Author: National Civil Service LeaguePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Civil service
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Whither the Merit System?
Author: National Civil Service LeaguePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Civil service
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Whither Socialism?
Author: Joseph E. StiglitzPublisher: MIT Press
ISBN: 9780262691826
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
The rapid collapse of socialism has raised new economic policy questions and revived old theoretical issues. In this book, Joseph Stiglitz explains how the neoclassical, or Walrasian model (the formal articulation of Adam Smith's invisible hand), which has dominated economic thought over the past half century, may have wrongly encouraged the belief that market socialism could work. Stiglitz proposes an alternative model, based on the economics of information, that provides greater theoretical insight into the workings of a market economy and clearer guidance for the setting of policy in transitional economies. Stiglitz sees the critical failing in the standard neoclassical model underlying market socialism to be its assumptions concerning information, particularly its failure to consider the problems that arise from lack of perfect information and from the costs of acquiring information. He also identifies problems arising from its assumptions concerning completeness of markets, competitiveness of markets, and the absence of innovation. Stiglitz argues that not only did the existing paradigm fail to provide much guidance on the vital question of the choice of economic systems, the advice it did provide was often misleading.
Whither Space Power?
Author: Simon P. WordenPublisher:
ISBN: 9781410219800
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
The influence of space power pervades almost every sphere and level of human existence, from politics to military affairs to commercial activities to cultural mind-sets. Yet there is little to be found today in the way of coherent space power doctrine and strategy, particularly in national security circles. To what extent do our national interests rely on space? How shall we defend our interests in space and how shall we deny our adversaries the benefits of space power in time of conflict? How can we control and exploit the space environment? How can we effectively wield space power against the full spectrum of threats -- from the lone terrorist to global peer competitors? What should be our long-range strategy and objectives if our goal is to achieve and maintain long-term space superiority? The purpose of this paper is two fold: first, to illuminate the historical and ever-increasing importance of space in modern society; and second, to prescribe, in view of this importance, the foundations of a strategy for achieving lasting space superiority and ensuring national and world security.
Public Health Reports
Author: The Politics and Ethics of Contemporary Work
Author: Keith BreenPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0429516541
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Bringing together leading international scholars within the fields of social and political theory and philosophy, this book explores how we should understand work and its role(s) in our lives and wider society. What challenges are posed by work in our changing economy and the new economic forms that are beginning to emerge, and how can we best address these challenges? In what ways do patterns of working, as well as work technologies, shape people’s lives within and outside work, in particular their life opportunities and their social and natural environment? How might we organize—or seek to reorganize—workplaces so that the experience of work better reflects our shared ethical ideals and normative principles? This volume examines these vital questions in a comprehensive and systematic manner in order to provide much needed theoretical insight and practical guidance in reflecting on the nature, problems, and possibilities of work currently. This book will be of interest to undergraduate and postgraduate students and established academics in the areas of contemporary political theory and philosophy, social theory, legal philosophy, labour studies, the sociology of work, practical ethics, critical theory, and political activism.
Merit System Administration in Minnesota State Government
Author: William Robert MonatPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Civil service
Languages : en
Pages : 908
Book Description
Whither America?: A Strategy for Repairing America's Political Culture
Author: John RaidtPublic Administration and Public Affairs
Author: Nicholas HenryPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317344995
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 497
Book Description
Updated in its 12th edition, Public Administration and Public Affairs shows readers how to govern efficiently, effectively, and responsibly in an age of political corruption and crises in public finance. With a continuing and corroding crisis occurring, as well as greater governance by nonprofit organizations and private contractors, it is vital that readers are given the skills and tools to lead in such an environment. Using easy-to-understand metaphors and an accessible writing style, Public Administration and Public Affairs shows its readers how to govern better, preparing them for a career in public administration.
Public Health Reports
Author: Readings in Municipal Government and Administration
Author: Charles Mayard KneierPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Municipal corporations
Languages : en
Pages : 544
Book Description