Understanding Public Administration (De Vries Michiel S.)(Paperback)

Understanding Public Administration (De Vries Michiel S.)(Paperback)

Public administration - the practice of producing and executing government policy by bureaucrats, politicians, managers and other officials - affects almost everything we encounter in our day-to-day lives. Public administrators are - at least partially - responsible for the amount of hours we work,

Public Administration: A Very Short Introduction (Theodoulou Stella Z.)(Paperback)

Public administration ensures the development and delivery of the essential public services required for sustaining modern civilization. Covering areas from public safety and social welfare to transportation and education, the services provided through the public sector are inextricably part of our

Democracy Administered: How Public Administration Shapes Representative Government (Bertelli Anthony Michael)(Paperback)

How does representative government function when public administration can reshape democracy? The traditional narrative of public administration balances the accountability of managers, a problem of control, with the need for effective administration, a problem of capability. The discretion modern

Understanding Psychology for Nursing Students (de Vries Jan)(Paperback / softback)

This book helps nursing students recognise why they need to know about psychology, how it can affect and influence their individual nursing practice as well as the role it plays in health and

Strategies for Governing: Reinventing Public Administration for a Dangerous Century (Roberts Alasdair)(Pevná vazba)

With the fields of public administration and public management suffering a crisis of relevance, Alasdair Roberts offers a provocative assessment of their shortfalls. The two fields, he finds, no longer address urgent questions of governance in a turbulent and dangerous world. Strategies for

Administrative Traditions: Understanding the Roots of Contemporary Administrative Behavior (Peters B. Guy)(Pevná vazba)

Contemporary public administration reflects its historical roots, as well as contemporary ideas about how the public bureaucracy should be organized and function. This book argues that there are administrative traditions that have their roots centuries ago but continue to influence administrative

The Happiness Equation: Meditations on Happiness (Kets de Vries Manfred F. R.)(Paperback)

The Industrious Revolution: Consumer Behavior and the Household Economy, 1650 to the Present (de Vries Jan)(Paperback)

Understanding Public Policy: Theories and Issues (Cairney Paul)(Paperback)

A major new introduction to theories of public policy. The author provides an accessible assessment of a wide range of theories and models from policy cycles, policy transfer, rational choice and socio-economic explanations to multi-level governance, advocacy coalitions and punctuated equilibrium

Understanding Public Speaking: A Learner's Guide to Persuasive Oratory (Mohan Braj)(Paperback)

Public speaking is a much coveted yet difficult art. This book illustrates the use of various linguistic devices and persuasive strategies with examples from the speeches of powerful orators in history. It systematically draws on the various approaches to public speaking and persuasive discourse to

Projectmanagement Voor Opdrachtgevers (Molen Michiel van der)(Paperback)

The Blood of the Lamb (De Vries Peter)(Paperback)

The most poignant of all De Vries's novels, The Blood of the Lamb is also the most autobiographical. It follows the life of Don Wanderhop from his childhood in an immigrant Calvinist family living in Chicago in the 1950s through the loss of a brother, his faith, his wife, and finally his daughter-a

Foundations of European Politics - A Comparative Approach (De Vries Catherine E. (Professor of Political Science Professor of Political Science Bocconi University))(Paperback / softback)

The Politics of Bureaucracy: An Introduction to Comparative Public Administration (Peters B. Guy)(Paperback)

Written by B. Guy Peters, a leading authority in the field, this comprehensive exploration of the political and policy making roles of public bureaucracies is now available in a fully revised seventh edition, offering extensive, well-documented comparative analysis of the effects of politics on

Critical Statistics: Seeing Beyond the Headlines (de Vries Robert)(Paperback)

Awarded the 2019 Most Promising New Textbook Award by the Textbook & Academic Authors Association.This accessible and entertaining new textbook provides students with the knowledge and skills they need to understand the barrage of numbers encountered in their everyday lives and studies. Almost all

Understanding Public Leadership ('t Hart Paul)(Paperback)

A new edition of a popular textbook that provides a systematic and up-to-date introduction to the different approaches to understanding leadership in the public sector. This text draws together a wide range of enduring and cutting-edge scholarship to provide a clear and concise overview of the

Understanding and Managing Public Organizations (Rainey Hal G.)(Paperback)

Discover the latest insights in organization theory from a comprehensive and masterful volume Understanding and Managing Public Organizations, 6th Edition provides readers with an authoritative reference for scholars, masters, and doctoral students in public management and public affairs programs

Základní pojmy scholastiky - Vries Josef De

Nevelký počet podrobně zpracovaných hesel podává kompaktní přehled vrcholné středověké filozofie s její prehistorií v antice a s ohlasy v novověké filozofii až do současnosti

Law and Administration (Harlow Carol)(Paperback)

Law and Administration takes a contextual approach to administrative law, setting law and legal rules in the context of the social, political and economic forces that shape the law, and of the complex constitutional framework in which contemporary administrative law operates. This book contains a

Edemocracy & Egovernment: Stages of a Democratic Knowledge Society (Meier Andreas)(Pevná vazba)

This textbook reviews and systematically presents the use of the Internet in public administration and politics. Further, it employs a process-oriented layer model to define the opportunities for exchange and participation for all stakeholder groups, covering the following topics: eAssistance,

Pro SQL Server 2008 Administration (Simmons Ken)(Paperback)

Pro SQL Server 2008 Administration is critical for database administrators seeking in-depth knowledge on administering SQL Server 2008. This book covers the impact of the new features available in SQL Server 2008 specifically targeted for database administrators, along with the tried-and-true

Mastering Linux System Administration (Bresnahan Christine)(Paperback)

Achieve Linux system administration mastery with time-tested and proven techniques In Mastering Linux System Administration, Linux experts and system administrators Christine Bresnahan and Richard Blum deliver a comprehensive roadmap to go from Linux beginner to expert Linux system administrator

The Korean Mind: Understanding Contemporary Korean Culture (De Mente Boye Lafayette)(Paperback)

Understanding a people and their culture through code words and language. Today, South Korea is an economic, technological and entertainment superpower. How, as a country, did they rebound from war, poverty and political unrest? And how can that success be replicated in other cultures? The answers

War Law: Understanding International Law and Armed Conflict (Byers Michael)(Paperback)

International law governing the use of military force has been the subject of intense public debate. Under what conditions is it appropriate, or necessary, for a country to use force when diplomacy has failed? Michael Byers, a widely known world expert on international law, weighs these issues in