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National suicide
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Martin L. Gross |
The New York Times bestselling author of The Government Racket is back with a scathing indictment of government waste. The government of the United States is a juggernaut of mismanagement, malfeasanc… |
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Handbook of practical program evaluation
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Joseph S. Wholey |
"The book is designed to enable students of public policy, policymakers and mangers to obtain useful information and conduct successful systematic evaluations, even under tight resource constraints. … |
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Re-imagining government
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Barry Quirk |
"In an age of austerity, public leaders and managers face a range of external challenges - fiscal, social and political. Combining theoretical insight, empirical commentary and practical experience, … |
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Bending science
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Wendy E. Wagner,Thomas O. McGarity |
viii, 384 p. : 24 cm |
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Adding it up
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Great Britain. Cabinet Office. Performance and Innovation Unit |
106 p. : 30 cm |
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Improving public policy analysis
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n/a |
"The material provided in this volume focuses on three interrelated aspects of senior officials' responsibility: policy formulation, the public management concepts and managing large organizations"--… |
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The politics of major policy reform in postwar America
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Jeffery A. Jenkins,Sidney M. Milkis |
"The Politics of Major Policy Reform in Postwar America examines the politics of recent landmark policy in areas such as homeland security, civil rights, health care, immigration, and trade, and it d… |
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Deliberate Discretion?
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Charles R. Shipan,John D. Huber |
"The laws that legislature adopt provide a crucial opportunity for elected politicians to define public policy. But the ways politicians use laws to shape policy vary considerably across polities. In… |
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Unaccountable
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Kevin Page |
In March 2008, Kevin Page was appointed by the federal Conservatives to be the country's first Parliamentary Budget Officer. The move fulfilled a Tory campaign promise to deliver greater government t… |
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A Time to Fight
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Jim Webb |
"I'm the only person in the history of Virginia elected to statewide office with a Union card, two Purple Hearts, and three tattoos."Jim Webb--the bestselling author and now the celebrated, outspoken… |
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