American Public Administration
American Public Administration

Author: Robert A. Cropf

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2015-09-04

Total Pages: 465

ISBN-13: 1317350421

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In addition to addressing the basics, American Public Administration: Public Service for the 21st Century stands out from other books in the market by offering a broader context in which to understand public administration and by devoting comprehensive coverage to current topics and trends, many of which are given chapter-length treatment (e.g., civil society, privatization, management information systems, and ethics). The most recent and compelling research is woven throughout every chapter to give students a useful, in-depth understanding of the field today. Real-world case studies and vignettes, helpful chapter pedagogy, an abundance of charts and graphs, and numerous Web listings help students learn and engage them in the text.

The Persistence of Innovation in Government
The Persistence of Innovation in Government

Author: Sandford F. Borins

Publisher: Brookings Institution Press

Published: 2014-06-05

Total Pages: 242

ISBN-13: 0815725612

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A Brookings Institution Press and Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation publication Sandford Borins addresses the enduring significance of innovation in government as practiced by public servants, analyzed by scholars, discussed by media, documented by awards, and experienced by the public. In The Persistence of Innovation in Government, he maps the changing landscape of American public sector innovation in the twenty-first century, largely by addressing three key questions: • Who innovates? • When, why, and how do they do it? • What are the persistent obstacles and the proven methods for overcoming them? Probing both the process and the content of innovation in the public sector, Borins identifies major shifts and important continuities. His examination of public innovation combines several elements: his analysis of the Harvard Kennedy School's Innovations in American Government Awards program; significant new research on government performance; and a fresh look at the findings of his earlier, highly praised book Innovating with Integrity: How Local Heroes Are Transforming American Government. He also offers a thematic survey of the field's burgeoning literature, with a particular focus on international comparison.

Welfare Medicine in America
Welfare Medicine in America

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Publisher: Transaction Publishers

Published: 2003-01-01

Total Pages: 432

ISBN-13: 9781412841276

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This volume contains a comprehensive study of the Medicaid programme in the United States.

Buen Gusto and Classicism in the Visual Cultures of Latin America, 1780-1910
Buen Gusto and Classicism in the Visual Cultures of Latin America, 1780-1910

Author: Paul B. Niell

Publisher: UNM Press

Published: 2013-12-15

Total Pages: 329

ISBN-13: 0826353770

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The promotion of classicism in the visual arts in late eighteenth and nineteenth-century Latin America and the need to “revive” buen gusto (good taste) are the themes of this collection of essays. The contributors provide new insights into neoclassicism and buen gusto as cultural, not just visual, phenomena in the late colonial and early national periods and promote new approaches to the study of Latin American art history and visual culture. The essays examine neoclassical visual culture from assorted perspectives. They consider how classicism was imposed, promoted, adapted, negotiated, and contested in myriad social, political, economic, cultural, and temporal situations. Case studies show such motivations as the desire to impose imperial authority, to fashion the nationalist self, and to form and maintain new social and cultural ideologies. The adaptation of classicism and buen gusto in the Americas was further shaped by local factors, including the realities of place and the influence of established visual and material traditions.