Central Government

This book explores how the theories and practices of public management have evolved. It covers themes such as political, judicial, and cultural env...

Japan's economy, once the envy of the world, has recently experienced a period of malaise and stagnation. This is due in part to over-regulation an...

Among the most intractable problems in the public sector is how to train effective administrators. Nagel and the contributors to this wide-ranging ...

Yu gives Western readers a full view of China's science and technology policy, plus a historical perspective on the development of her science, tec...

A public manager herself and successful consultant in the public sector, Camaron Thomas argues for a whole new way of being a public manager. She i...

Legal admission to the United States is primarily for the purpose of permanent residence or temporary stay. Whereas the number of permanent admissi...

Responding to a critical need in government for ways to manage costs better and improve productivity, The author gives practitioners and advanced s...

Energy efficiency and energy conservation are often thought to be the same. They are not, according to Herbert Inhaber. Only when less total energy...

In an effort to bridge the gap between budget theorists and practitioners, this book approaches local government budgeting as the internal resource...

This is the third book in what the author calls his sin trilogy: the gambling, tobacco, and alcohol industries. Similar to the gambling and tobacco...

Exploring China's transition to a socialist market economy, this book finds that the recent Chinese experience is unique and unprecedented. It seem...

Should we be doing—or trying to do—everything ourselves, or might it be better to contract some tasks out to others? Could they do them better and ...

Balk argues that most professionals in government agencies are underutilized. He proposes an operational approach, called public agency democracy, ...

Since 1984, relaxed federal guidelines have allowed the natural gas industry to become far more flexible and competitive. Once gas pipelines were g...

This book examines causes and deterrents of transportation accidents by mode--automobiles, truck, air, recreational boating, commercial vessels and...