Global dimensions of public administration and governance a comparative voyage

The authors present a comparative text on the structure and function of governments around the world. This book provides an interdisciplinary perspective and a global, historical, and theoretical examination of the management and governance of the twenty-first century state. Readers learn how territ...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Raadschelders, J. C. N., Vigoda-Gadot, Eran (Author), Kisner, Mirit (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken, New Jersey Jossey-Bass, a Wiley brand 2015
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Collection: O'Reilly - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 475-524) and index
  • Globalization and government : combining global and comparative perspectives upon the state of modern government
  • The roots and development of governance, government, and public administration : the envelopment of local communities in upper-local polities over time
  • Structuring governance and government : the layered territorial and bureaucratic organization of the world
  • State making, nation building, and citizenship
  • Political-administrative systems and multilevel government
  • Bureaucratic organization and culture
  • Organization, management, and policy : comparing the competencies of government and public administration
  • Bureaucracy as personnel system and political-administrative relations
  • Traditional government activities I : national defense, police, law and order
  • Traditional government activities II : economy, finance, and taxation systems
  • Social-economic services : energy management, planning and zoning, industry and trade
  • Welfare services and policies : health care, education, and social services
  • A vision for comparative theory and practice : horizons of the comparative voyage