This unique and inexpensive book provides a demographic and economic history of urban America over the last 65 years. The growth and decline of most northern cities is contrasted with the steady growt
This handbook covers the widest possible range of organizational misbehaviors (age, race, and gender discrimination, abuse, bullying, aggression, violence, fraud and corruption), all with an eye towar
Farmbry (public administration, Rutgers U.) describes a sociologically and institutionally informed framework for understanding crisis and disaster for students in public administration, public affair
The "East Asian Miracle" was widely touted in the western press as being a vindication of American-style laissez-faire economics. Hong Kong based journalist Terry suggests that this triumphalism is
Citizen involvement is considered the cornerstone of democratic theory and practice. Citizens today have the knowledge and ability to participate more fully in the political, technical, and administr
This book deals with both actual and potential terrorist attacks on the United States as well as natural disaster preparedness and management in the current era of global climate change. The topics o
Generally treating the 2004 US presidential election as one of the most important of modern American history, the 11 chapters presented here by Crotty (director, Center on the Study of Democracy, Nort
The 15 chapters in this collection examine the decision organizations make to outsource some or all of their IT functions and different approaches to managing the outsourcing relationship, analyzing I
This comprehensive resource is an invaluable teaching aid for adding a global dimension to students' understanding of American history. It includes a wide range of materials from scholarly articles an
Lan (China studies and global studies, Akita International U.) argues that the current generation of Chinese leaders have not demonstrated the kind of foresight and courage needed to push forward far-
This book gathers work on approaches underlying system analysis and design (SA&D), such as structured development, object orientation, and sociotechnical design. It examines specific methods relyi
Provides an introduction to emergency management, for public administrators, local officials, and students in public administration and in-service training courses. Overviews the history of emergency
An insider explains how the job of being an economist works and critically assesses how the better it works, the less difference it makes. Colander (economics, Middlebury College) says his 11 essays,
Written by scholars who have been at the forefront of the NPG debate as well as by scholar-practitioners, this book provides “lessons learned from experience” on how networked, contract-based and part
This is the first concise introduction to emergency management, the emerging profession that deals with disasters from floods and earthquakes to terrorist attacks. Twenty case studies illustrate the h
Underlying current controversies about environmental regulation are shared concerns, divided interests and different ways of thinking about the earth and our proper relationship to it. This book bring
In recognition of the growing movement among academics and teachers for "internationalizing" the teaching of American history, Guarneri (history, Saint Mary's College of California) and Davis (history
The world of public management is changing dramatically, fueled by technological innovations such as the Internet, globalism that permits us to outsource functions anywhere in the world, new ideas fro
