Fiscal Decentralization and Local Public Finance in Japan

By Nobuki Mochida

The intergovernmental fiscal issue is highly relevant given the worldwide movement toward more decentralized governance in both industrial and developing countries. Over the course of...

Published June 26th 2008 by Routledge.

more information about Fiscal Decentralization and Local Public Finance in Japan

Accounting in Politics

Devolution and Democratic Accountability

Edited by Mahmoud Ezzamel, Noel Hyndman, Åge Johnsen, Irvine Lapsley

This book looks at the effectiveness of the 1999 restructuring of the UK through the establishment of the Scottish Parliament and the Assemblies for Northern...

Published June 11th 2008 by Routledge.

more information about Accounting in Politics

Understanding E-Government

Information Systems in Public Administration

By Vincent Homburg

Governments these days often boast about the efficiency of their electronic systems. Information communication technologies (ICTs) apparently allow public service to become cheaper, faster and...

Published March 26th 2008 by Routledge.

more information about Understanding E-Government

Managing Performance

International Comparisons

By Geert Bouckaert, John Halligan

In recent years, concerns over the effectiveness of public administration have encouraged the widespread measurement and management of ‘performance’. But is performance management an appropriate...

Published December 20th 2007 by Routledge.

more information about Managing Performance

The Study of Public Management in Europe and the US

A Competitive Analysis of National Distinctiveness

Edited by Walter Kickert

This book presents an overview of the scientific study of public management, gathering together some of the most authoritative experts in this area of study...

Published December 6th 2007 by Routledge.

more information about The Study of Public Management in Europe and the US

Organization Theory and the Public Sector

Instrument, Culture and Myth

By Tom Christensen, Per Lægreid, Paul G. Roness, Kjell Arne Røvik

Public sector organizations are fundamentally different to their private sector counterparts. They are multi-functional, follow a political leadership, and the majority do not operate in...

Published October 31st 2007 by Routledge.

more information about Organization Theory and the Public Sector

Contracting for Public Services

By Carsten Greve

Insightful and comprehensive and covering new subjects like globalization and IT, this text, international in its approach, provides a thorough introduction to the key phases of...

Published August 23rd 2007 by Routledge.

more information about Contracting for Public Services

Public Procurement

International Cases and Commentary

Edited by Louise Knight, Christine Harland, Jan Telgen, Khi V. Thai, Guy Callender, Katy McKen

In many countries and sectors, public procurement is developing from a functional orientation to an effective socio-economic policy lever. There is a great interest among...

Published June 7th 2007 by Routledge.

more information about Public Procurement

Risk and Crisis Management in the Public Sector

By Lynn T. Drennan, Allan McConnell

A particular feature of modern, post-industrial societies is their growing awareness of risk and crisis management. This book’s main theme is therefore the context, concepts...

Published March 29th 2007 by Routledge.

more information about Risk and Crisis Management in the Public Sector

Public-Private Partnerships

Theory and Practice in International Perspective

By Stephen Osborne

Public-Private partnerships are an increasing aspect of the delivery of public policies and services across the world. This book is the first to draw upon...

Published March 27th 2007 by Routledge.

more information about Public-Private Partnerships