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This book critically examines ‘smart city’ discourse in terms of governance initiatives, citizen participation and policies which place emphasis on the ‘citizen’ as an active recipient and co-producer of technological solutions to urban problems.
After reading this book, managers will be better equipped to tackle budget problems in a systematic and purposeful way which can be tested against their budget performance so that improved competence is demonstrated.
The proposed book aims to combine conventional approaches in public finance with new developments in economics such as political governance, social and individual aspects of economic behaviour.
Serving as a useful resource for any Public Administration course involving Leadership and Public Management, this book is organized around Van Wart's unique leadership assessment model, which provides a useful framework for understanding the vast subject of leadership.
This open access book explores, for the first time, why each set their goal as improving wellbeing and how they balance the core elements of societal wellbeing (economic, social and environmental outcomes).
They consider the role of ethical commitment in the philosophical analysis of contemporary political issues, and engage with matters of public policy such as poverty, the arts, meaningful work, as well as the evidence base for policy.
This book explores the work of the European Ombudsman and her or his contribution to holding the EU institutions, bodies, offices and agencies to account, through examination of complaints on maladministration, own-initiative inquiries and other proactive efforts.
This book considers local autonomy, measured as a multidimensional concept, from a cross-country comparative perspective, and examines how variations can be explained and what their consequences are.
It highlights the importance of building organizational capacity by focusing on the coordination of public resources and... Læs mere