Bücher der Reihe Public Administration and Public Policy

Examines the inner workings of governments in East Asia, in particular its public administration and related public policy processes. This book focuses on the apparatus of government - the agencies, their values, context, and policies within which they operate.

Using rich ethnographic data and first-hand experience, Ball presents a detailed account of Australia's attempts to incorporate behavioural insights into its public policy.Ball identifies three competing interpretations of behavioural public policy, and how these interpretations have influenced the use of this approach in practice. The first sees the process as an opportunity to introduce more rigorous evidence. The second interpretation focuses on increasing compliance, cost savings and cutting red tape. The last focuses on the opportunity to better involve citizens in policy design. These interpretations demonstrate different 'solutions' to a series of dilemmas that the Australian Public Service, and others, have confronted in the last 50 years, including growing politicisation, technocracy and a disconnect from the needs of citizens. Ball offers a detailed account of how these priorities have shaped how behavioural insights have been implemented in policy-making, as well as reflecting on the challenges facing policy work more broadly.An essential read for practitioners and scholars of policy-making, especially in Australia.

A conflict management reference which covers theoretical perspectives, strategic models, and situational contexts. It sets precedents for furthering academic study and real-world progress in managing diverse instances of conflict. It provides techniques to promote peaceful negotiation, cooperation, and consensus.

"This book analyzes American administrative reform, taking a multidisciplinary approach, challenging existing notions of the nature, scope, and power of the American state and, with these, important aspects of today's conventional wisdom in public administration"--

The Public Performance and Productivity Handbook, Third Edition is required reading for all public administration practitioners, as well as for students and scholars interested in the state of the public performance and productivity field.

This public administration and policy volume studies the unique African perspective, as presented by leading regional scholars. The editors bring together a cohesive study of the major issues and regions by taking an analytic approach with the strong problem-solution application. Regions addressed range from South Africa, Congo, Uganda, Nigeria, Ghana, Mauritius, and Botswana. Themes include colonialism, reform, poverty, economy, decentralization, financing, media, and political structures.

The south Asian countries of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka face enormous challenges and opportunities in terms of population growth, localized poverty and prosperity, citizen access to services, governmental transparency, and national security. The first comprehensive, comparative treatment of public administration issues in the region, this book offers practical and in-depth discussions of new reforms and innovative practices as well as topics relevant to public administration practices¿including performance management, civil service, policy processes, ethics, and e-government.

Addresses the judicial, correctional, and law enforcement components of the criminal justice system, including history, ethics, intervention, and international consequences. Covering trends in crime, delinquency, policing, and civil disorder, this title examines critical variations in the criminal justice systems of countries worldwide.

Focuses on developments in public administration in countries which are among the fastest growing economies in the world. This book explores their practices and approaches.

First published in 1984. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Addresses the aspects of public IT projects while emphasizing a common theme: Information technology initiatives are neither simple nor routine. This title covers issues such as network governance, cross organizational integration and operability, enterprise architecture design, development, and management.

The Handbook of Public Administration, Fourth Edition provides a compelling introduction to and depiction of the contemporary realities of public administration, and it will inspire new avenues of inquiry for the next generation of public-administration researchers.

First published in 1983. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Offers coverage of the major topics and developments in judicial systems administration. This book presents the history and theory of the court management movement. It discusses the developments in court reform, the American Bar Association standards, alternative dispute resolution techniques and caseflow considerations.

Covers the historical development of policy analysis, its role in the policy process, and empirical methods. This book considers the theory generated by these methods and the normative and ethical issues surrounding their practice. It deals with the basic origins and evolution of public policy. It examines the stages of the policy-making process.

Introduces the theoretical constructs and conceptual foundations of disaster management. This book examines case studies of natural disasters around the world, and compares and contrasts the efficacy of different management strategies from national, provincial, and local governments, as well as non-governmental agencies.

First published in 1984. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Covering areas such as leadership in policing, use of force, and understanding how the law shapes police practice, this work examines the key topics that must be considered by law enforcement professionals. It covers a variety of contemporary issues surrounding police administration and management.

Presenting emphases on and approaches to issues such as government spending, reporting, pricing and fiscal federalism, this book demonstrates the utility of integrating public finance theory with actual public policy practices. It discusses applications in subfields of public finance, including public education and environmental regulation.

Reviews a broad range of topics, including US decision-making foreign policies in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Africa, and Haiti, and rebel conflicts and restored relations among Eritrea, the Sudan, and Ethiopia, and Spanish enclaves in Northern Africa. This book also addresses pre- and post-Cold War policies in East Asia.

Using social equity theory and intersectionality but written in an accessible style, this book demonstrates some of the ways in which LGBTQ citizens have been marginalized for their identity, and argues that the field of public administration has a unique responsibility to prioritize social equity.

Analyzes OB from a business marketing perspective - offering a treatment of central, soon-to-be central, contiguous, and topics of OB to facilitate greater viability and demand of OB practice. This book covers strategic and critical issues of the OB field with descriptive analyses and documentation.