Dresang, Dennis and Gosling, James J., Politics and Policy in American States and Communities, 3rd Edition*\ With a unique organizing theme, a face-to-face approach, the book shows how individuals are affected by decisions of governmental officials and how individuals can influence public policy. This approach personalizes the study of state and local government, making it more meaningful to the reader. Three areas of extensive updating include: the changing nature of intergovernmental relations; the policy chapters (welfare reform, crime, juvenile crime); and the changing nature of partisan politics within states. For those interested in the U.S. state and local government.

Politics and Policy in American States and Communities (3rd Edition)

Politics & Social Sciences

Dresang, Dennis

Gosling, James J.

Politics & Government

Pearson/Education

With a lower price, new trade-like trim size, and a unique organizing themea face-to-face approachthis text shows how individuals are affected by decisions of governmental officials and how individuals can influence public policy. As the authors have done in previous editions, their approach to the study of state and local governments personalizes the material, making it more meaningful to the student.

Politics and Policy in American States and Communities, Fourth Edition

Longman

This timely text highlights the substance and politics of state government, shedding light on the issues facing the state policy makers today. Presenting examples and illustrations drawn from the entire country, it conveys and explains the broad-based rejuvenation of the states as focal points of domestic policy in the federal system. A thorough introductions to the intergovernmental context of state politics, and the institutions of state government, Politics, Policy, and Management in the American States includes a number of features unique to a text of this kind. Consistently focusing on the state as policy maker, it includes sperate chapters on direct citizen democracy; state regulation; budgeting; financial management- including a section on financial and program auditing - and personnel management, The text also incorporates a substantial section on the state attorney general along with its discussion of state courts.

Politics, Policy and Management in the American States

Addison-Wesley Longman Ltd

The Public Administration Workbook

Public administration is a craft that demands real-world application of concepts and theories often learned in a classroom. Yet many students find it difficult to make the leap from theory to practice completely unaided. The Public Administration Workbook, 8e is specifically designed with the theoretically-grounded, practice-minded student in mind. It reviews scholarship in political science, law, industrial psychology, and the sociology of organizations and then allows students to see how these intellectual fields inform the analytical and managerial tasks that comprise public administration. Where standard public administration textbooks examine the nature of public agencies and explain how bureaucracies relate to other institutions, this workbook promotes a more effective way of learning―by doing―and more directly prepares those who will pursue careers in public agencies. Each chapter begins with a discussion of relevant concepts and scholarship before moving into a hands-on exercise analyzing core analytical and management challenges. This edition includes an all-new exercise on contract negotiation, many international examples interwoven throughout the book, and a fully updated HRM section to reflect alternative ranking and compensation systems. Each chapter is further supported by a detailed Instructor’s Manual written by the author to guide instructors on solutions, explanations, and ideas for using or modifying the exercises to fit a variety of course needs, as well as downloadable datasets and exercises, providing students with a unique opportunity to apply and test classroom concepts outside of the job.

Routledge

The long-awaited new edition of this highly praised text includes full coverage of policy issues and professional practice in nonprofit organizations, as well as at federal, state, and local levels of government. Retaining its accessible writing style, this sixth edition: <ul>
<li>examines the latest management theories (such as employee engagement and motivation) and current issues including disability, privatization, merit systems, and family and medical leave;</li> <li>roots the discussion in public policy issues, providing students with a better understanding of the actors involved and the broader context of personnel administration; </li> <li>provides abundant pedagogical tools, including learning objectives, summaries, and discussion questions, to guide student understanding and foster critical thinking;</li> <li>includes exercises and case studies throughout the book for individual or group work, helping students apply public personnel management concepts to real world situations.</li>
</ul> In addition to full coverage of the increasingly important role of personnel management in nonprofit organizations, this new edition has been thoroughly updated to include timely material on the effects of the 2008 global recession, public service contracting, public sector unions, security concerns, performance measurement, remote management, management of volunteers, the challenges and opportunities of developing an organizational culture, and lessons from the experiences of countries around the world. This is a textbook that is ideally suited to prepare students to manage people, effectively, whether in government, nonprofit organizations, NGOs, or in the private sector.

Personnel Management in Government Agencies and Nonprofit Organizations

Business & Money

Business Development & Entrepreneurship

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Politics and Policy in American States and Communities (3rd Edition)

Politics and Policy in American States and Communities, Fourth Edition

Politics, Policy and Management in the American States

The Public Administration Workbook

The Public Administration Workbook

Personnel Management in Government Agencies and Nonprofit Organizations