Public Administration and Public Policy

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41. International Handbook of Public Procurement

    Edited by Khi V. Thai

    Series: Public Administration and Public Policy

    Since the 1990s, government at all levels is under increasing pressure to do more with less. However, despite the U.S. government spending about 15 to 20 percent of its GDP on contracts for goods and services, there is a paucity of reference books for public procurement officials and very few...

    Published August 27th 2008 by Auerbach Publications
42. State and Local Pension Fund Management

    By Jun Peng

    Series: Public Administration and Public Policy

    Intense media coverage of the public pension funding crisis continues to fuel heightened awareness in and debate over public pension benefits. With over $3 trillion in assets currently under management, the ramifications of poor oversight are severe. It is important that practitioners, researchers,...

    Published August 20th 2008 by Auerbach Publications
43. Business Improvement Districts

    Research, Theories, and Controversies

    Edited by Goktug Morcol, Lorlene Hoyt, Jack W. Meek, Ulf Zimmermann

    Series: Public Administration and Public Policy

    Initiated and governed by property or business owners under the authorization of state and local governments, business improvement districts (BIDs) have received a very mixed reception. To some, they are innovative examples of self-governance and public-private partnerships; to others, they are yet...

    Published April 20th 2008 by Auerbach Publications
44. Handbook of Employee Benefits and Administration

    By Christopher G. Reddick, Jerrell D. Coggburn

    Series: Public Administration and Public Policy

    Fiscal realities and changing social priorities are requiring a dramatic shift in the way that benefits are selected and awarded to employees, especially in the public sector. This means that public administrators and policy researchers must consider new parameters and contingencies, both financial...

    Published April 8th 2008 by CRC Press
45. Handbook of Long-Term Care Administration and Policy

    Edited by Cynthia Massie Mara, Laura Olson

    Series: Public Administration and Public Policy

    Attitudes toward long-term care contain a strong residue of negativity in today’s society and current problems with the system augment such perceptions. Unless dealt with now, this will only get worse, as the 85-and-older crowd is the fastest growing part of the population, and the first wave of...

    Published March 26th 2008 by CRC Press
46. Government Budget Forecasting

    Theory and Practice

    Edited by Jinping Sun, Thomas D. Lynch

    Series: Public Administration and Public Policy

    Revenue and expenditure forecasting plays an important role in public budgeting and financial management, particularly during times of financial constraint, when citizens impose greater accountability upon government to use taxpayer dollars more efficiently. Despite its significance, revenue and...

    Published March 25th 2008 by Auerbach Publications
47. Health Capital and Sustainable Socioeconomic Development

    Edited by Patricia A. Cholewka, Mitra M. Motlagh

    Series: Public Administration and Public Policy

    Given ongoing worldwide calamities such as famine, natural disasters, and drug abuse, international attention has increasingly focused upon disease detection, prevention, containment, and treatment. Serving an unmet need in the marketplace, Health Capital and Sustainable Socioeconomic Development...

    Published March 9th 2008 by CRC Press
48. Handbook of Administrative Reform

    An International Perspective

    Edited by Jerri Killian, Niklas Eklund

    Series: Public Administration and Public Policy

    The field of public administration currently lacks sufficient resources for understanding the rationale, implications, and inherent practices of reforming government administration around the world.The Handbook of Administrative Reform satisfies this need by bringing together diverse international...

    Published February 20th 2008 by CRC Press
49. Homeland Security Handbook

    Edited by Jack Pinkowski

    Series: Public Administration and Public Policy

    Blinded by emotional rhetoric, political posturing, and genuine fear, previous efforts to defend our way of life against aggressors intent on inflicting personal and economic destruction have proven, in hindsight, to be misguided, panicked, and reactionary. Evaluation and assessment to date is...

    Published January 23rd 2008 by CRC Press
50. Disaster Management Handbook

    Edited by Jack Pinkowski

    Series: Public Administration and Public Policy

    Record breaking hurricane seasons, tornados, tsunamis, earthquakes, and intentional acts of mass-casualty violence, give lie to the delusion that disasters are the anomaly and not the norm. Disaster management is rooted in the fundamental belief that we can protect ourselves. Even if we cannot...

    Published January 21st 2008 by CRC Press