term.subject="Public administration"

Print version: The Governance of Labour Administration, Intro -- Front Matter -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributors -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Introduction to The Governance of Labour Administration -- PART I Key issues in labour administration -- 2. Evolution of national systems of labour administration since the adoption of the ILO Labour Administration Convention, 1978 (No. 150) -- 3. Social dialogue at the dawn of the ILO's centenary: sorting out challenges, setting priorities for the future -- 4. Understanding ICT use in labour administration: taking stock -- PART II Labour administration in action, 5. Governing labour regulations in the future of work: lessons from labour inspection in Brazil -- 6. The labour inspection system and labour law reform in France -- 7. Minimum wage(s) in Germany: origins, enforcement, effects -- 8. The changing world of work and labour market institutions in India -- 9. Innovative measures for implementing labour laws and role of labour administration: recent developments in Japan -- 10. ICT-led innovations in labour administration: Sri Lanka's labour inspection systems application -- 11. Recent developments in U.S. labor policies and programs, 12. Labour market integration of migrants in Germany? -- 13. An analysis of performance management in the South African Department of Labour -- Index, Description based upon print version of record

Print version: Ventriss, Curtis, 1950- ; Public affairs and democratic ideals, Introduction -- Conditioning factors : neo-managerialism and the modern state -- A theoretical foundation : reinvigorated publicness -- A substantive approach : critical democratic thought -- Rationality, the public sphere, and the state -- The enduring implications of the economic crisis of 2008 -- Public affairs in an epoch of space : challenges to the public sphere -- A critical analysis of the role of citizen involvement in public affairs : a reexamination -- Conclusion : reflections of a sympathetic critic

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Print version, Front Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Information -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- Analytic Fundamentals -- Localism -- Border Buffers -- Cross-Border Migration of People -- External Imbalances and Exchange Rates -- Cross-Border Governance and International Cooperation -- Summing Up: Crafting a Balanced Compromise -- Postscript: Emergence of the Coronavirus Pandemic -- References -- Index -- Back Cover

Print version: Peters, B. Guy ; The Emerald Handbook of Public Administration in Latin America, Description based upon print version of record

Print version: Contemporary public health, History and Context of American Public Health / James W. Holsinger Jr. and F. Douglas Scutchfield -- The Social and Ecological Determinants of Health / Kate Beatty and Melissa White -- Health Inequity in the United States / Richard Ingram and Julia F. Costich -- Public Health Approaches to the Opioid Epidemic / Julia F. Costich, Michelle Lofwall, and Robert H. McCool -- Public Health Workforce and Education in the United States / Angela J. Beck and Emily J. Youatt -- The Role of Community-Oriented Primary Care in Improving Health / Samuel C. Matheny -- Who Is the Public in Public Health? / David Mathews -- National Accreditation of Public Health Departments / Kaye Bender and Paul Kuehnert -- Partnerships in Public Health : Working Together for a Mutual Benefit / Stephen W. Wyatt, Kevin T. Brady, and W. Ryan Maynard Holsinger -- The Organizational Landscape of the American Public Health System / Rachel Graham, Paul K. Halverson, and Glen P. Mays -- International Lessons for the United States on Population Health, Health Care, and Health Policy / Poosa Tikkanen and Robin Osborn -- Pandemics and Public Health Policy / Stephen C. Schoenbaum -- The Evolution and Future of Public Health / C. William Keck, F. Douglas Scutchfield, and James W. Holsinger Jr.

Print version: Gavazzi, Stephen M. ; What's public about public higher ed?, Print version, Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Opportunities and Threats to Higher Education -- 2. What Citizens Think about Their State's Public Universities: Steps toward Ground Truthing -- 3. Public Funding for Teaching, Research, and Community Engagement -- 4. Focusing Attention on Rural and Urban Communities -- 5. Global Footprint versus Closer to Home -- 6. Merit-Based Aid and Needs-Based Aid for Students -- 7. National Rankings: The Scourge of Higher Education -- 8. Jobs and Politics and Sports, Oh My! -- 9. Disdain the Beaten Path: The Year 2020 as a Turning Point for the American Public University -- Appendixes -- 1. Study Survey -- 2. Multivariate Tests -- 3. Tests of Between-Subjects Effects -- 4. Multiple Comparisons -- Notes -- Index

Print version: Davis, Katrinell ; Tainted tap, Part I. Before Evidence of Lead Contamination Surfaced in Flint's Water. Flint during the model cities era: the challenges to community advocacy -- The ecology of dreams deferred: neoliberalism, wrecker of environments, comes to Flint -- Turning a cold shoulder: the government's response to citizen complaints about Flint's water -- A tale of two Flints: conflicts among residents concerning the city's water -- Part II. After Evidence of Lead Contamination Surfaced in Flint's Water. Lights, cameras, interventions: the Flint crisis in the national spotlight -- The blame game: a legal circus and public finger pointing -- Crisis as a daily grind: digging up water pipes whether or not they need to be -- Conclusion. "Flint ain't fixed."

Print version: Pozycki, Harry S. ; Citizen Power : A Citizen Leadership Manual, New Jersey Edition, Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Dedication -- Author's Note -- Acknowledgement -- Introduction -- Chapter One. The 4 Power Centers: Prime Decision-Making Arenas of Local Government -- THE LOCAL GOVERNING BODY (Mayor & Council) and Your Legal Rights to Participate in Decision-Making -- THE SCHOOL BOARD and Your Legal Rights to Participate in Decision-Making -- THE PLANNING BOARD and Your Legal Rights to Participate in Decision-Making -- THE LOCAL POLITICAL PARTY and Your Legal Rights to Participate in Decision-Making -- Chapter Two. Citizen Power in the 21st Century, Expanded citizen problem solving power through advances in technology -- Expanded citizen rights to participate in government decision-making -- Accessing current policy details (OPRA-the Open Public Records Act) -- Introducing your solutions OPMA-the Open Public Meetings Act -- Chapter Three. The Power of Practical Solutions: The 3 principles of pragmatic problem solving -- Solutions should be based on evidence of success -- Solutions should be cost-effective -- Solutions should be beneficial to the community as a whole -- Chapter Four. The Power of the No-Blame Approach, Chapter Five. Using the Strategy of no Blame Problem Solving -- Identifying Your Issue and Finding Solutions -- Adapting Your Solution to Make It "Doable" -- Presenting Your Solution For Adoption -- Respectful Pursuit to Implementation of Your Solution -- Chapter Six. The No-Blame Problem Solving Guide -- The Key Steps -- Chapter Seven. Media Literacy in the Search For Solutions -- Chapter Eight. Powerful Roles for Citizen Problem Solvers -- Serving as a Civic Trustee -- Serving as a Solutions Advocate -- Serving in an Appointed Government Office, Serving as a Neighborhood Political Party Representative -- Chapter Nine. The Civic Trust -- Civic Trusts. A Great Opportunity to Serve your Community and your Country -- Note to Non Citizens -- About the Author -- Civic Trustee Handbook -- Back Cover