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There is a vast literature for and against privatizing public services. Those who are against privatization are often confronted with the objection that they present no alternative. This book takes up that challenge by establishing theoretical models for what does (and does not) constitute an alternative to privatization, and what might make them 'successful', backed up by a comprehensive set of empirical data on public services initiatives in over 40 countries. This is the first such global sur...

Written by leading experts, Public Administration in East Asia: Mainland China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan examines the inner workings of governments in East Asia, in particular its public administration and related public policy processes. It focuses on the apparatus of government — the agencies, their values, context, and policies within which they operate. Organized in parallel sections, the book covers the history, public policy processes, organization, HRM, ethics, corruption, intergovernme...

In Spies for Hire, investigative reporter Tim Shorrock lifts the veil off a major story the government doesn't want us to know about - the massive outsourcing of top secret intelligence activities to private-sector contractors. Starting during the Clinton administration, when intelligence budgets were cut drastically and privatization of government services became national policy, and expanding dramatically in the wake of 9/11, when the CIA and other agencies were frantically looking to hire ana...

Imagining Iran constructs and assembles American foreign policy through critical security studies discourse analysis and Orientalist descriptions of key actors within the presidential administrations of Lyndon Baines Johnson through Ronald Reagan (1965-1989). This book is essential reading for those who are interested in learning about how foreign policy making is conducted, how theories directly affect the process of foreign policy making, and how the shah and Iran served US interests. It also...

At a time of global economic crisis and disillusionment with capitalism, Adodo offers refreshing and positive insight into a more integral way of business management, enterprise and community development as well as holistic healing in Africa. For over three decades, Africa was the recipient of billions of dollars in aid funds that were meant to catapult the continent from undeveloped to developed status. Yet the more the aid poured in, the poorer African countries became. The devastating effec...

Partisan gerrymandering, the drawing of legislative district lines to deliberately favor one political party, has been present and controversial in American politics since before the ratification of our Constitution. Yet in the past couple of decades, parties in power at the state level have developed greater expertise than ever before at redistricting to their own advantage. Since 2010, a series of legislative, electoral, and judicial events have given this issue a prominence it has never befor...

The Basics of Public Budgeting and Financial Management brings budgetary theory and practice together, filling the void between the two that has existed in the field of budgeting and public finance. This book bridges the gap by providing the reader with applications and exercises that reinforce each theory. Students are given the opportunity to learn various concepts and skills necessary to succeed in the field and the exercises provided in each chapter require application of what is learned. Th...

The world's largest exporter of oil is facing mounting problems that could send shock waves through every major economy. Gustafson provides an authoritative account of the Russian oil industry from the last years of communism to its uncertain future. The stakes extend beyond global energy security to include the threat of a destabilized Russia.

A tour de force of historical reportage, America’s Bank illuminates the tumultuous era and remarkable personalities that spurred the unlikely birth of America’s modern central bank, the Federal Reserve. Today, the Fed is the bedrock of the financial landscape, yet the fight to create it was so protracted and divisive that it seems a small miracle that it was ever established. For nearly a century, America, alone among developed nations, refused to consider any central or organizing agency in i...

"An essential reference for students and practitioners of public administration." -Public Administration Review Sponsored by the American Society for Public Administration, this completely revised and expanded edition reflects both the ever-evolving changes in public administration and the continuity of practice. Written by experts from diverse areas of public administration-including law, politics, personnel, and operations-the book has been substantially updated to reflect the most current dev...

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 and social, when evaluating choices and making pol

The European CO2 Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) is the cornerstone of EU climate change policy. As the first large-scale cross-border tradable permit scheme covering greenhouse gas emissions, it has generated significant interest among both scholars and policymakers. This book takes a critical look at the achievements of the pilot phase and the lessons that can be learned as EU policymakers prepare for a comprehensive review starting in 2006. The authors identify the principal topics that wil...

"The Evolving Bargain" explores the impact of deregulation and privatization on company strategy in industries worldwide, and shows how these dynamic processes shape the critical evolving relationship, or bargain, between governments and affected enterprises.Drawing from extensive research and global case studies, the author details the factors that influence a firm's strategic options and performance outcomes within its own evolving bargain, and provides managers with a practical framework for...

Foderalismus und Parlamentarismus sowie Gewaltenteilung waren und sind unverzichtbare Bestandteile demokratischer Entwicklung in Deutschland. Diese Studie untersucht auf gesicherter Quellenbasis die Grunde und den Prozess der praktischen - wenn auch nicht juristischen - Beseitigung der zum grossen Teil historisch gewachsenen Lander Mecklenburg, Brandenburg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Sachsen und Thuringen durch die SED-Fuhrung im Jahre 1952. Die daraus entstandene zentralistische Bezirksstruktur wurde nach...