{"product_id":"applying-public-administration-in-development-isbn-9780471877363","title":"Applying Public Administration in Development","description":"Made to fill the major gap in the literature on public administration applied in development. This title provides a review of the state-of-the-art which is both historically-grounded and forward-looking, and which will appeal to a broad readership: policy-makers, managers, advisers, scholars and others operating at all levels of government from local community through international levels. The studies offer a practical approach, consistently linking theory with practice and experience, providing a forum for new and exciting ideas. PERSPECTIVES: THE DEVELOPMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE AGENDA.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Last Fifty Years and the Next Fifty Years: A Century of PublicAdministration and Development (P. Collins).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Combining Good Fortune and Careful Planning in Botswana: Lessons ofSuccess in Presidential Leadership (K. Masire).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Challenges before Policy-Makers and Service Providers (P.Sundaram).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Globalisation: Threat or Opportunity? (P. Streeten).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e STATE, MARKET AND CIVIL SOCIETY.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e State, Market and Civil Society: Towards Partnership? (P.Collins).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Securing the Public Interest under Pluralistic Institutional Design(N. Girishankar).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Decentralised Governance and Poverty Reduction: Relevant Experiencein Africa and Asia (D. Belshaw).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Local Government Reform and Community-Driven Development:Asia-Pacific Experiences (M. Turner).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Public Ownership and the Community (P. McKinlay).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Subsidiarity in Public Governance: Issues and Implications forStakeholders (D. Wright).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Public-Private Partnerships as a Strategy for LocalCapacity-Building: Some Suggestive Evidence from Latin America (A.Fiszbein).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Considerations on Governance from a Local Perspective: Towards aFramework for Addressing Critical Disjunctures in Urban Policy (P.McCarney).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Networking and Collaboration Among Voluntary Organisations, LocalBodies and Government Functionaries in India: Experiences inStrengthening Local Self-Governance (B. Acharya).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Public Interest Partnerships (PIPs): Is a New Governance ParadigmEmerging in ASEAN? (J. Gonzalez \u0026amp; J. Mayfield).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Is the Role Played by Donors in Supporting Uganda's NGO SectorEnabling it to Develop Effectively? (T. Wallace).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Changing Role of International Technical Co-operation (L.Joy).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e ISSUES IN GOVERNANCE.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Governance and Development: New Frontiers (P. Collins).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Local Government Reform in Central and Eastern Europe: Form andSubstance (K. Davey).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Subnational Government in South Africa Since the Transition toDemocracy from Apartheid (T. Mokgoro).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Democracy, Development and the Institutionalised Participation ofthe Poor for Poverty Reduction (N. Webster).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Small but Smart, or Small and Out-Smarted? Micro States, OffshoreFinance and Economic Vulnerability (M. Hampton).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Natural Disasters, Complex Political Emergencies and PublicServices: Re-Juxtaposing the Narratives after Hurricane Mitch (I.Christoplos).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Emerging Development-Security Complex (M. Duffield).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Selected Further Reading.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Index.  \u003cp\u003ePaul Collins is the author of Applying Public Administration in Development: Guideposts to the Future, published by Wiley.   This landmark publication addresses key governance issues in the management of development, drawing seminal papers from the 1999 Jubilee conference proceedings of the journal Public Administration and Development. It fills a major gap in the literature and provides a timely review of the state-of-the-art which is both historically-grounded and forward looking. The book is divided into three parts:  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ePart 1 poses three challenges spanning past, present and future: the transformation of state, markets and civil society; institutional performance; and humanising globalisation.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePart 2 focuses on the great contemporary forces shaping public administration and development: state, market, and civil society. It uses case studies to draw conclusions and suggest areas for further research.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePart 3 addresses important themes for the future: states and economies in transition, conflict management and resolution, poverty and local development, governmental integrity and trust.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e This book presents an authoritative overview of the field which will be essential reading for students, researchers, consultants and practising civil servants alike.","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47988755169509,"sku":"NP9780471877363","price":363.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780471877363.jpg?v=1761781463","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/applying-public-administration-in-development-isbn-9780471877363","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}