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Civil service & public sector titles - 964 results

The Pension Ponzi: How Public Sector Unions are Bankrupting Canada's Health...

Bill Tufts, Lee Fairbanks

Economics; Finance & accounting; Pensions; Civil service & public sector

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The vast majority of Canadians are blissfully unaware that every man, woman and child in Canada now owes a $35,000 share of... [more]

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National Nursing Home License Exam Study Guide: Comprehensive Preparation...

Kenneth Bowman, Melissa Tracey

Management & management techniques; Civil service & public sector; Health systems & services; Geriatric medicine; Geriatric nursing

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Designed to help nursing home administrators, managers and Directors of Nursing (DON) study for the national exam. Chapters... [more]

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Firefighter Exam: Complete Test Preparation

Learningexpress LLC

Study & learning skills: general; Civil service & public sector; Fire protection & safety

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Challenging, rewarding, and well-paying, firefighting is a terrific career choice. But before they join the ranks of one of... [more]

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Civil Service Exams: Power Practice

Learning Express LLC

Study & learning skills: general; Civil service & public sector

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This guide offers what every candidate preparing for a Civil Service Exam is looking for--powerful practice. Packed with EIGHT... [more]

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Administrative Philosophy: Values and Motivations in Administrative Life...

Christopher Hodgkinson

Organisational theory & behaviour; Civil service & public sector

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Aims to bridge the gap between technical literature of administrative theory and philosophical discourse. This work includes... [more]

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Growing the Productivity of Government Services

Dr. Leandro Carrera, Patrick Dunleavy

Public administration; Public finance; Civil service & public sector

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With government budgets under stress in many countries, this pioneering book shows academics, analysts and officials how to... [more]

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Private & Public Sector Workers: Select Characteristics

Frederick Jacobs, Luther Harvey

Political structure & processes; Labour economics; Ownership & organisation of enterprises; Civil service & public sector

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An issue for Congress and state and local governments is whether the pay and benefits of public workers are comparable to... [more]

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Public Administration in Africa: Performance and Challenges

Ernest Peprah Ababio, Lukamba-Muhiya Tshombe, Shikha Vyas-Doorgapersad

Public administration; Central government policies; Management & management techniques; Civil service & public sector

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With contributions from leading regional scholars, Public Administration in Africa: Performance and Challenges examines complexities... [more]

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Representative Bureaucracy in Action: Country Profiles from the Americas,...

B. Guy Peters, Eckhard Schroter, Patrick von Maravic

Politics & government; Public administration; Civil service & public sector

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The book explores one of the most topical issues of public bureaucracies worldwide: the relationship between the composition... [more]

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Civil Servants and Politics: A Delicate Balance

Christine Neuhold, Luc Verhey, Sophie Vanhoonacker

Political structure & processes; Public administration; Central government; EU & European institutions; Civil service & public sector

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This comparative study focuses on the changing relations between civil servants and politicians in the European Union in the... [more]

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Ethics and Management in the Public Sector

Alan Lawton, Julie Rayner, Karin Lasthuizen

Public administration; Business ethics; Management & management techniques; Civil service & public sector

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Grappling with ethical issues is a daily challenge for those working in organizations that deliver public services. Such services... [more]

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Public Affairs Management

Phil Harris

Politics & government; Public administration; Management & management techniques; Civil service & public sector

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This three-volume set looks at the evolution of ideas around Public Affairs, and how our understanding and conceptualisation... [more]

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Border Patrol Exam: Power Practice

Learningexpress LLC

Society & culture: general; Study & learning skills: general; Civil service & public sector

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Free access to two instantly scored online practice exams --Cover. [more]

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Bringing Citizen Voices to the Table: A Guide for Public Managers

Carolyn J. Lukensmeyer

Business & management; Civil service & public sector

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This important resource offers sevenfield-testedstrategies for public managers to help them maximize citizen engagement as... [more]

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Writing Public Policy: A Practical Guide to Communicating in the Policy-Making...

Catherine F. Smith

Writing & editing guides; Social work; Politics & government; Public administration; Civil service & public sector; Public international law; Public health & safety law

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Hands-on and accessible, Writing Public Policy teaches the know-how and skills needed to communicate effectively in democratic... [more]

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Social Media in the Public Sector: A Guide to Participation, Collaboration...

Ines Mergel

E-commerce: business aspects; Civil service & public sector

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In today's networked world, the public sector is tapping into new media applications to increase government organizations'... [more]

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Chinese Imperial Examination System: An Annotated Bibliography

Rui Wang

Bibliographies, catalogues, discographies; Library & information sciences; Examinations & assessment; Civil service & public sector

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This is the first English publication that is a reference book to introduce the essential literature of the Chinese imperial... [more]

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Institutional Reforms in the Public Sector: What Did We Learn?

Mahabat Baimyrzaeva

Public administration; Central government; Civil service & public sector

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What does it take to build and sustain effective government institutions? What have we learnt about the attempts to design... [more]

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European Cities and Global Competitiveness: Strategies for Improving Performance...

Daniele Ietri, Peter Karl Kresl

International economics; Civil service & public sector

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In this book, the authors have assembled a collection of original contributions by scholars from Europe, North America and... [more]

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Building a Resilient Workforce: Opportunities for the Department of Homeland...

Board on Health Sciences Policy, Institute of Medicine

Civil service & public sector; Public health & preventive medicine

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Every job can lead to stress. How people cope with that stress can be influenced by many factors. The Department of Homeland... [more]

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The LSE Companion to Health Policy

Alistair McGuire, Joan Costa-Font

Health economics; Civil service & public sector; Health systems & services

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The LSE Companion to Health Policy covers a wide range of conceptual and practical issues from a number of different perspectives... [more]

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Public Sector Management

Norman Flynn

Public administration; Management & management techniques; Civil service & public sector

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A jargon-free textbook on public sector management in the UK. Exemplary pedagogy and a thorough companion website make this... [more]

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Collaboration Nation: How Public-Private Ventures are Revolutionizing the...

Mary Nabers

Business & management; Joint ventures; Civil service & public sector

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How government operates is going through a revolution that will result in an estimated $3 trillion of new business opportunities... [more]

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Public Service Trade Unionism and Radical Politics

Chris Miller

Political science & theory; Regional government; Civil service & public sector; Trade unions

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This text is concerned with the nature of public-service white-collar trade unions, particularly those within local government.... [more]

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Introduction to Cost - Benefit Analysis: Looking for Reasonable Shortcuts...

Gines de Rus

Public finance; Budgeting & financial management; Civil service & public sector

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Gines de Rus incorporates the latest thinking on issues such as the treatment of risk and uncertainty, and the importance... [more]

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