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This third edition incorporates the results of a new nationwide study into best public procurement practice, as well as recent examples of real-world procurement fraud cases, offering recommendations for procurement practices to deter fraud.

Effective Nonprofit Management: Context, Concepts, and Competencies, 2nd Edition comprehensively explores of the practical art of forming, managing, and leading nonprofit organizations, contextualizing the changing socio-political conditions and expectations of key stakeholders in nonprofit organizations.

Gone are the days when researchers, policymakers, and practitioners each worked in isolation. In recent years, a few interrelated issues have emphasized the need for greater collaboration among researchers, policymakers and practitioners: the increased emphasis on results and accountability (particularly where public funds are at stake), the ne

Providing a fundamental understanding of the tools available to address the changing context of government communications, this book unveils novel ways to integrate cutting-edge technologies to craft and maintain a positive public image. Examining the regulations that influence public information, the book addresses key topics and provides an up

In the 1960s, economic revitalization of communities became a priority of new government agencies and part of the priorities of established ones; however, their efforts resulted in mixed results. This book explains the current transformation in community revitalization from market-based incentives to mixed strategies of public sector learning, partnerships, and community capacity. It chronicles the struggle of local revitalization as organizers move from trial and error to effective revitalization strategies bringing about. Case studies are included that demonstrate what has and has not worked in revitalization efforts, as well as how active public and private sector partnerships have been the most effective in revitalization efforts.

Examining the intergovernmental politics of the first oil and natural gas boom of the 21st century, The Fracking Debate offers a holistic understanding of the politics that characterize oil and natural gas operations, including why local governments are challenging their state's preemptive authority, in order to initiate a larger conversation about improving intergovernmental relationships. Author Jonathan Fisk presents a novel argument about the ways in which local, state, regional, and national approaches to governance of shale gas development can work together to reduce conflict and forward the interests of the communities exposed to development.

Public agencies at the federal, state, and local levels are realizing just how important it is to assess and improve their current performance and to convey information on their achievements and opportunities to staff, leaders, and decision makers as well as externally to constituents

City Planning for the Public Manager is designed to fill a significant gap in the literature and provide students and practitioners with hands-on, practical advice from experts with diverse city administration experience to aid the reader in real-life application and to demonstrate where theory and practice intersect.

Written by "pracademics" with federal practitioners specifically in mind, the handbook is designed to bridge the gap between academic and applied public administration by identifying what resonates with practitioners as they search for usable theories and research findings to improve performance. It will be essential reading for federal practitioners, scholars, and "pracademics" alike.

This second edition includes all-new extended case studies examining recent issues including the rollout of healthcare.gov, the controversial California High Speed Rail system, and refurbishing the Harvard Town Hall. Contributing to critical discussions on budgeting for capital projects and cost-benefit analysis for preliminary planning, this authoritative new edition provides strategic recommendations for effective planning, execution, and maintenance of public projects. In an age of downsized government and in the face of a general distrust of public service, this book is a dependable guide for avoiding common pitfalls and for delivering projects on cost, on schedule, and of the highest quality.

Designed to enable practitioners and students to evaluate a variety of real-life emergencies from every angle, this new edition of Case Studies in Disaster Response and Emergency Management provides clear, thorough, step-by-step descriptions of more than 50 major disasters or emergencies. Arranged chronologically, the case studies involve incidents from around the globe, with topics including natural disasters, industrial accidents, epidemics, and terrorist attacks. A series of questions throughout each case study encourages the reader to think critically about the problem at hand, to select a course of action, and to then see the results of the decisions that were made.　 This hands-on approach invites practitioners and students to apply learned theoretical emergency management techniques in a safe test environment. Case Studies in Disaster Response and Emergency Management, 2e provides readers with the most modern and current case studies in disaster response and emergency management and can be used in group project settings, as individual homework assignments in training courses for first responders, law enforcement, and government employees, or to complement existing emergency management textbooks in Public Administration, Public Management, and Public Affairs programs.

Through original and comprehensive research undertaken by the Center for State Policy and Leadership at the University of Illinois Springfield and the Illinois Association of Community Action Agencies (IACAA), this book is designed to inform and enhance leadership in Community Action agencies and other nonprofit or government organizations with similar missions. It will be required reading for professionals working at the frontlines of income inequality, as well as university professors and their students in the fields of public administration, nonprofit management, and social work.

Utilizing case studies and an original set of interviews with community members, elected officials, and city employees, this book provides a rare window onto the participatory budgeting process through the words and experiences of the very individuals involved. This book provides students, local government elected officials, practitioners, and citizens with a comprehensive understanding of participatory budgeting and straightforward guidelines to enhance the process of civic engagement and democratic values in local communities.

This book interprets the critical issues facing the field of public administration today and describes how new approaches to theory and practice have the potential to redesign the field. Public and nonprofit sectors undergo constant change as the result of widespread financial stress, issues related to the digital revolution, globalization, political polarization, and more. This book addresses the need for adaptability and arms administrators with the flexible tools they need today. Both experience-based and fictional scenarios demonstrate the concepts presented throughout.

U.S. congressional debates over the last few years have highlighted a paradox: although research demonstrates that emergencies are most effectively managed at the local level, fiscal support and programmatic management in response to disasters has shifted to the federal level. While the growing complexity of catastrophes may overwhelm local capacities and would seem to necessitate more federal engagement, can a federal approach be sustainable, and can it contribute to local capacity-building? This timely book examines local capacity-building as well as the current legal, policy and fiscal framework for disaster management, questioning some of the fundamentals of the current system, exploring whether accountability and responsibilities are correctly placed, offering alternative models, and taking stock of the current practices that reflect an effective use of resources in a complex emergency management system. The Future of Disaster Management in the U.S. will be of interest to disaster and emergency managers as well as public servants and policy-makers at all levels tasked with responding to increasingly complex catastrophes of all kinds.

This book provides public managers with an integrated conceptual framework for making informed electronic governance decisions. The book focuses on the core issues that public administrators face when using information and communication technologies (ICTs) to produce and deliver public service and to facilitate democratic governance. The issues include digital inclusion (digital divide), telecommunication infrastructure, information and service integration, ICT service management, ICT management capacity building, digital privacy and security, virtual transparency and accountability, and online civic engagement.

Taking a fresh approach, this book explores using transformation leadership principles to change individuals and entire departments, redefining the way organizations approach disaster preparation and response, and as a consequence, change the mission of the organizations to be collaborative rather than competitive.

This book presents a holistic view of organizational risk management for public and non-profit administrators. The first part of the book presents different types of management theories and techniques as they relate to strategic planning. The second part gives an in-depth overview of risk management issues and solutions by presenting decision tools based on actual data and documented processes. The third part of the book presents the Logical Tracking System® case study. Real-world examples are used for illustration purposes.

This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the fiscal viability and sustainability of the American states.The contributors to this text, who collectively have well over 200 years of experience in studying state finances, present the a complete picture of states¿ current financial conditions, functions, and future fiscal possibilities. Readers will come away with a substantive understanding of the fiscal history, current resources, major expenditures and fiscal sustainability of state governments in the United States.

This book collects chapters written by leading experts working in the trenches of U.S.-Mexico policy issues. Topics covered include immigration, drug flow and conflict, gun-running, money-laundering, and the economic and cultural impacts on both sides. The book shows how the current situation of drug trafficking and violence, on top of the other existing perceptions and conditions, create a real opportunity for the U.S. to build relationships with its Mexican counterparts at state, local, national, and NGO levels.

In a uniquely clear and practical discussion of local economic development in this strained economic climate, this book provides an array of best practice recommendations and strategies for optimizing the difficult balance between economic development and environmental protection. Encompassing myriad locales and presenting daily applications, it connects administrative readers with a larger body of research that will help them avoid legal, technical, and political obstacles. Bridging the gap between policy-making intention and outcome, it includes many action oriented and empowering case studies relevant to today¿s most immediate struggles.

Offering a critical examination of government in American cities, this book presents the innovative view that mayors in council-manager cities are better positioned to develop positive leadership than their peers in mayor-council cities. It suggests a collaborative model for leadership that identifies what is unique in the council-manager setting.

Informed by a "5 R" framework (reconceptualizing purpose, redefining rationality, recapitalizing human assets, reengaging resources, and revitalizing democratic constitutionalism), this book bridges the gap between theory and practice. In this collection of articles revised for book format, the Durants expertly draw out themes, issues, problems, and prospects in their preface and section introductions. Bulleted lessons and practical take-aways are also added for the busy practitioner and researcher. This book is a 'one stop shop' for cross-disciplinary, cross-sectoral, and cross-professional exchanges on contemporary challenges, choices, and opportunities facing public administrators today.