Public administration / Public policy Books
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Befähigung durch Stärkung der Handlungskompetenz:
Book SynopsisDieses Buch konzentriert sich auf das Verständnis von Faktoren und Mechanismen, die an der Entwicklung von Handlungskompetenz beteiligt sind, hauptsächlich in drei verwandten Kontexten: partizipative Entwicklung, Beratungsarbeit und Dienstleistungstransaktionen. Ausgangspunkt der Forschung ist die Erkenntnis, dass "agency" (allgemein verstanden als Wille und Praxis der Selbstbestimmung und des Selbstmanagements) bei den Nutznießern von Dienstleistungen und Projekten eine entscheidende Rolle für die effektive Umsetzung und Nachhaltigkeit spielt. Das Projekt befasst sich mit diesem Thema, wobei der Schwerpunkt auf den inneren Fähigkeiten und Orientierungen der Menschen liegt, und wirft die Frage auf, wie solche Fähigkeiten und Orientierungen in der Praxis von externen Akteuren im Bereich der öffentlichen Politik für sozioökonomische und internationale Entwicklung gefördert und aktiviert werden könnten. Das Projekt ist so angelegt, dass es die traditionellen disziplinären Grenzen überschreitet und anthropologische, psychologische und wirtschaftliche Ansätze und Perspektiven miteinander verbindet.Table of Contents1 Einleitung: Was Forscher dazu bewegt, die Initiative zu diesem interdisziplinären Forschungsprojekt zu ergreifen Teil I Das Verständnis der Agentur und ihre Entwicklung 2 Jenseits des distanzierten Zynismus: Ein kritischer Überblick über anthropologische Perspektiven der Handlungsfähigkeit und ihrer Entwicklung 3 Eine psychologische Perspektive auf das Handeln im Kontext der Verhaltensänderung 4 Agency als Basis für "Bounded Rationality", Kern des "Humankapitals" und Schlüssel zu "Human Capabilities" Teil II Stärkung der Handlungskompetenz: Plausible Mechanismen und Einflussfaktoren 5 Was wird zur Erleichterung der Agenturentwicklung in der Praxis getan? Dokumentation und Kristallisierung eines unbesungenen Praxiswissens eines Experten aus einem Drittland 6 Die Armutsfalle durchbrechen: Ein psychologischer Rahmen zur nachhaltigen Förderung von Handlungskompetenz und Verhaltensänderungen bei Begünstigten der Entwicklungshilfe 7 Nutzerzentrierte Ansätze für Dienstleistungstransaktionen und Vertretung der Dienstleistungsnutzer Teil III Visualisierung und Messung der Agentur 8 Schreiben, Erzählen, Selbstdarstellung in Verbindung mit anderen: Wiederaufnahme und Untersuchung der Lebensaufzeichnungsbewegung als Ursprung der auf Geschichten basierenden Methoden in Japan 9 Die psychologische Messung von Agency: Jüngste Entwicklungen und Herausforderungen der Psychometrie in Armutskontexten 10 Visualisierung der Etappen der Agenturentwicklung 11 Schlussfolgerung
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Springer Verlag, Singapore Sustainable Qatar: Social, Political and Environmental Perspectives
Book SynopsisThis open access book provides a topical overview of the key sustainability issues in Qatar, focusing on environmental sustainability from a socio-political perspective. The transition to a sustainable Qatar requires engagement with diverse areas of social-political, human, and environmental development. On the environmental aspects, the contributors address climate change, food security, water reuse and desalination, energy, and biodiversity. The socio-political section examines state strategy and regulation, the place of environmental law and geopolitics and sustainability innovators and catalysts. The human section considers economics, sustainability education, the knowledge economy, and waste management. In doing so, the book demarcates the ways in which the country encounters and grapples with significant challenges and delves into the range of options for future pathways to sustainability in Qatar. Relevant to policymakers and scholars in energy and environment, urban and developmental studies, as well as the arenas of politics, climate change and policy, this book is a landmark collection on environmental policy in the Gulf and beyond.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Sustainable Qatar.- Chapter 2. The Evolvement of Qatar’s Environmental Sustainability Policy: The Strategies, Regulations, and Institutions.- Chapter 3. Law and Governance Innovations on Sustainability in Qatar: Current Approaches and Future Directions.- Chapter 4. FIFA World Cup 2022 as a Catalyst for Environmental Sustainability in Qatar.- Chapter 5. Qatar Foundations: A Sustainability Innovator.- Chapter 6. Qatar's Energy Policy and the Transition Towards a Renewable and Carbon-Neutral Future.- Chapter 7. Qatar in the Energy Transition: Low Carbon Economy Challenges and Opportunities.- Chapter 8. A Systems Perspective on the Sustainable Development of Qatar .- Chapter 9. Sea Level Rise and the National Security Challenge of Sustainable Urban Adaptation in Doha and other Arab Coastal Cities.- Chapter 10. Assessing and Reporting Potential Environmental Risks Associated with Reefing Oil Platform During Decommissioning in Qatar.- Chapter 11. The Domestic Water Sector in Qatar.- Chapter 12. Contribution of Non-Profit Organizations to Food Security Sustainability in the State of Qatar.- Chapter 13. Terrestrial Biodiversity in Arid Environments: One Global Component of Climate Crisis Resilience.- Chapter 14. Doha as a 15-Minute City – An Urban Fareej.- Chapter 15. Post-Oil Urbanism: A Need for Smart and Sustainable Urban Development Strategies and Framework in the Gulf States.- Chapter 16. Towards the Circular Qatari Zero-Waste Management Sector.- Chapter 17. Education for Sustainable Development in Qatar.- Chapter 18. Developing A Vibrant Entrepreneurship Ecosystem in Qatar: A Sustainable Pathway Toward the Knowledge-based Economy?.- Chapter 19. Pathways for a Sustainable Future.
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Springer Verlag, Singapore Einwanderungspolitik und Krise im regionalen
Book SynopsisDieses Buch vergleicht die Einwanderungspolitik der EU-Staaten und der asiatischen Länder - Deutschland, Polen, Estland, Taiwan, China, Südkorea, Japan, Vietnam und Thailand -, analysiert die Stärken und Schwächen der verschiedenen politischen Akteure in den Regionen und untersucht, was aus den Erfahrungen der verschiedenen Staaten gelernt werden kann. In den letzten Jahrzehnten ist die Einwanderungspolitik aufgrund der Globalisierung zu einem heißen Thema geworden. Seit der Flüchtlingskrise im Jahr 2015, als mehr als eine Million Migranten und Flüchtlinge nach Europa kamen, steht die EU vor Herausforderungen im Bereich der Einwanderung. In Asien ist die Einwanderungsproblematik noch komplizierter geworden, da die wirtschaftlichen Beziehungen zwischen den asiatischen Ländern in den letzten Jahren erheblich zugenommen haben. Mit Beiträgen von Professoren, Experten und Wissenschaftlern aus verschiedenen Ländern Europas und Asiens bietet das Buch sowohl eingehende Analysen als auch breite Perspektiven zu diesem Thema und ist damit eine wertvolle Lektüre für Wissenschaftler und politische Entscheidungsträger gleichermaßen. Table of ContentsEinleitung.- Eine Studie zur Migrationspolitik in Japan.- Politische Rechte von Einwanderern in Korea.- Hat Chinas Soft Power die Jugend Taiwans angelockt? Preliminary Evidence for Overseas Employment.- The Nexus between Foreign Labor Policy and Human Trafficking in Taiwan.- Labour Immigration Policy in Vietnam.- Thailand Immigrant Policy: Herausforderung und Chance vor und nach der ASEANISIERUNG.- Die Herausforderung der Einwanderung nach Europa.- Die Migrationspolitik Osteuropas: Der Fall von Polen und Ungarn: Die Reaktion der deutschen Parteien auf die Flüchtlingskrise 2015: Eine Langzeitanalyse der Dynamik der Parteipositionierung.- Die Auswirkungen der EU-Einwanderungspolitik auf die normative Macht in Europa.- Die Gestaltung der Einwanderungspolitik in den neuen EU-Mitgliedstaaten: der Fall der estnischen Asylpolitik.
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World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Rise Of The Regulatory State In The Chinese
Book SynopsisBy reviewing regulatory initiatives in health financing, service provision, pharmaceutical sector and public health, this book attempts to connect recent research with policy developments in the Chinese health-care system. While there are a small number of studies on the regulations in the Chinese health-care system, this book contributes to the literature in three ways. First, a review of the recent developments in the Chinese health-care system illustrates that the capacity and incentives of the regulatory agencies matter in the implementation and enforcement of the regulations. Second, this book also shows that some institutional arrangements in the Chinese context are particularly important for configuring the capacity and incentives of the regulatory system. Third, this book lays out the mechanisms for the regulatory reform of the Chinese health-care system.
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World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Inception Point: The Use Of Learning And
Book SynopsisInception Point: The Use of Learning and Development to Reform the Singapore Public Service fills a gap in current literature on Singapore's modernisation. While the political leadership of the late Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew and his People's Action Party (PAP) government were key to Singapore's modernisation, the role of policy implementation was one shouldered by the Singapore Public Service, a story thus far neglected in literature.Inception Point argues that the Singapore Public Service used executive development and training to introduce reforms across the bureaucracy. In so doing, the bureaucracy constantly adjusted itself to help modernise Singapore. In the 40 years between decolonisation in 1959 and 2001, when the training arm of the bureaucracy became a statutory board, training had been used firstly, to socialise the bureaucracy away from its colonial-era organisational culture to prepare it for the tasks of nation-building. Subsequently, civil servants were mobilised into an 'economic general staff' through training and development, to lead the Singapore developmental state in the 1970s and the 1980s. The Public Service for the 21st Century (PS21) reforms in the 1990s was the epitome in harnessing development and training for reforms across the bureaucracy.
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World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Sri Lanka At Crossroads: Geopolitical Challenges
Book SynopsisHaving celebrated its 70th year of independence in 2018, Sri Lanka, a strategically-positioned island nation, now finds itself with the potential to be a super connector in fast-developing Asia. While carving out a place for itself in the international arena, Sri Lanka has simultaneously had to look inwards to recover and rebuild its potential, bruised by an era of colonial rule and nearly 30 years of a civil war, with two youth insurrections.This book examines these twin dimensions. First, how Sri Lanka is negotiating its international reach and the spheres of influence that extend from other Asian and world powers, and second, how the country is engaging in nation-building, from days of racial riots to ones of peace-building, reconciliation, more robust governance, and the development of cyber security.Written from the perspective of a Sri Lankan academic and the head of the national security think tank, this book offers insights into how the country has addressed its post-conflict as well as geopolitical challenges, navigated through domestic politics, and ramped up peace-building efforts, to now reach a junction where it can put its foot firmly on the road to prosperity in a new Asian world order.
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World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Research On Efficiency And Fairness Of Resources
Book SynopsisIn China, the government controls a large part of resources, such as land, energy, bank savings, and so on. This book studies the efficiency and fairness of resources allocation by governmental administration in China. The book states that it is neither fair nor efficient to allocate resources by the governmental administrations. These resources should be allocated by the market.The book analyzes the resources allocation by government administration in three key areas namely education, health care, and land. A quantitive analysis is developed for describing more precisely the situation of unfairness in fiscal resources allocation. This book also describes how ordinary people address the misposition of resources by governmental administrations by migrating from the provinces with less resources to the provinces with more resources in education or health care. Thus, the book concludes that the actual allocation of resources is determined by the interactions between ordinary people and the government.
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Springer Verlag, Singapore Indian Agriculture Under the Shadows of WTO and
Book SynopsisThis book examines the various issues and concerns faced by Indian agriculture under the obligations of WTO and the Free Trade Agreements. While the issues discussed pertain mainly to India, the lessons can also be derived for many other similarly placed developing countries. The book delves into various aspects of Indian agricultural trade and evaluates the domestic policies and regulations of government while also looking at external factors like WTO, free trade agreements and non-tariff barriers. Chapters of this book have been contributed by eminent agricultural economists, lawyers and social scientists providing the perspective from their sector. This book highlights the challenges and opportunities for agriculture sector under the rapidly growing regional trade agreements and results of negotiations under the WTO. It also provides critical insights into the ongoing fisheries subsidies negotiations at the WTO and issues relating to non-tariff measures. The findings have broad implications for developing countries in general and India in particular. This book will greatly benefit trade negotiators, policymakers, civil society, farmer groups, researchers, students, and academics interested in issues related to the WTO, FTAs, tariff and non-tariff barriers and other allied issues concerning Indian agriculture. The techniques used in analytical part will mostly benefit the researchers as they can not only use these techniques and methodologies for their future research, but to also carry the research forward. The book is useful for many educational institutes which teach international trade, agricultural economics, and WTO and FTAs studies.Table of Contents
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Springer Verlag, Singapore Political Economy of Malaysia’s Industrial Policy: Institutional Capacity and the Automotive Industry
Book SynopsisThis book examines the national automotive policy in Malaysia to help readers gain an understanding of the country’s industrial policy-making processes. Addressing a gap in analysis of the political economy of the national automotive policy, the research presented combines the new institutional theory and the developmental state approach to provide new insights into elite policymakers’ measures to shield domestic automotive enterprises from pro-market reforms. The formation of the national car project marks a turning point for Malaysia's industrial development as a country, which it envisions will lead to it becoming a major player in the global automotive market. However, the domestic institutional factors embedded in ethno-economic interests and patronage constrain national car-makers, limiting their potential to grow, and instead causing a slowdown in the industry.Allowing readers to understand the background to Malaysia’s heavy industrialisation programme and the birth of its national car projects, this book critically discusses the significance of institutional context in policy outcomes, and highlights how institutions and policies have impact growth or decline. It is a valuable resource relevant to analysts, researchers and students who are interested in the political economy of the national industrial policy and automotive industry in Malaysia and beyond.Table of ContentsIntroduction.- Theoretical framework.- Malaysia automotive policy and industrial policy.- The political economy of the national car project.- Political economy analysis of the national automotive industry.- Conclusion.
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World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Building Service-oriented Government: Lessons,
Book SynopsisProviding quality public service is one of the essential functions of a government. In the turbulent time, however, governments worldwide are experiencing a variety of unprecedented challenges to meet citizens' increasing demands and expectations. In China, building a service-oriented government and a harmonious society is central to the 12th Five-Year Plan and challenges the governance philosophies, capacities and competencies of Chinese government at every level. Researchers of Nanyang Centre for Public Administration (NCPA) at Nanyang Technological University systematically examined the concept of service-oriented government in the context of China and developed an assessment scheme to evaluate the performance of building service-oriented government in Chinese cities. Under the auspices of the Lien Foundation in Singapore, based on the assessment scheme, they conducted large-scale telephone surveys of citizens and businesses in 32 major Chinese cities in 2011. This book presents their findings and empirical studies on public service performance, citizen satisfaction, political trust and government transparency based on the data collected from the 2011 Lien project. Moreover, it also includes selected papers presented at the 2012 Lien International Conference on Public Administration in Singapore. Contributed by scholars from Mainland China, the US, Hong Kong and Singapore, these papers discuss various important issues related with building a service-oriented government including public ethical values, the roles of NGO, social accountability, urban integration, performance measurement and emotional labor in public service.Table of ContentsLien Chinese Cities Service-Oriented Government Index; Ethical Values and Service-Oriented Government; Emotional Labor in Public Service; Performance Measurement, a Comparative East-West Context; Public Service in Higher Education; Integrated Development of Metropolitan Governance and Public Service; The Roles of NGOs; Political Trust, Government Transparency; Public Service Quality, Citizen-Level Predictors vs. City-Level Predictors; Public Education Service.
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World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Governing Asia: Reflections On A Research Journey
Book SynopsisThese thirty-eight essays by the professors and research fellows of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy is dedicated to the tenth anniversary of the School. The core theme of the essays is governance in Asia and what its governments and peoples are doing for the public good. As Asia rises, its policymakers and citizens, and indeed the rest of the world, are increasingly asking how this dynamic region is making public policy, what we can learn from that exciting, often turbulent process, and how Asians can do better. The School's diverse and international group of scholars have written a set of informal, provocative, and passionate essays about governance in Asia — its past, present, and future — and why they study it. The volume — a candid, engaging act of transparency and disclosure — is also an invitation to join the conversation on the problems and promise of Asia and the larger dialogue on public policy and policy research in a globalized world.Table of ContentsIn Search of Good Public Administration and Governance (Naomi AOKI); A Third Generation Theory of Collective Action (Eduardo ARARAL); Growing Importance and Increasing Complexity: Research in Public Financial Management in Asia (Mukul G ASHER); India on My Mind (Kanti BAJPAI); New Mindsets: Solving the World's Water and Wastewater Problems (Asit K BISWAS); How Did I Get Here? Where am I Going? Thinking on a Bicycle (Joost BUURMAN); Is There a Macroeconomic Policy Regime in China? (CHEN Kang); The Story of Missing Women (Yvonne J CHEN); Why Public Policy Needs to Take a Broader View on Well-Being (Namrata CHINDARKAR); From Slobodan Milosevic to Doraemon (HENG Yee Kuang); The Poetry of Politics: What I Research and Why (Selina HO); Tracing How Governments Think (Michael HOWLETT); The Challenge for Labour Market Policy Research (HUI Weng Tat); The Price of the Invaluable: The Role of Companies and Markets in Water Supply (Olivia JENSEN); From Gangnam Apartments to Urban Development Policy in Asia - A Personal Journey (JOO Yu Min); Research Passion for Excellence in Teaching (Suzaina KADIR); Population Ageing in the East and West (KIM Erin Hye-Won); Coincidences or Opportunities? (Ashish LALL); Water Narratives: Caricature of a General Theory of Institutional Change (LEONG Ching); Local Government Fiscal Disparities in China (LI Hui); New Ideas for a 'New Normal' Singapore (Donald LOW); Is Humanity Rational? (Kishore MAHBUBANI); First, Ask the Right Question (NG Kok Hoe); Of Mice and Man: A Personal Research Journey (Tikki PANG); Health for All, All for Health - Public Policy Research for Global Health (PHUA Kai Hong); Bureaucracy, I Love You (Ora-orn POOCHAROEN); Capital Flows, Crises, and Exchange Rate Management in Emerging Asia (Ramkishen S RAJAN); Destiny, Detachment, and Public Policy (M RAMESH); My "Research Passion" - Securing the Survival and Well-Being of Our Species (John RICHARDSON); The Big Picture and the Small, the Long View and the Short (Razeen SALLY); The Professorial Life: Seamlessness, Synergy, and Significance (Kenneth Paul TAN); The Need for a Serious Rethink on Economics (Dodo J THAMPAPILLAI); Any Progress Towards Sustainable Development or at Least Sustained Development? (Cecilia TORTAJADA); Making Research a Fulfilling Mission (VU Minh Khuong); What Drives Public Managers in Tough Governance Settings? (Zeger van der WAL); Dirty Boots and Polished Shoes (Robert J WASSON); Warming up the Cold Bench (WU Xun); Building an Asian Scholarship of Public Administration and Policy (Wai-Hang YEE);
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World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Ganga Rejuvenation: Governance Challenges And
Book SynopsisThis book focuses on governance and management issues in the much publicized 'Ganga Rejuvenation Project', led by the Indian Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi. Attempts over the past three decades to clean up and rejuvenate one of the world's greatest rivers have proved futile. The major reasons for the lack of success are absence of long-term planning, poor co-ordination and failure to sustain whatever little infrastructure for water and sewage treatment could be developed. Focusing on these broad aspects, the book explores spaces for better governance through active community participation, knowledge management, prospects of Public-Private-Partnership, e-governance, youth education, waterfront development, lessons from past failures, comparative international analogies, utilization of external aid and global expertise in successful implementation of a sustainable long-term plan for a river basin's integrated development of both the economy and environment. A host of activities, such as, improving pollution monitoring systems, new development plans for tourism enhancement; river dredging and sewering riparian cities are already being carried in the hope of quick results. The Government of India has also appointed a task force for preparation of a long-term strategy. However, substantial knowledge gaps persist especially with regard to governance. This book aims to address the governance and policy issues and will be a very timely contribution to cleaning as well as rejuvenating Ganga, a river that is lifeline of millions of people.
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Palgrave Macmillan Dreaming of a Better Life Migration Journey of Indonesia Migrant Workers in Japan
Book SynopsisChapter 1: Training, Transferring Knowledge, and Making a ‘Win-Win’: Bilateral Discourses Between Japan and Indonesia.- Chapter 2: Harsh Discipline as a Strategy in Pre-Departure Training.- Chapter 3: Seniority is First The Dynamics of Senior-Junior Relations.- Chapter 4: The Role of Supervising Organization (Kanridantai).- Chapter 5: Community as a Coping Mechanism: Religious Groups, Ethnic Communities and Social Collectivism of Tohoku Family.- Chapter 6: The Self as an Active Agent: Social Media and Indonesian Young Labor Migration Phenomenon to Japan.- Chapter 7: Welcome Back Home! Willingness and Readiness to Return.- Final Chapter 8: The Conclusion.
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Springer Verlag, Singapore Comparative Approaches in Law and Policy
Book SynopsisThis book encompasses areas of research like comparative constitution, transformative constitution, environmental law, family law, child rights and so on. The main theme of the book is comparative law. We intend to incorporate into this book laws pertaining to diverse field wherein it can be compared with the laws of other countries which brings in better understanding and conceptual clarity. The book focuses on the jurisprudence of different countries which enables the readers or clientele to get a better understanding of the principles of comparative law. The book showcases the comparative law jurisprudence prevalent across the globe so as to make use of the best practices for the betterment of humanity.Table of ContentsComparing Constitutionally: Modes of Comparison.- Imperatives of the Basic Structure Doctrine: A Semi-Centennial Concept.- Equality, Merit & Affirmative Action: India & USA.- Separation of Power and Judicial Independence in the Context of the United States and the Indian Constitution: A Cratological Critique.- Constitutional Obligation and Responsibilities of the Judges in a Contemporary Era: A Critical Study.- The Rule of Law and Legal Controversies – The Impact of COVID -19 in Bhutan.- Cross Border Judicial Dialogue: A Look at Indian Supreme Court’s Engagement with Australian Jurisprudence in National Legal Services Authority v. Union of India.- Climate Change and Human Mobility: Responsibilities under International Environmental Law.- Do Australian and Indian Courts have ‘get-out-of-text free cards’ like the US Supreme Court in order to Limit Environmental Executive Power?.- Affirmative Action and Social Discrimination: A functional comparative study of India, USA and South Africa.- Maran shipping: a ray of hope in a darkening landscape for inter-state civil actions – forum non-conveniens versus duty of care.- Impacts of the Use of a Family Violence Report to Determine Interests in Residential Tenancy Agreements: A Comparative Study between Western Australian and Albertan(Canada) Legislation.- Live-in-Relationship viz-a-viz Marriage: A congruence among Indian and Australian Law.- Tainted Chocolate? A systemic review of the cocoa industry in Ghana and Brazil.- Metaverse and NFT’s.- A comparative study of blockchain and cryptocurrency regulations.
£125.99
Hong Kong University Press A City Mismanaged: Hong Kong’s Struggle for
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Hong Kong University Press The Public Sector in Hong Kong, Second Edition
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Hong Kong University Press The New Politics of BeijingHong Kong Relations
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Independently Published Digital Governance How AI Innovation is Reshaping
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Centralization: Costs and Benefits
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Information Age Publishing Qualitative Research With Diverse and Underserved
Book SynopsisThe purpose of the book is to provide a description and explanation of various qualitative methods and mechanisms of analysis with case study examples. The book will introduce theory, methods, and techniques and can serve as a "field guide" for practice. Though there are many books which describe qualitative research, this book is designed from its inception as a guide to inquiry with individuals from and groups and communities which are underrepresented, marginalized and/or socially disadvantaged. With this purpose, the book focuses on the meaningfulness of qualitative approaches framed by a commitment to social justice and considers qualitative research with the imperative of involving voiceless, marginalized, unrepresented, or devalued populations.We anticipate the book will be useful for teachers of qualitative research and evaluation, practitioners, dissertation students considering qualitative methods and as a ready reference (i.e., a field guide). The authors/editors believe this book will expand national conversations about social justice, address voids in the literature and gaps in public policy informed by social justice and inform the general body of knowledge concerning qualitative research.
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Information Age Publishing Qualitative Research With Diverse and Underserved
Book SynopsisThe purpose of the book is to provide a description and explanation of various qualitative methods and mechanisms of analysis with case study examples. The book will introduce theory, methods, and techniques and can serve as a "field guide" for practice. Though there are many books which describe qualitative research, this book is designed from its inception as a guide to inquiry with individuals from and groups and communities which are underrepresented, marginalized and/or socially disadvantaged. With this purpose, the book focuses on the meaningfulness of qualitative approaches framed by a commitment to social justice and considers qualitative research with the imperative of involving voiceless, marginalized, unrepresented, or devalued populations.We anticipate the book will be useful for teachers of qualitative research and evaluation, practitioners, dissertation students considering qualitative methods and as a ready reference (i.e., a field guide). The authors/editors believe this book will expand national conversations about social justice, address voids in the literature and gaps in public policy informed by social justice and inform the general body of knowledge concerning qualitative research.
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Information Age Publishing It Can Be Done in Government: An Approach for
Book SynopsisIn this work titled, It Can Be Done in Government: An Approach for Improving Efficiency in the Public Sector, 2nd Edition, we attempt to provide a roadmap describing a simple approach for improving processes using teams. This book is ideal for process improvement initiatives, academic institutions, organizational change practitioners, public entities, and administrators and leaders seeking a practical approach for the promotion and implementation of organizational effectiveness. Throughout this handbook, the term process refers to a series of steps that create a product or service. Processes are different from projects. Projects have a beginning and an end. Processes are ongoing, cyclical, and rarely operate in isolation. They connect to or impact many other processes. An approach to improve these processes is the focus of this book.As a public sector leader, you are encouraged, more often than not, to have an external perspective looking outside, looking long term. You are told to keep your eyes on the horizon, spend time figuring out what the public or the customer wants, to pay attention to what other similar organizations are doing, build external partnerships, network, and analyze both the external opportunities and threats. The truth is, however, the leaders and organizations that stand out are those who, contrary to this traditional approach, aggressively look internally, with a balance, more likely, of 80% internal and 20% external, particularly within the public sector.
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Information Age Publishing It Can Be Done in Government: An Approach for
Book SynopsisIn this work titled, It Can Be Done in Government: An Approach for Improving Efficiency in the Public Sector, 2nd Edition, we attempt to provide a roadmap describing a simple approach for improving processes using teams. This book is ideal for process improvement initiatives, academic institutions, organizational change practitioners, public entities, and administrators and leaders seeking a practical approach for the promotion and implementation of organizational effectiveness. Throughout this handbook, the term process refers to a series of steps that create a product or service. Processes are different from projects. Projects have a beginning and an end. Processes are ongoing, cyclical, and rarely operate in isolation. They connect to or impact many other processes. An approach to improve these processes is the focus of this book.As a public sector leader, you are encouraged, more often than not, to have an external perspective looking outside, looking long term. You are told to keep your eyes on the horizon, spend time figuring out what the public or the customer wants, to pay attention to what other similar organizations are doing, build external partnerships, network, and analyze both the external opportunities and threats. The truth is, however, the leaders and organizations that stand out are those who, contrary to this traditional approach, aggressively look internally, with a balance, more likely, of 80% internal and 20% external, particularly within the public sector.
£76.50
