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  • Organizational Innovation in Public Services

    Forms and Governance

    Edited by P. Valkama, S. Bailey, A. Anttiroiko ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    In the wake of the economic crisis, many public services are facing a challenging environment in which they receive less funding but are expected to deliver better services. Organisational Innovation in Public Services develops new theoretical models and analyses case studies to provide an important insight into how to modernise public services. ... Read more

    $49.99 USD

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  • Infrastructure Public-Private Partnerships

    Decision, Management and Development

    by Carlos Oliveira Cruz, Rui Cunha Marques ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    Economic development and social welfare depend on the existence of effective and efficient infrastructure systems, particularly in health, energy, transportation and water, many of which are developed and managed through Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs). However, empirical evidence suggests some pitfalls in the use of these PPP arrangements.This book addresses these issues, focusing on mostly ... Read more

    $49.99 USD

  • Balancing Control and Flexibility in Public Budgeting

    A New Role for Rule Variability

    by Michael Di Francesco, John Alford ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    This work explores how reshaping budget rules and how they are applied presents a preferred means of public sector budgeting, rather than simply implementing fewer rules. Through enhanced approaches to resource flexibility, government entities can ensure that public money is used appropriately while achieving the desired results.The authors identify public budgeting practices that inhibit ... Read more

    $49.99 USD

  • Public Management as Corporate Social Responsibility

    The Economic Bottom Line of Government

    Edited by Massimiliano Di Bitetto, Athanasios Chymis, Paolo D'Anselmi ...
    Series series Business and Management (R0)
    This collection of case studies in public management bridges the gap between mainstream CSR - confined to the for-profit corporations -and the vast bodies of workers and organizations that make up government and its public administration. The variety and discretion of managerial endeavours in public management calls for accountability and responsibility of government beyond current legal ... Read more

    $49.99 USD

  • Strengthening Information and Control Systems

    The Synergy Between Information Technology and Accounting Models

    Edited by Daniela Mancini, Renata Paola Dameri, Elisa Bonollo ...
    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
    This book presents a collection of original research papers focused on the relationship between information technology and accounting and control models. The book discusses the importance of establishing a synergetic relationship between new information technologies (ERP, BI, web-based technology, data mining, XBRL, etc.) and new or renewed accounting models and tools (performance indicators, ... Read more

    $89.99 USD

  • Transforming City Governments for Successful Smart Cities

    Edited by Manuel Pedro Rodríguez-Bolívar ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    There has been much attention paid to the idea of Smart Cities as researchers have sought to define and characterize the main aspects of the concept, including the role of creative industries in urban growth, the importance of social capital in urban development, and the role of urban sustainability. This book develops a critical view of the Smart City concept, the incentives and role of ... Read more

    $89.99 USD

  • Smarter as the New Urban Agenda

    A Comprehensive View of the 21st Century City

    Edited by J. Ramon Gil-Garcia, Theresa A. Pardo, Taewoo Nam ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    This book will provide one of the first comprehensive approaches to the study of smart city governments with theories and concepts for understanding and researching 21st century city governments innovative methodologies for the analysis and evaluation of smart city initiatives. The term “smart city” is now generally used to represent efforts that in different ways describe a comprehensive vision ... Read more

    $89.99 USD

  • Yearbook on Space Policy 2014

    The Governance of Space

    Edited by Blandina Baranes, Arne Lahcen, Cenan Al-Ekabi, Peter Hulsroj ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    The Yearbook on Space Policy, edited by the European Space Policy Institute (ESPI), is the reference publication analysing space policy developments. Each year it presents issues and trends in space policy and the space sector as a whole. Its scope is global and its perspective is European. The Yearbook also links space policy with other policy areas. It highlights specific events and issues, and ... Read more

    $89.99 USD

  • Public Sector Enterprises in India

    The Impact of Disinvestment and Self Obligation on Financial Performance

    by P.K. Jain, Seema Gupta, Surendra S. Yadav ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    The book examines the various aspects of non-financial central public sector enterprises (PSEs) in India, for a period from 1986-87 to 2010-11. The analysis is based on all the key financial ratios; namely, profitability, efficiency, liquidity, leverage and productivity.Liberalization and globalization have caused competition in India and have lowered the profit margins. At the same time, Indian ... Read more

    $89.99 USD

  • Policy Practice and Digital Science

    Integrating Complex Systems, Social Simulation and Public Administration in Policy Research

    Edited by Marijn Janssen, Ameneh Deljoo, Maria A. Wimmer ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    The explosive growth in data, computational power, and social media creates new opportunities for innovating the processes and solutions of Information and communications technology (ICT) based policy-making and research. To take advantage of these developments in the digital world, new approaches, concepts, instruments and methods are needed to navigate the societal and computational complexity. ... Read more

    $170.99 USD

  • Mathematical Methods and Models in Economic Planning, Management and Budgeting

    by Galimkair Mutanov ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    This book describes a system of mathematical models and methods that can be used to analyze real economic and managerial decisions and to improve their effectiveness. Application areas include: management of development and operation budgets, assessment and management of economic systems using an energy entropy approach, equation of exchange rates and forecasting foreign exchange operations, ... Read more

    $152.99 USD

  • Setting Sail into the Age of Digital Local Government

    Trends and Best Practices

    by Tony E. Wohlers, Lynne Louise Bernier ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    The Internet and related technologies have dramatically changed the way we live, work, socialize, and even topple national governments. As the Internet becomes increasingly pervasive across societies, we find more often that governments adopt Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) as part of their toolbox for facilitating efficient and citizen-oriented service delivery at all levels of ... Read more

    $49.99 USD