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  • The Language of Public Administration

    Bureaucracy, Modernity, and Postmodernity

    by Dr. David John Farmer, Ph.D. ...
    Coping with the practical problems of bureaucracy is hampered by the limited self-conception and the constricted mindsets of mainstream public administration thinking. Modernist public administration theory, although valuable and capable of producing ever more remarkable results, is limiting as an explanatory and catalytic force in resolving fundamental problems about the nature, size, scope, and ... Read more

    $28.79 USD

  • Beyond Public Administration

    Contemplating and Nudging Government-in-Context

    by David John Farmer ...
    Series series Routledge Research in Public Administration and Public Policy
    How can public administration (P.A.) nudge government to govern fundamentally better in terms of policy? How critical is P.A. contemplation and nudges – prods, shoves or hammer blows - to government-in-context?In this book, David John Farmer argues that government-in-context refers to government-in-totality, to what governs even if not called government and to what constrains government action. ... Read more

    $59.99 USD

  • Crime Control

    The Use and Misuse of Police Resources

    by David John Farmer ...
    Series series Business and Management (R0)
    The question of how to use police resources productively, par ticularly in this era of tight municipal budgets, is a major con cern for police chiefs and others responsible for crime control. In Crime Control: The Use and Misuse of Police Resources, David J. Farmer provides new insights into this question and sug gests a practical resource allocation approach for police poli cymakers and ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Public Administration in Perspective

    Theory and Practice Through Multiple Lenses

    by David John Farmer ...
    Throughout its history, public administration has used a number of different perspectives for analyzing the discipline's theory and practice, and both mainstream and alternative lenses have produced valuable insights and prescriptions. At the same time, an individual way of looking at PA can be misleading. Alone, a solitary lens can miss critical aspects and often gives only part of the picture. ... Read more

    $77.99 USD

  • To Kill the King

    Post-Traditional Governance and Bureaucracy

    by David John Farmer ...
    To Kill the King sketches post-traditional consciousness in terms of three rejuvenating concepts - thinking as play, justice as seeking, and practice as art. In a series of critical essays on each of these concepts, the book describes a post-traditional consciousness of governance that can yield enormous improvement in the quality of life for each individual. To Kill the King will appeal to any ... Read more

    $72.99 USD

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  • The Management Myth: Why the Experts Keep Getting it Wrong

    Debunking Modern Business Philosophy

    by Matthew Stewart ...
    A brilliant, not-to-be missed account of the reasons why management thinks the way it does—and why they are flawed.If CEOS, consultants, top managers, and other financial wizards are so smart, how come they screw up so badly? Why is there no correlation whatsoever between a business school education and success in business? Why might you be better off studying something as irrelevant as—philosophy ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Consumer Price Index Manual: Theory and Practice

    by International Monetary Fund ...
    The consumer price index (CPI) measures the rate at which the prices of consumer goods and services are changing over time. It is a key statistic for economic and social policymaking and has substantial and wide-ranging implications for governments, businesses, and households. This important and comprehensive Manual provides guidelines for statistical offices and other agencies responsible for ... Read more

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  • Selling in a New Market Space: Getting Customers to Buy Your Innovative and Disruptive Products

    by Brian Burns, Tom Snyder ...
    Your new product has changed the rules of the market. Now, you have to change the rules for selling it . . .Providing a truly innovative product or service is the difference between life and death for companies today. But once you’ve produced it, you have to answer the next big question: How do I sell this unique offering to customers who don’t even know they have a need for it?Brian C. Burns and ... Read more

    $23.39 USD

  • Policy Analysis in Canada

    Edited by Laurent Dobuzinskis, Michael Howlett, David Laycock ...
    Series series IPAC Series in Public Management and Governance
    The growth of what some academics refer to as 'the policy analysis movement' represents an effort to reform certain aspects of government behaviour. The policy analysis movement is the result of efforts made by actors inside and outside formal political decision-making processes to improve policy outcomes by applying systematic evaluative rationality to the development and implementation of policy ... Read more

    $68.99 USD

  • Hidden Champions of the Twenty-First Century

    The Success Strategies of Unknown World Market Leaders

    by Hermann Simon ...
    Series series Business and Management (R0)
    What do Tetra aquarium supplies, Elector-Nite sensors, and Nissha touch panels have in common? They are typical "hidden champions," medium-sized, unknown companies (with annual revenues under $4 billion) that have quietly, under the radar, become world market leaders in their respective industries. Hermann Simon has been studying these hidden champions for over 20 years, and in this sequel to his ... Read more

    $53.99 USD

  • Semantic Seo 2016

    by seowaz ...
    Relevant and Proof Terms UnveiledThe Unfair Advantage of Semantic Analysis to Double your SEO and Triple your AdSense ResultsRanking your website at the top of Google's search results is not impossible. In fact, it is easier than it seems if you know how to appeal to Google and to your users. This book teaches you the keys to success in SEO ranking, with lessons suited to all skill levels.We have ... Read more

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  • Fear City

    New York's Fiscal Crisis and the Rise of Austerity Politics

    by Kim Phillips-Fein ...
    PULITZER PRIZE FINALISTAn epic, riveting history of New York City on the edge of disaster—and an anatomy of the austerity politics that continue to shape the world todayWhen the news broke in 1975 that New York City was on the brink of fiscal collapse, few believed it was possible. How could the country's largest metropolis fail? How could the capital of the financial world go bankrupt? Yet the ... Read more

    $14.39 USD

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