Archive For The “Government Business” Category
By Nils Gilman
ISBN-10: 0801873991
ISBN-13: 9780801873997
ISBN-10: 0801881595
ISBN-13: 9780801881596
ISBN-10: 0801886333
ISBN-13: 9780801886331
Since it supplied the dominant framework for "development" of bad, postcolonial international locations, modernization thought ranks one of the most crucial constructs of twentieth-century social technological know-how. In Mandarins of the longer term: Modernization conception in chilly warfare the USA Nils Gilman deals the 1st highbrow heritage of a circulation that has had far-reaching and sometimes unintentional consequences.After a survey of the theory's origins and its position in forming America's postwar experience of world project, Gilman bargains an in depth research of the folk who did the main to advertise it within the usa and the educational associations they got here to dominate. He first explains how Talcott Parsons at Harvard developed a social idea that challenged the existing economics-centered figuring out of the modernization method, then describes the paintings of Edward Shils and Gabriel Almond in aiding Parsonsian rules conquer different substitute conceptions of the advance method, and at last discusses the function of Walt Rostow and his colleagues at M.I.T. in selling modernization concept throughout the Kennedy and Johnson administrations. by way of connecting modernization conception to the welfare country liberalism courses of the recent Deal order, Gilman not just offers a brand new highbrow context for America's 3rd global throughout the chilly conflict, but additionally connects the optimism of the good Society to the inspiration that American energy and strong intentions may well cease the postcolonial international from embracing communism. (Apr. 2006)
By Peter Tertzakian
ISBN-10: 0071468749
ISBN-13: 9780071468749
ISBN-10: 0071492607
ISBN-13: 9780071492607
ISBN-10: 0071502254
ISBN-13: 9780071502252
In 2006, global oil intake will exceed one thousand barrels in line with moment. the inside track marks an very important swap that might have a far-reaching impression on international economies, investments, and enterprise profitability. In one thousand Barrels a moment, leader power Economist of ARC monetary Peter Tertzakian examines the way forward for oil and bargains insights into what it's going to take to rebalance our strength wishes and grab new possibilities. He solutions the pinnacle questions requested through company leaders, coverage makers, traders, and anxious electorate as we technique the arrival holiday aspect: Are cutting-edge excessive oil and fuel costs a part of a regimen company cycle, or are there extra profound forces at play? Are hybrid autos our simply resolution opposed to excessive fuel costs? Is China's starting to be thirst for power sustainable? Which executive regulations paintings and which don't? Will nuclear energy and coal shop the day-again? Tertzakian additionally bargains a pragmatic, educated glance into the way forward for our strength provide chains and the way our intake styles may well evolve, revealing how governments, companies, or even contributors can meet the arriving demanding situations with greater options and thoughts.
By Stewart Liff
ISBN-10: 0814408877
ISBN-13: 9780814408872
Dealing with executive staff offers exact demanding situations. executive managers might think that stringent and convoluted laws suggest they "can’t do that." a few others may possibly use that notion as a crutch. however the fact for all of them is, sure, they could "do that" -- and they’d higher. "That" capability coping with staff as proactively and decisively as their company opposite numbers, and conserving their staffs, groups, and departments chargeable for productiveness and effects. dealing with govt staff deals dozens of suggestions for assembly the demanding situations and tense occasions supervisors face every day. significant themes comprise how you can: * get greatest commitment and productiveness from staff * increase result of bad performers and self-discipline or fireplace them whilst invaluable * take care of union and EEO concerns * reduce during the crimson tape of presidency employment platforms For managers annoyed through executive paperwork, this booklet permits them to understand they've got extra strength than they could imagine.
By Robert Wihtol (auth.)
ISBN-10: 1349102008
ISBN-13: 9781349102006
ISBN-10: 1349102024
ISBN-13: 9781349102020
By Christian Marazzi
ISBN-10: 1584350679
ISBN-13: 9781584350675
An important theorist within the Italian postfordist move deals an intensive new knowing of the present foreign fiscal scenario.
By KOH GILLIAN, Gillian Koh
ISBN-10: 9814520748
ISBN-13: 9789814520744
This quantity is conceptualised round the inspiration via Raymond Williams, a cultural theorist, that any cultural approach includes fragments of the previous and the emergent along the dominant. The publication specializes in governance or how a society governs itself around the country, enterprise and civic sectors in Singapore and the way it may possibly evolve over the subsequent decade. Its first part seems to be at how Singapore's political heritage has formed modern day political associations and tradition and why those may possibly swap. 3 situations of Singapore's political destiny are proffered. The authors argue how there are and has to be however a few primary values that underpin Singapore's governance method which are unchanging.
within the moment part, the authors speak about how the connection one of the key parts of the governance equation have replaced to evolve to present stipulations, and needs to proceed to alter to reply to inner calls for and exterior stipulations. the 1st paper describes how the connection among executive and company, or country and marketplace have tailored to accomplish strategic nationwide imperatives but additionally to make sure that voters enjoy the most productive and powerful methods of offering very important public items. the second one paper argues for institutionalised dissent and coverage experimentation as disciplines wanted within the public zone to make it leading edge and resilient.
The 3rd part bargains perspectives on rising developments in political tradition and the connection among the govt. and civil society, enterprise and different political events. those are in keeping with findings of an IPS survey, and reviews of civic leaders and a pacesetter of the political competition in Singapore.
the ultimate part includes an edited transcript of a discussion consultation with the top Minister of Singapore, Mr Lee Hsien Loong at the similar subject of 'governance'.
The authors are thought-leaders and political leaders in Singapore. This booklet serves as a pathfinder to rising political tendencies within the state.
Readership: scholars, lecturers, coverage makers and civil society activists, and common public drawn to Singapore.
By Edward L. Hudgins
ISBN-10: 1930865015
ISBN-13: 9781930865013
As extra humans correspond and pay accounts on-line, dramatically lowering the necessity for letter sporting, what's the position for the Postal carrier within the twenty first century?
By Steven Cohen
ISBN-10: 0787959383
ISBN-13: 9780787959388
ISBN-10: 0787968021
ISBN-13: 9780787968021
Because it was once first released greater than a decade in the past, The potent Public supervisor has turn into the traditional guide for public directors and scholars. This useful offers center strategies to assist real-world managers and mangers-to-be meet the calls for in their jobs head on instead of paintings round the constraints of presidency and offers them the instruments to form occasions instead of be formed via them. This completely revised 3rd version offers an up-to-date and special exam of administration innovation Examines the centrality of presidency in an period of world verbal exchange and transportation, monetary interdependence, and the specter of worldwide terrorism includes info at the possibilities and demanding situations of dealing with public coverage from and with inner most and nonprofit companies
By John Forrer
ISBN-10: 1118759699
ISBN-13: 9781118759691
A accomplished consultant to public zone collaboration with deepest and nonprofit agencies for higher provider delivery
Governing Cross-Sector Collaboration tackles the problems inherent in partnerships with nongovernmental actors for public provider supply, highlighting the alternatives to be had and the accompanying demanding situations and possibilities that come up. in keeping with examine, interviews with public, deepest and nonprofit zone leaders, and enormous research of firms thinking about public-private-nonprofit collaborations, the booklet offers perception into cross-sector collaboration on the worldwide, federal, nation, and native degrees. via an exam of the first modes of cross-sector collaboration, together with collaborative contracting, partnerships, networks, and self sustaining public prone services, the booklet provides a transparent case for a way public managers can check the trade-offs and use those strategies to enhance public carrier supply. Nonprofit agencies, companies, and third-party contractors are more and more partnering with executive to bring public providers. spotting the kinds of collaborative ways, and their capability to unravel public coverage difficulties is instantly turning into an incredible job for public managers, with new equipment and methods consistently rising. Governing Cross-Sector Collaboration presents particular examples and a framework for public managers to make strategic offerings approximately the right way to have interaction deepest and nonprofit actors in offering public items and prone whereas making sure the general public curiosity. The e-book offers potent equipment for selecting, designing, governing, and comparing networks, partnerships, and self sustaining public-services companies, with in-depth dialogue encompassing:
- Analysis and engagement of cross-sector organizations
- Fostering democratic responsibility within the public interest
- Collaborative ways (including contracts, networks and partnerships) and the problems linked to every one kind of arrangement
- Leadership and organizational studying in cross-sector collaboration
Included case experiences illustrate powerful program of the suggestions and strategies defined, supplying either training public and nonprofit managers and public policy/administration scholars with perception into those rising strategic alliances. the 1st accomplished advisor to public governance collaborations, Governing Cross-Sector Collaboration is a vital and well timed contribution to the sphere of public administration.
By Sandra Navidi
ISBN-10: 1857886658
ISBN-13: 9781857886658
Selected via Edmund Phelps in Bloomberg's survey of most sensible Books of 2016.
$UPERHUBS is a unprecedented, behind-the-scenes examine how the world's strongest titans, the "superhubs" pull the levers of our worldwide economy. Combining insider's wisdom with rules of community technological know-how, Sandra Navidi bargains a startling new point of view on how superhubs construct their strong networks and the way their judgements impression all our lives. $UPERHUBS unearths what occurs on the unique, invitation-only systems - the area financial discussion board in Davos, the conferences of the overseas financial Fund, think-tank gatherings and unique galas. this is often the main shiny portrait to this point of the worldwide elite: the financial institution CEOs, fund managers, billionaire financiers and politicians who, via their interlocking relationships and collective impression are reworking our more and more fragile economy, economic system and society.