incorporating urban management and organizational management theories with actual practice, the author presents a series of case studies based on observations made during her extensive experience. Multiple cases are offered in common contemporary city topics ranging from personnel, policy-making,...

   Published May 21st 2013 by CRC Press
2. Local Economic Development and the Environment

   Finding Common Ground

   By Susan M. Opp, Jeffery L. Osgood, Jr.

   Series: ASPA Series in Public Administration and Public Policy

   A clear and practical examination of complex issues, Local Economic Development and the Environment: Finding Common Ground provides a broad, academic look at the intersection of two important areas for local administrators. In addition to managing development in a strained economic climate, most...

   Published March 21st 2013 by CRC Press
3. Case Studies in Disaster Response and Emergency Management

   By Nicolas A. Valcik, Paul E. Tracy

   Series: ASPA Series in Public Administration and Public Policy

   Each emergency comes with its own set of challenges, however, many emergencies of the past can be used as tools to evaluate the decisions made and apply them to similar situations. Designed to enable public officials to conduct this kind of evaluation, Case Studies in Disaster Response and...

   Published January 3rd 2013 by CRC Press
4. Debating Public Administration

   Management Challenges, Choices, and Opportunities

   Edited by Robert F. Durant, Jennifer R.S. Durant

   Series: ASPA Series in Public Administration and Public Policy

   Dialog between practitioners and academics has increasingly become the exception rather than the rule in contemporary public administration circles. Bridging the gap between theory and practice, Debating Public Administration: Management Challenges, Choices, and Opportunities tackles some of the...

   Published October 25th 2012 by CRC Press
5. Effective Non-Profit Management

   Context, Concepts, and Competencies

   By Shamima Ahmed

   Series: ASPA Series in Public Administration and Public Policy

   In an environment of increased interdependency and collaborations among non-profits, for-profits, and governmental organizations, researchers and practitioners have begun to identify the need for a distinctive set of values, skills, and competencies for effective non-profit management. Underlining...

   Published July 25th 2012 by CRC Press
6. Contemporary Fire Administration

   Connecting Public Administration Theory with Fire Service Practice

   By Scott C. Somers, Charles H. Kime

   Series: ASPA Series in Public Administration and Public Policy

   Identifying the challenges that current administrators must face, this book focuses the role of the fire and emergency services coordinator as a public administrator. Exploring its roots from fire-fighting to all-hazards response, it presents a historical overview of fire and emergency service...

   Published June 14th 2012 by CRC Press
7. Effective Public Management in Developing Countries

   A Tools-Based Approach

   By Larry Cooley, Terry F. Buss, Keith Brown, Emiliano P. Bolongaita

   Series: ASPA Series in Public Administration and Public Policy

   Published June 14th 2012 by CRC Press
8. International Approaches and Standards for Public Administration Education and Training

   Edited by Frances S. Berry, Meredith A. Newman

   Series: ASPA Series in Public Administration and Public Policy

   Published June 14th 2012 by CRC Press
9. A Legal Primer for Public Managers

   A Managerial Perspective on Navigating the Law and Courts

   By Heidi Koenig, Ann Braga

   Series: ASPA Series in Public Administration and Public Policy

   Published June 14th 2012 by CRC Press
10. Transforming Disaster Response

    Federalism and Leadership

    By William Lester

    Series: ASPA Series in Public Administration and Public Policy

    Much of the published work on disaster response has focused on specific disasters, highlighting what went wrong. Taking a new approach, this book explores using transformation leadership principles to change individuals and entire departments, redefining the way organizations approach disaster...

    Published June 14th 2012 by CRC Press